I owned, restored and sold a W108 1970 280SE (Arabian ray/parchment) and a W109 300SEL 3.5 (tobacco brown/cognac leather and burled walnut interior) between 1986 and 1992, when they were considered VERY desirable. I repainted each and did everyething else to make them concours award winners in local and national MBCA events. I sold the 280SE for $10K to a CT doctor and the 300SEL 3.5 sedan for $13K to a credit card company for use in their promotional parades.
I am not so sure what each would bring in today's anemic sedan market. The 300SEL 6.3 is considered a "muscle car" and prices for those is stronger than ever. On Mon, Aug 15, 2011 at 12:53 PM, Alex Chamberlain <apchamberl...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Sun, Aug 14, 2011 at 8:11 PM, Ed Booher <edboo...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Even with a W110 in the garage and a W123 in the drive, I still find > myself > > lusting after the W108. *sigh* There is just something about the W108's > > lines that draws me to it like a moth to a flamethrower. > > > > As far as '60s-early '70s Benzes go I would rather have a Heckflosse. > I'd use a nice one as a daily driver if they didn't have such > ineffective A/C and get such mediocre fuel economy in the gas > versions. > > OTOH, the 108 280SE with the six, like the one in the original CL ad, > is pretty much worthless as a collectible, so I wouldn't feel bad > doing an drivetrain swap to something with equal power but a little > less thirsty. M103? OM606? 190e 2.3-liter four (whatever the M > number for that is)? > > Alex > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
