Originally Posted by POS

How can you tell it's real. Documentation is best - look on the door jamb and see who imported the car, look on the radiator support and see if there's an AMG sticker. Look at the body kit and see if it's real. Does the suspension sit the car lower? You have to add up all the little things to see if it's a real one.

I used to own a 1984 280E AMG with a 5-speed. The Reverse is down-right and 5th is up-right. It looked like this:







You can email me photos of the one you're looking at, and I'll tell you what I think.

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