RE: PH Heroes: Mercedes 450SEL 6.9
Discussion
Strawman said:
911F said:
Are you sure it was £71K+ new in 1975???
Good spot, I think those figures should be reversed, so cost new £15-£20k, value now £71k(? seems a bit high).The American article I posted a link to has the price in 1977 as $38,230. which was about £20k back then.
Blown2CV said:
911F said:
that is fantastic, how much can one be had for?http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C303923
I'm going to have a little lie down now...
405dogvan said:
Blown2CV said:
911F said:
that is fantastic, how much can one be had for?http://www.carandclassic.co.uk/car/C303923
I'm going to have a little lie down now...
Yep, The 6.3 is the shyte. The 6.9’s a great piece of engineering, but by god it’s ugly!
jke11y said:
I couldnt agree more. I will have one - when I have somewhere to keep it.
I have been seeing this blue black one near me regularly and it always looks great. First spotted it on a grey rainy December day and it looked mega. I dont even mind the tints.
HA! I see this car a lot on my way to work!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have been seeing this blue black one near me regularly and it always looks great. First spotted it on a grey rainy December day and it looked mega. I dont even mind the tints.
Edited by don logan on Monday 30th July 12:25
What a fantastic way to make progress. Wonderful cars. Cliched, I know, but they are built like tanks. Our neighbours had one in the early 80's, a 350 rather than a 450, but still a W116. They had a head-on with an artic in France. Badly injured but survived. A lesser motor (of which most were) would likely have seen a very different result.
Lagerlout - loving that. Huge kudos to anyone taking on one of those as a restoration but, having driven one, I can fully support the desire to do so!
And, apologies ref. the new price originally quoted. This was Deutschmarks, not pounds and has been updated accordingly. A touch over £21K new, this at a time when a Jaguar XJ12 would have cost you £8,700.
Speed/fuel consumption/torque not the only heroic numbers involved in this car it'd seem.
And, apologies ref. the new price originally quoted. This was Deutschmarks, not pounds and has been updated accordingly. A touch over £21K new, this at a time when a Jaguar XJ12 would have cost you £8,700.
Speed/fuel consumption/torque not the only heroic numbers involved in this car it'd seem.
As the whole first paragraph of your text circles around that picture I'd expect you
to come back to that idea in the last sentences and resolve the reader tension.
This article is useless without the pic! Okey the fangio bit kind off makes up for it...
Martin 480 Turbo
sisu said:
The good investment - if you can find one. Is the 80's version of this big engine in a standard Merc saloon.
A Brabus w124 500e 6.5 litre - U can't touch this.. ohhhhh whoooo ohhhhh stop Hammertime
A Brabus w124 500e 6.5 litre - U can't touch this.. ohhhhh whoooo ohhhhh stop Hammertime
Yep, lovely car. One of last tank like built ones too before the accountants took over the company!
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