First thing that hit me was how well that automatic seems to shift. Definitely would not have guessed the year anywhere near correctly judging from the driving experience. Wow.
@@RealNameNeverUsedI could be wrong back the “slush box” isn’t really a German thing. Any German automatic car kind of bangs into gear like this that I have driven.
@@Addison0526 Exactly. At least I have the same experience regarding Mercedes, Porsche and BMW. I have a r107 300SL, the automatic shifts quickly and distinctly.
There is a LOT of "tunability" when it comes to how these early MB autos shift -- you can influence shift timing and firmness with external adjustments. The factory specs (on a fresh, properly rebuilt box) are firm and positive -- much more so than a contemporary American automatic transmission -- but rarely jarring. Really marvelous, generally long-lived transmissions.
What a beautiful car. It’s a shame this kind of workmanship in a car is no longer even considered for any manufacturer. This car is truly from another world.
I absolutely love your reviews of classic Mercedes'. "A little thunk into second gear -that's how you know it's a Mercedes Benz" -absolutely correct!! I've owned 16 classic/older Mercedes, several with that 4 speed auto -and they do thunk (even the newer 5 speed is a bit thunky 1st to 2nd until the catalytics warm up). "It's incredible how wonderful a car like this still is in 2024" -that's why I own 4 older Mercs currently. These cars just drive like nothing else. It's a unique motoring joy that has nothing to do with performance numbers. You capture the essence of what it's like to drive an an older Mercedes better than most reviewers. "I think this car is every bit as luxurious in 2024 as it was in 1968". Spot on. You got a first gear start with that kickdown, and a little chirp into second. But, you're right, the trans needs a simple adjustment for high RPM 1st and 2 gears. P.S. Mercedes is a shadow of its former self. I have no interest in their new, lessor quality offerings. $175k for this machine is a better buy the $175k for their new throwaway products.
This is peak Mercedes for me, and my favourite model (I do like the look of the Coupe a bit better, but a convertible is always lovely) Nothing better than the sound of an old inline 6
Outstanding Ted!! Absolutely outstanding! I love how much you loved this one too! I wish you would have shown off the split linkage on the engine, and the mechanical fuel injection pump, and all the linkage rods that make the magic happen. It would have also been cool to show off the rear swing axle, and the Hydropnuematic Compensator that auto levels the car when load is placed in the rear seat, or trunk. Although this may only have the inexpensive spring conversion. My first experience with these was being hired as a mechanic at a local independent German car repair shop. The owner had his dad's '68 W108 (4 door version of the W111) sedan. It was black, red interior, electric sliding metal sunroof, 4-on-the-floor manual transmission, and the big glass aero headlights that finish off the front fenders correctly. His dad purchased it at the factory, they picked it up there, vacationed in Germany in it, returned to SoCal, and the factory shipped the car to them. It was love at first sight. He let my (then) GF and I borrow it for a weekend in Monterey, CA, which included driving up the rugged coast, on Hwy1. We stayed in a posh hotel, and were royalty in that car. It was early 1992, I was 28, didn't have 2 nickels to rub together, but had to have one. When I found out there was a Coupe version (W111) available, I could think of nothing else. I found one a few weeks later, in downtown San Francisco. It was a 1966 250SE (Sport/Einspritzung), first year of rear disc brakes, 4-on-the-floor, sliding metal sunroof, and the larger Becker Mexico AM/FM/Wonder Bar Search/Cassette stereo. BlueGreen with "Cognac" colored leather interior. The seller was getting rid of it because it would only run for 30min on the freeway, die, not restart, then restart after being towed to a shop. No one could figure out what was wrong with it. I drove up from SoCal, did a quick inspection, and a test drive around the block, handed over the money, and drove it home. Sadly, it was in poor condition, having gone through several whorehouse restorations, as it was a gray market car from Germany. I put the correct German headlights and Hella driving lights back onto it, swapped in a rear axle from a 4.5 V-8 to lower the freeway rpm by 900, and put a Compensator back into the rear axle. It is still the love of my life, and with the 4spd transmission, it is very fast. These are very "modern" driving, and literally can be driven as daily drivers. They're quiet (in town), smooth, firm, tight, and as you said, have an incredible turning radius. Sexy, beautiful, and just solid eye candy. The Coupes are still out there, they look better than the convertibles (IMO), and are very reasonable money. Go get one. You'll never regret it.
A few years ago an SL of this vintage was being restored on one of the cable shows ( might have been Wheeler Dealers) and they looked at replacing the one thin strip of wood at the inside base of the windshield. Price on an original production piece was $1,500. They worked out restoring the old one.
One of the most popular places for the wood restoration in these is in Goleta, CA. They're pretty much ground zero, and can repair the wood substrate below the veneer, and then reveneer. On the earlier W111's with a wood veneer gauge pod, it's about $4,500, and that doesn't include the umpteen hours an owner would pay to have the dash completely disassembled in order to get the wood out, and that process reversed once the wood arrives restored. World Upholstery & Trim, also in SoCal is ground zero for the leather seat upholstery kits, and the leather hydes and half hydes, that are used for the door panels, arm rests, kick panels, door and dash leather, and seat backs. They also have a version of carpet that's close to the original velour style carpet. It's shocking how much these cost to restore "correctly."
My mom had a 72 250 sedan with inline six and 4 speed automatic. Also had 4 wheel disc brakes and rack and pinion steering. Compared to the domestics at the time it was far ahead for its time. This 280SE cabriolet was completely hand made with very low production numbers. The quality is just amazing.
At 12:35 you pointed out that "They (MB) had figured it out." Yes they had! They were arguably the most technically advanced car manufacturer of the 50's, 60's and 70's. Then, the accountants took over! MB has never been the same.
Lancia, Porsche, and Citroen were all pretty impressive during that period as well in terms of technical sophistication. Lancia had the first production V6, with a transaxle and inboard brakes. Reliable and bank vault build quality, too.
@verdict1163 True. Being an avowed Porsche fanboy, I was tempted to bring up MB's smaller cross town neighbor. I had the pleasure of visiting both company museums in the '80's. While Porsche's museum (at the time) was a big room packed with awesome race cars and prototypes, Mercedes was a vast building filled with race cars, trend setting cars and trucks (including the FIRST automobile!), airplane and U-Boot engines. The bredth and depth of the company's technical achievements was mind-boggling, not to mention the obvious cross-pollination which went on. Porsche, Lancia and Citreon are all innovative companies -- no doubt! But 2/3 of them essentially disappeared since that time. You could put all three of them together, and they might start to approach the scale of MB's innovation (Largely thanks to a former MB employee by the name of Porsche).
They used to take pride in building a car which would be durable and relevant for decades. You can't buy anything built like a classic MB for any amount of money today.
Old school Mercedes where everything was over engineered. The doors went THUNK. The windows were silent and sealed. Acceleration was "adequate." This old car is understated class.
What a beautiful drive! And I can tell that this is an extremly good example with low milage. Everything looks and sounds very tight and well made. Also love the sound of the inline six and it's shifting. Yes, they got pretty expensive but while talking about bargains, you can still go for the sedan if you can skip on the open roof. You have all the quality and nice drive for much less. And in fact, you can take these cross country. I can tell as I am driving a W108 280 SE 3.5 sedan. Never been sold in the U.S. (but you can get it as a 280 SE 4.5). Mine is a rare 4 speed manual (only 22% have ever been delivered with the manual). Have taken it several times from Germany (near the dutch border) down to Austria, Switzerland and nothern Italy. Crossed several beautiful mountain passes during the past ten years and never had any issue with it. Once well restored, you can still feel the quality today. And that goes for your convertible as well, which even didn't need any restauration. By now I am a subscriber!
Thanks Tedward! What an awesome car. Nothing quite like the sound of the 280 inline six. Timeless Automobile. Closest I got was owning the sedan version a 69.
GM had their Hydramatic 4 speed in 1939/1940 but the truth is domestics of the 50s, 60s and 70s used big lazy engines that didn't need more than 3 gears to get around.
Gorgeous! There’s one running around quite regularly in Newport Beach. Have to do a double (ok triple) take each time. So classy. Thanks for sharing this beauty. We love those classics!
Your vids are still my favorites! This one really did me in. Makes me feel real stupid for passing up on the multiple 108/109 sedans I have looked at over the past few years. Might be time to get one - the cab is probably way over my budget, but a sorted sedan is still somewhat affordable :) Thanks!!
I've always loved these convertibles. I never would have thought that the 2.8 could actually be able to get up to speed without revving the heck out of it! It really does cruise at idle! It reminds me of my brother's 1972 220 Diesel automatic, when up to speed, even that would hustle on any back country road!
…such a beauty! From the Bay Area here too. Mine is also white but a ‘71 with 42K mikes. My Grandmother gave it to me in 1989. My Grandfather had the matching white sedan 1972 280 SEL 4.5 that became my first car in 1985 the year after he passed.
I love driving and working on MBs of this vintage. If you want to use and enjoy a classic regularly, it doesn't get much better. You've gotta try a 6.3! When they're well sorted, they're un-f**king-believable.
One of most beauty classic ever despite US additional stuff - bumpers, warning lights which actually killed the original design a bit. I love the painting here. What a mighty job done on it.
Love W111 series, so much so I have a 220SE Cabriolet and a 28O SE 3.5 Coupe. If I was in the US (I live in Australia) I would buy that one too - 2.8 is a great engine and with that low mileage and such originality it’s a bargain!
That dashboard is art Also kinda crazy how your right leg is directly under the steering wheel? Or is that just the camera angle? You said the wheel was offset to the right, but that looks like a lot of offset.
My friend had a green 280se 3.5. I drove it a few time heavy but nimble at the same time. He watched it being made in Germany and it had a tan pigskin interior. 1970 version
Great car! Base price in 1969: $12,000 + Automatic Transmission $350, Power Aerial $77, Rear Speaker $35, Power Windows $140, A/C standard. The 280 SE sedan cost $6,550, the SEL $7,000. The Becker Mexico radio is aftermarket. I saw it on a 1975 price list for $830. Median household income in the US 1968 was approximately $7,700.
Sometimes I wonder why modern cars don't have the big springs to assist with opening the hood. Seems like a better solution than hydraulic struts that you have to replace periodically.
Space and weight probably. These springs take up more space and are massive, so most likel add a little bit of weight that they instead put into a bigger screen. Thing is, these springs are most likely the original ones and still work...
The downside to that grill attached to the hood is that it's a head-bash hazard when you're working in the engine bay. We had a couple of early 60s M-Bs and that's one my more vivid memories (I have the scars to prove it).
One of my dream cars with the 3.5 My first new Mercedes was a 1981 280E Twin cam straight 6 I was 28 My wife was 8 months pregnant This car had personality It had character When the new improved 1986 300e came out I had to have it BORING AS HELL got a bmw m3 The true works of art are the old classics Not just Benz My last 12 cars are Audi Just ordered a new Porsche boxster S Real gauges Knobs Buttons Manual shift I’m getting it before they go away
Good video. Don’t know anything about Mercedes-Benz but I bet you could really say that they don’t make them like they used to. I bet the new ones are all electronic gizmoed out. With plastic where you used to have metal.
I remember seeing one of these sitting on the front line of the local Cadillac-Oldsmobile dealer that was traded in for a Seville. It was $10,995. If only they would have taken my Mongoose BMX in on trade..............
Hi Tedward is this an Mercedes-Benz 280SE Cabriolet W111 and is this a automatic or manual classic car ? and you do a video of an Mercedes Benz W111 Heckflosse keep up with the hard work love the video of the classic cars from the 50s and 60s
Thanks for the reminder! That was my first car in 1981. However, my car had a manual transmission and not an automatic. But the engine was the same and it was a bomb! American cars didn't stand a chance in comparison... I have one criticism of your video: you don't drive a car like that with a cheap plastic watch, you wear an expensive automatic wristwatch made of chrome steel or solid gold made in Switzerland!
Remember folks. "Quality Never Goes out of Style". Peak M-B here.
No screens, no smudges, no "piano" black, no beeps, no cameras, no bs. Love it!
No everything: just Mercedes, the real one !
Piano black basically plastic ;)
@@antonmk1244 No problem with plastic in general. Piano black plastic is just bad.
Back when Mercedes was run by engineers…not accountants! Loved these!
You know a classic car has been lovingly maintained when the old electro-mechanical dashboard clock still works!
Yes! We need more vintage MB videos!
This car is a reminder of what Mercedes was in the old days, the best! Today they are nothing of special when compared to this one in the video
It sounds exactly like my parents Mercs back in the days. Brings back lots of memories. Love it
First thing that hit me was how well that automatic seems to shift. Definitely would not have guessed the year anywhere near correctly judging from the driving experience. Wow.
Old Mercedes autos are indestructible if serviced correctly. My Grandpa had an old W123 200D - slow as hell but close to 1mil km on the clock.
It shifts like a DSG! I was actually expected it to shift like lazy slush box.
@@RealNameNeverUsedI could be wrong back the “slush box” isn’t really a German thing. Any German automatic car kind of bangs into gear like this that I have driven.
@@Addison0526 Exactly. At least I have the same experience regarding Mercedes, Porsche and BMW. I have a r107 300SL, the automatic shifts quickly and distinctly.
There is a LOT of "tunability" when it comes to how these early MB autos shift -- you can influence shift timing and firmness with external adjustments. The factory specs (on a fresh, properly rebuilt box) are firm and positive -- much more so than a contemporary American automatic transmission -- but rarely jarring. Really marvelous, generally long-lived transmissions.
What a beautiful car. It’s a shame this kind of workmanship in a car is no longer even considered for any manufacturer. This car is truly from another world.
I absolutely love your reviews of classic Mercedes'. "A little thunk into second gear -that's how you know it's a Mercedes Benz" -absolutely correct!! I've owned 16 classic/older Mercedes, several with that 4 speed auto -and they do thunk (even the newer 5 speed is a bit thunky 1st to 2nd until the catalytics warm up). "It's incredible how wonderful a car like this still is in 2024" -that's why I own 4 older Mercs currently. These cars just drive like nothing else. It's a unique motoring joy that has nothing to do with performance numbers. You capture the essence of what it's like to drive an an older Mercedes better than most reviewers. "I think this car is every bit as luxurious in 2024 as it was in 1968". Spot on. You got a first gear start with that kickdown, and a little chirp into second. But, you're right, the trans needs a simple adjustment for high RPM 1st and 2 gears. P.S. Mercedes is a shadow of its former self. I have no interest in their new, lessor quality offerings. $175k for this machine is a better buy the $175k for their new throwaway products.
that is smooth in every way
That interior is so timeless
Love the old school instrument cluster.
This is peak Mercedes for me, and my favourite model (I do like the look of the Coupe a bit better, but a convertible is always lovely)
Nothing better than the sound of an old inline 6
I love the whirring of the 4-speed automatic!
Getting up to speed from a stop always sounds so cool
Outstanding Ted!! Absolutely outstanding! I love how much you loved this one too! I wish you would have shown off the split linkage on the engine, and the mechanical fuel injection pump, and all the linkage rods that make the magic happen. It would have also been cool to show off the rear swing axle, and the Hydropnuematic Compensator that auto levels the car when load is placed in the rear seat, or trunk. Although this may only have the inexpensive spring conversion.
My first experience with these was being hired as a mechanic at a local independent German car repair shop. The owner had his dad's '68 W108 (4 door version of the W111) sedan. It was black, red interior, electric sliding metal sunroof, 4-on-the-floor manual transmission, and the big glass aero headlights that finish off the front fenders correctly. His dad purchased it at the factory, they picked it up there, vacationed in Germany in it, returned to SoCal, and the factory shipped the car to them. It was love at first sight. He let my (then) GF and I borrow it for a weekend in Monterey, CA, which included driving up the rugged coast, on Hwy1. We stayed in a posh hotel, and were royalty in that car. It was early 1992, I was 28, didn't have 2 nickels to rub together, but had to have one. When I found out there was a Coupe version (W111) available, I could think of nothing else. I found one a few weeks later, in downtown San Francisco. It was a 1966 250SE (Sport/Einspritzung), first year of rear disc brakes, 4-on-the-floor, sliding metal sunroof, and the larger Becker Mexico AM/FM/Wonder Bar Search/Cassette stereo. BlueGreen with "Cognac" colored leather interior. The seller was getting rid of it because it would only run for 30min on the freeway, die, not restart, then restart after being towed to a shop. No one could figure out what was wrong with it. I drove up from SoCal, did a quick inspection, and a test drive around the block, handed over the money, and drove it home. Sadly, it was in poor condition, having gone through several whorehouse restorations, as it was a gray market car from Germany. I put the correct German headlights and Hella driving lights back onto it, swapped in a rear axle from a 4.5 V-8 to lower the freeway rpm by 900, and put a Compensator back into the rear axle. It is still the love of my life, and with the 4spd transmission, it is very fast. These are very "modern" driving, and literally can be driven as daily drivers. They're quiet (in town), smooth, firm, tight, and as you said, have an incredible turning radius. Sexy, beautiful, and just solid eye candy.
The Coupes are still out there, they look better than the convertibles (IMO), and are very reasonable money. Go get one. You'll never regret it.
Spot on.
A few years ago an SL of this vintage was being restored on one of the cable shows ( might have been Wheeler Dealers) and they looked at replacing the one thin strip of wood at the inside base of the windshield. Price on an original production piece was $1,500. They worked out restoring the old one.
I’ve never seen the wood in such great shape. Next week you’ll see an SL I drove with much more weathered wood trim
One of the most popular places for the wood restoration in these is in Goleta, CA. They're pretty much ground zero, and can repair the wood substrate below the veneer, and then reveneer. On the earlier W111's with a wood veneer gauge pod, it's about $4,500, and that doesn't include the umpteen hours an owner would pay to have the dash completely disassembled in order to get the wood out, and that process reversed once the wood arrives restored.
World Upholstery & Trim, also in SoCal is ground zero for the leather seat upholstery kits, and the leather hydes and half hydes, that are used for the door panels, arm rests, kick panels, door and dash leather, and seat backs. They also have a version of carpet that's close to the original velour style carpet.
It's shocking how much these cost to restore "correctly."
Купи Владей на полоску Дерева и царапину Забей. Езди надоест Выбрось ! а 1500 пропей 😂
German luxury will never return to being so good.
Sadly it's true, the last good S class the word got to see was the W140. after that it's not as good quality.
@@petratoth811 at this point MB can just go out of business.
Are luxury cars even worth it anymore?
Cars back then had so much charactee in their designs.
Love that there’s no big a** touchscreen. It’s all about just the joy of driving! ❤️
Yeah because that's definitely the issue with modern cars. P.s never driven a car with a touchscreen. Not hard.
Such a drop dead gorgeous car... And the sound of the acceleration with kickdown...wow...
My mom had a 72 250 sedan with inline six and 4 speed automatic. Also had 4 wheel disc brakes and rack and pinion steering. Compared to the domestics at the time it was far ahead for its time. This 280SE cabriolet was completely hand made with very low production numbers. The quality is just amazing.
At 12:35 you pointed out that "They (MB) had figured it out." Yes they had! They were arguably the most technically advanced car manufacturer of the 50's, 60's and 70's. Then, the accountants took over! MB has never been the same.
MB is unrecognizable at this point. It’s a real shame. Imagine if they were still a generation ahead of current tech!
Lancia, Porsche, and Citroen were all pretty impressive during that period as well in terms of technical sophistication. Lancia had the first production V6, with a transaxle and inboard brakes. Reliable and bank vault build quality, too.
@verdict1163 True. Being an avowed Porsche fanboy, I was tempted to bring up MB's smaller cross town neighbor. I had the pleasure of visiting both company museums in the '80's. While Porsche's museum (at the time) was a big room packed with awesome race cars and prototypes, Mercedes was a vast building filled with race cars, trend setting cars and trucks (including the FIRST automobile!), airplane and U-Boot engines. The bredth and depth of the company's technical achievements was mind-boggling, not to mention the obvious cross-pollination which went on. Porsche, Lancia and Citreon are all innovative companies -- no doubt! But 2/3 of them essentially disappeared since that time. You could put all three of them together, and they might start to approach the scale of MB's innovation (Largely thanks to a former MB employee by the name of Porsche).
They used to take pride in building a car which would be durable and relevant for decades. You can't buy anything built like a classic MB for any amount of money today.
Old school Mercedes where everything was over engineered. The doors went THUNK. The windows were silent and sealed. Acceleration was "adequate."
This old car is understated class.
Day 15 of asking Tedward to drive the S60R (this thing sounds absolutely immaculate, love the way it looks as well)
The driving experience looks priceless, it's a modern car with great classics styling
What a beautiful drive! And I can tell that this is an extremly good example with low milage. Everything looks and sounds very tight and well made. Also love the sound of the inline six and it's shifting. Yes, they got pretty expensive but while talking about bargains, you can still go for the sedan if you can skip on the open roof. You have all the quality and nice drive for much less. And in fact, you can take these cross country. I can tell as I am driving a W108 280 SE 3.5 sedan. Never been sold in the U.S. (but you can get it as a 280 SE 4.5). Mine is a rare 4 speed manual (only 22% have ever been delivered with the manual). Have taken it several times from Germany (near the dutch border) down to Austria, Switzerland and nothern Italy. Crossed several beautiful mountain passes during the past ten years and never had any issue with it. Once well restored, you can still feel the quality today. And that goes for your convertible as well, which even didn't need any restauration. By now I am a subscriber!
Honestly shoutout to Bond Group I've seen many of their cars featured here real cool of them to make that happen
Thanks Tedward! What an awesome car. Nothing quite like the sound of the 280 inline six. Timeless Automobile. Closest I got was owning the sedan version a 69.
What gorgeous, timeless looking and great sounding automobile.
That is seriously not bad acceleration for 1968. What a beauty this car is!!
I agree, that is peak MB right there. Absolute classic quality. 4 spd auto decades before most.
GM had their Hydramatic 4 speed in 1939/1940 but the truth is domestics of the 50s, 60s and 70s used big lazy engines that didn't need more than 3 gears to get around.
Gorgeous! There’s one running around quite regularly in Newport Beach. Have to do a double (ok triple) take each time. So classy. Thanks for sharing this beauty. We love those classics!
Great video tedward, love the recent classics. Keep up the great work!! ❤
Love how excited you get about the little things😂
I never knew they sounded so good!
Your vids are still my favorites! This one really did me in. Makes me feel real stupid for passing up on the multiple 108/109 sedans I have looked at over the past few years. Might be time to get one - the cab is probably way over my budget, but a sorted sedan is still somewhat affordable :) Thanks!!
I've always loved these convertibles. I never would have thought that the 2.8 could actually be able to get up to speed without revving the heck out of it! It really does cruise at idle! It reminds me of my brother's 1972 220 Diesel automatic, when up to speed, even that would hustle on any back country road!
…such a beauty! From the Bay Area here too. Mine is also white but a ‘71 with 42K mikes. My Grandmother gave it to me in 1989. My Grandfather had the matching white sedan
1972 280 SEL 4.5 that became my first car in 1985 the year after he passed.
One of my all time favourites!
I love driving and working on MBs of this vintage. If you want to use and enjoy a classic regularly, it doesn't get much better. You've gotta try a 6.3! When they're well sorted, they're un-f**king-believable.
My dad had a 1969 250 sedan with the 2.5 liter inline 6 2 double carbs. What a car!
That engine sound!!!!!😘Mechanical heaven!!
In my 1960s high school days, a friend's father drove one. Both were meticulous; dad was a German watchmaker. That car was as solid as a tank!
This is crème de la crème right here
Fantastic thanks for sharing
Lovely car and drive! Thanks Tedward❤
love the view over the hood... thats a big thing for me
Its a beautiful car thank you for sharing!
Great video as usual. What a wonderful car it is.
These cars feel so much nice with the floor shifter, love my 3.5!
One of most beauty classic ever despite US additional stuff - bumpers, warning lights which actually killed the original design a bit.
I love the painting here. What a mighty job done on it.
Love W111 series, so much so I have a 220SE Cabriolet and a 28O SE 3.5 Coupe. If I was in the US (I live in Australia) I would buy that one too - 2.8 is a great engine and with that low mileage and such originality it’s a bargain!
60s-early 90s was peak MB
Thanks Great review Love a big 6 More than enough power
That dashboard is art
Also kinda crazy how your right leg is directly under the steering wheel? Or is that just the camera angle? You said the wheel was offset to the right, but that looks like a lot of offset.
no camera tricks...thats the way it is! pretty wild
it's so beautiful
That piece of string loose from the felt channel is soooo annoying! Great review and the quality of your videos is amazing! It's like I am in the car!
OMG I love this car !!! Amazing video woohoo ❤
My friend had a green 280se 3.5. I drove it a few time heavy but nimble at the same time. He watched it being made in Germany and it had a tan pigskin interior. 1970 version
Awesome video and beautiful car!
Thank you! It was a treat to drive it
قمة الروعة والجمال والفخامة والصلابة مرسيدس الستينات والسبعينات والثمانينات
Thats a proper Merc.
What a beauty
280's are great cars. I saw a 68 coupe for sale in the late 80's and they wanted 20,000 DM back then for it which was a lot.
Such a nice vehicle 😊
Yeah, this one is OVER the Top cool!! Wow.
Great car! Base price in 1969: $12,000 + Automatic Transmission $350, Power Aerial $77, Rear Speaker $35, Power Windows $140, A/C standard. The 280 SE sedan cost $6,550, the SEL $7,000. The Becker Mexico radio is aftermarket. I saw it on a 1975 price list for $830. Median household income in the US 1968 was approximately $7,700.
Hey Tedward, I whould love to see you in an W12 VW Phaeton
I run that same tire and same size on a W123. Decent tire. Looks tough.
U have to drive with my '28 Hudson Super Six😉
I wasn’t convinced it was getting into fourth until that kickdown launch briefly engaged that super short first. Talk about a short final drive…
Sometimes I wonder why modern cars don't have the big springs to assist with opening the hood. Seems like a better solution than hydraulic struts that you have to replace periodically.
Space and weight probably. These springs take up more space and are massive, so most likel add a little bit of weight that they instead put into a bigger screen.
Thing is, these springs are most likely the original ones and still work...
My W221 uses some kind of non-strut hood assist spring contraption. I actually don't know how they work. But they work.
The car is style!
The downside to that grill attached to the hood is that it's a head-bash hazard when you're working in the engine bay. We had a couple of early 60s M-Bs and that's one my more vivid memories (I have the scars to prove it).
Best Benz Ever
That thing snaps off shifts better than a 400z with the 9 speed auto! Lol
DOUGS IN THE TRUNK
Olha o som desse motor, maravilhoso! Saudações do Brasil
I think it's the car I've seen in English comedy movie The Hangover😂❤. The build quality looks quite excellent.
I mentioned this in the intro lol
Amazing never seen this before , I wonder if this technology is modified or wonderful old technology ?
That's the ticket right there.
Now THAT's a Mercedes-Benz.
The fuel filler is under the number plate😮 that's insane but so cool :')
Nice car🎉
That's when you saw a Mercedes it was something really special. Now it like seeing a ford
Had a 74 16:25 280C with the DOHC engine. 7 seconds to 100km
Quote of this video "thats the little squirt guy" 😂😂
One of my dream cars with the 3.5
My first new Mercedes was a 1981 280E
Twin cam straight 6
I was 28
My wife was 8 months pregnant
This car had personality
It had character
When the new improved 1986 300e came out I had to have it
BORING AS HELL
got a bmw m3
The true works of art are the old classics
Not just Benz
My last 12 cars are Audi
Just ordered a new Porsche boxster S
Real gauges
Knobs
Buttons
Manual shift
I’m getting it before they go away
Back before governments and insurance companies began dictating auto design. And, high end stuff like this were largely built by hand. Awesome.
Good video. Don’t know anything about Mercedes-Benz but I bet you could really say that they don’t make them like they used to. I bet the new ones are all electronic gizmoed out. With plastic where you used to have metal.
Except for the premature rust and rot "cheap steel alloy" these were great automobiles. Owned 4 of them before 1987.
Hello thank you.i loved.i love Germany.
I autocrossed my dad's '68 220 coupe at Northeastern Univ., Burlington Campus (until I blew out the transmission).
heck of a boat to throw around!!
old mercedes do last for a very long time
De los arranques mas rapidos de la historia
I remember seeing one of these sitting on the front line of the local Cadillac-Oldsmobile dealer that was traded in for a Seville. It was $10,995. If only they would have taken my Mongoose BMX in on trade..............
Hi Tedward is this an Mercedes-Benz 280SE Cabriolet W111 and is this a automatic or manual classic car ? and you do a video of an Mercedes Benz W111 Heckflosse keep up with the hard work love the video of the classic cars from the 50s and 60s
George Russel's car
Thanks for the reminder! That was my first car in 1981. However, my car had a manual transmission and not an automatic. But the engine was the same and it was a bomb! American cars didn't stand a chance in comparison...
I have one criticism of your video: you don't drive a car like that with a cheap plastic watch, you wear an expensive automatic wristwatch made of chrome steel or solid gold made in Switzerland!
What a beautiful beautiful sled. What is a kick-down switch? I didn't see you hit anything. Thanks for a beautiful relaxing video.
When you press the pedal alllllll the way there’s a button on the floor that clicks at the end
@@TedwardDrives ah! Cool. I was thinking it was going to be like an overdrive stick somewhere. Lol.