actually not including the 450SEL6.9 or its brother the 300SD or the lowly 220D and/or its sister and daugthers the 240D is kind of a big oversight.

In case of the 6.9 it was the most advanced sedan of its time. 20 years in advance in pretty much all aspect of technology (at least the Grosse 600 share a similar engine)...
The american spex W116 300SD is the first production turbo diesel car ever!!! just 2 year before it coming to the market the C111 was beating a speed record with the "same" engine.
And the lowly 220D and 240D open over the course of 20 years (1960-1985) the diesel flood gates in europe. Before their time diesels were virtually inexistant in the market.

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1979 300SD Black/Black MBtex239000mi
1983 300TD euro-NA. White/Olive Cloth-MBtex 201000mi. Fleet car of the USA embassy in Morocco
1983 240D Labrador Blue/Blue MBtex 161000mi