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Sixto

That's nice WOnder what it will go for?

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'87 924S
'81 280SEL

Sold ->

81 300SD -
93 300E w/ 3.2
85 300D-
79 300SD
82 300CD
83 300CD - CA
87 190E 5 spd
87 Porsche 924S

"..I'll take a simple "C" to "G" and feel brand new about it..."

Excuse me...I have to go wash up. Wow.

Wouldn't it be so great if someone made something that looked like that today with modern features? Everything they make now is a jelly bean aerodynamic blob with no personality. Everything today in the way of sedans looks like a Camry/Accord, or a slight variation with high doors and tiny windows.
A true new 4 door convertible would be so nice.

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85' 300D No inspection, No registration fees, Cheap insurance
"If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits 88 miles per hour, you're going to see some serious %$&^."

That's a survivor for sure! The car is apparently in Marin County, California, a very rich part of Northern California....

You can really tell it is descended from the grand cabrio models of the 1930s, it is really an elegant old car. This would be a real top of the line car, virtually handbuilt, an early "Adenauer" style postwar Benz that would be great for any serious collector.

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

That's one beautiful car! I'd love to own one. Something tells me that I don't make the kinda money that car will go for though - yet. I'm a big fan of the 1930s models too though, they were some really classy looking cars. There are usually some 1920s or 30s kit cars on Ebay now and then.

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-livin' in the terminally flippant zone

Auction ended up at $68,350 without meeting the reserve.

It's been relisted since - in this auction - currently $68,100.01, without yet meeting the reserve.

But who wants people approaching you and asking "which rental car agency did you get that from"

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1974 240D 3.0L 4(M) - 250K -OM617.910 + 300D FW + Rajay turbo power!
1977 6.9 3(A) - 84k

Ever driven one? You wouldn't ask.

Wow, now thats a classic Mercedes!

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1999 SL500
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

No,no no,
HERE is a classic Mercedes....sheeesh

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That's what many people really would think. Like the girl I knew circa mid '80s, she was given a all original fuel injected '57 Vette by her grandfather who owned a Chevy dealership. It was a solid #2 car, silver and white exterior, and both tops. She thought it was a POS and promptly traded it towards a Chrysler K-car convertible. We all know what happened to the K-car, it lasted a few years and got junked. Though I'm sure it had fine Corinthean leather.

I had an uncle who bought a new 1966 GTO 2rd post sedan, silver with black interior, manual steering and brakes 3 speed on the floor, (he wanted to get a 4 speed but wife didnt know how to use it, so he thought a 3 speed was better)

I didn't see him often, but ran intohim in San Rafael years later, and he was driving a 1981 Chevrolet Citation X11. I simply couldn't believe it, I asked him what happened to the Goat?

All he said, was when he drove to the Chevrolet dealer in Novato to trade it in, all the Chevy salesman came running out to the street, wanting to buy it for themselves. That ought to have told him something. I can't to this day figure out why he did that...

I would have bought the GTO for myself had I known....someone got lucky at his expense.

He owned some interesting cars before that, a '66 El Camino, '59 Ford, '56 Ford F-100, '50 Buick sedanette......

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

That's what I hate about car dealerships, you pay retail and get wholesale for your trade-in.

My dad could have bought a mint one owner 22k mile gullwing in the mid '70s for around seven thousand, but after owning a 1969 MGC and having a family he was done with sports cars. I think the MGC turned him off sports cars more than anything.

What really blows my mind is the crazy prices that people are paying for mass produced american iron at those hype filled televised auctions. I saw a perfect Silver Wraith barely make 30k, but people will pay 45k for a Dodge Dart with a v8? Go figure.

Young man, you need to be spanked!