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Old 08-07-2014, 06:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Dr. Sternschnuppe View Post
The C126's never came with MB-Tex. And W126s were available with cloth, of course not in the US.

Sorry, but all of you are mistaken.
This interior is absolutely rare (especially in North America) and absolutely factory.
This is leather "Amaretta", brown, interior code 873.

So, in general, SECs were available with velour, leather or leather "Amaretta".
That is correct information. (Unfortunately it is true that cloth seats/door cards were unavailable in the American market).

Most Mercedes-Benz dealers in North America ordered the w126 cars fully optioned, and always with leather seats, (correctly) believing that most American w126 buyers did not believe a car was a true luxury car unless it had leather seats.

MB tex was NOT available on the w126 class cars at any point either in euro or US spec guise. Only on the (lesser) C and E class was it available.
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