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Difference between 72 and 73 280 de 4.5
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Originally Posted by berfinroy
The only way a W108/W109 became a "1973" model was by not being sold by the end of 1972. ALL production of the W108/W109 series cars stopped in November, 1972.
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The model year switch for my old 1973 450sl 10704412007016 was August 1, 1972 I believe. For many years the switch was September. I believe I asked Tom Hanson whether my car was actually a 1972, not 1973 because it was built in August. My data card displayed 350sl (not 450sl as a 1973 would also). I don’t know when the switch was for w108 cars, but I am pretty confident it was before November. Also, it is possible to purchase the next model year late in the previous year. The date of purchase does not dictate the model year of a vehicle. This may all appear nonsense and semantics, but I believe this is the case for all cars sold in America. Just the way it is, and has been for a long time now it seems. There may be no 1973 w108’s anywhere else in the world, but we call them 1973 280se 4.5 cars here in the US it seems.
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Past mb: '73 450sl, '81 280slc stick, '71 250, '72 250c, '70 250c, '79 280sl, '73 450sl, parted: '75 240d stick, '69 280s, '73 450slc, '72 450sl,
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