Very Rare 72 350SDL -- ?

[71inka02]

Came across this car for sale --- Check the link below and give me your opinion...

http://www.thebenztrader.com/details.php?id=12643

And while I'm here - Check out this 300CD - While I'm not an authority on the coupes, they appear to be a car of 'value'...this one ilooks interesting?

http://www.thebenztrader.com/details.php?id=16166

And then, for the pure fun and pleasure --- WOW, on this one:

http://www.thebenztrader.com/details.php?id=15409

[TheDon]

someone goofed on the add

clearly its a 560SL

[71inka02]

Originally Posted by TheDon

someone goofed on the add

clearly its a 560SL

You've just gotta wonder sometimes about folks....If they don't even know the series of their car --- someone should just tell em, it's only worth $500 - hand to to em, and take the car.

Oh - if it was only that easy....

[Fulcrum525]

Originally Posted by TheDon

someone goofed on the add

clearly its a 560SL

I think you mean 350SL

[TheDon]

Originally Posted by Fulcrum525

I think you mean 350SL

the picture sucked and etc etc

[redassag00]

Originally Posted by TheDon

someone goofed on the add

clearly its a 560SL

Ummm thats a Early R107. 560SLs were 1986 and later.

Pretty sure they meant 350SL

[Hit Man X]

Originally Posted by redassag00

Ummm thats a Early R107. 560SLs were 1986 and later.

Pretty sure they meant 350SL

[H-townbenzoboy]

Originally Posted by redassag00

Ummm thats a Early R107. 560SLs were 1986 and later.

Pretty sure they meant 350SL

Don't you know the Florida way of teaching numbers? 3=5, 5=6. So now, if you'll excuse me, I need to go outside and get something out of my 500D.

[mplafleur]

Originally Posted by TheDon

someone goofed on the add

clearly its a 560SL

Nope. It's a 350SL. He states it in the body of the ad and the picture of the trunk bears it out.

[::matthew]

this might be a opportunity for the trunk badge of truth...

but I'm going with 350SL

[Flounder]

I've heard those 6.3's pulled like a freight train, even in a relatively heavy car.

[vwnate1]

Neat ! he's selling two of them and maybe you'd get enough to build one but far more likely is that both are seriously rusty , bummer as the 350SL's are ' pre smog ' and the Bosch D-Jet fuel injection is easily tweakable for more performance in case the stock power isn't enough .

I love these cars , the SLC's make better fast drivers tho' .

The '71 300SEL 6.3 , amazingly these often turn up in Pick-A-Part yards in So. Cal.. and NO ONE wants them so they get stripped & scrapped , more's the pity as they really are rocketships with good road maners .

[diametricalbenz]

Silver Black 6.3 would be a definite match for my 6.9.

Nate, are you serious that people are dumping 6.3's in the yards??! I see a lot of W108's but never a 6.3.

[vwnate1]

Not to say a " lot " but two or three every year , maybe more , unrusted but tatty originals in most cases , been sitting old man's cars abandoned after one too many no starts or the old person dies and no one bids on it as it's filthy...

you know the drill if you're in The Auto Trade...

Pisses me off a lot but I cannot save 'em all and I'm a Dieselhead anyways .

I just know and appreciate good , fast European flavor road rockets .

The really bad thing about most P-A-P yards is : if it's in the front near the fence , you can buy it but once in the rows , forget it ~ I've offered $2,000.00 ca$h for an oldie , more than they'll ever make off parts and scrap metal but no .

I see SL's , Corvettes , old Porsches , the list goes on .

Although I made money hand over fist when I ran a VW junkyard
it's a bear breaking up prefectly good automobiles .

[diametricalbenz]

Originally Posted by vwnate1

Not to say a " lot " but two or three every year , maybe more , unrusted but tatty originals in most cases , been sitting old man's cars abandoned after one too many no starts or the old person dies and no one bids on it as it's filthy...

you know the drill if you're in The Auto Trade...

Pisses me off a lot but I cannot save 'em all and I'm a Dieselhead anyways .

I just know and appreciate good , fast European flavor road rockets .

The really bad thing about most P-A-P yards is : if it's in the front near the fence , you can buy it but once in the rows , forget it ~ I've offered $2,000.00 ca$h for an oldie , more than they'll ever make off parts and scrap metal but no .

I see SL's , Corvettes , old Porsches , the list goes on .

Although I made money hand over fist when I ran a VW junkyard
it's a bear breaking up prefectly good automobiles .

Nate if you DO find any more, pull the rear levelling valves under the rear axle and the valves at the front. They're worth saving and not to mention worth some money too even if they're just cores. It's a shame if they're tossed out for such fine cars.