1971 Mercedes-Benz 300-Series

SEL Limousine

6.3 LITER V-8

Automatic

10901812004936

Clear

Gasoline

THIS IS A LOVELY RARE AND ALL ORIGIONAL MERCEDES SEL 6.3, IT OWNED BY MY NEIGHBOR WHO IS A RETIRED FROM OWNING A MERCEDES REPAIR SHOP. THIS IS ONE OF SEVERAL CLASSIC CARS HE OWNS HE PURCHASED IT 20 YEARS AGO AND HAS HAD IT IN STORAGE AND DRIVEN IT MAYBE 1000 MILES SINCE THEN. IT WAS ORIGIONALlY OWNED BY A LAWYER IN THE SAN FRANCISCO BAY AREA AND SPENT ITS LIFE IN A CLEAN ENVIONMENT, THESE CARS ARE MADE FAMOUS FROM OWNERS LIKE STEVE MCQUEEN AND DONOVAN WHO OWNED AND DROVE CARS JUST LIKE THIS ONE. THIS CAR IS IN VERY NICE AND IN EXELLENT ORIGIONAL CONDITION THE INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR ARE EXELLENT IT NEEDS NO RESTORING IT IS READY TO DRIVE AND USE. IT IS NOT FLAWLESS BUT ABOUND AS NICE OF ORIGIONAL CONDITION AS YOU WILL FIND , IT RUNS AND DRIVES EXELLENT NO RUST ORIGIONAL ENGINE TRANSMISSION,NOTE THE ODOMITOR READS 20850 THE OWNER BELIEVES IT IS 120850, please feel free to contact me for any further details or you are welcome to come to san francisco and see and drive the car about this car, it is also listed on other internet sites so is subject to sell, the reserve is very reasonable about half of what i have seen similar cars listed for, MORE INFO ON THESE CARSMercedes 300 SEL 6.3 AMG The mighty Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 started out as a private venture in 1966 by company engineer Erich Waxenberger, which culminated in the world's first "Super Saloon" or "Q-Car". The body styling was by Paul Bracq. The principle was simple: Take the powerful 6.3 litre V8 Mercedes-Benz M100 engine from the huge Mercedes-Benz 600 model, and fit it into the regular Mercedes-Benz W109 S-Class model with only had 6-cylinder engines at that time. The result was a nearly 2-tonne saloon with performance to shame most dedicated sports cars of the era, like Porsche 911, and a handling to match. Even today, this model can match modern cars at various speeds. What set this car apart from its contemporaries in the late 1960s though, was that it could cruise at over 200km/h with 5 occupants in complete comfort. Surprisingly, the rather conservative company went ahead and produced this car from 1968 onwards, in order to make better use of the M100 engine production facilities. In the 1970s, the Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9 was a successor to the 6.3, with even more modifications and power. 6,526 of these vehicles were produced, and though quite costly to maintain, they are very collectible today. Truly a vehicle for those who have the power, without the need to flaunt it. Engine 6.3 litre V8 with fuel injection, 250 PS DIN, 300 HP SAE Transmision 4 speed automatic gearbox Other Air suspension, automatic choke, ventilated disc brakes on all four wheels, power windows, central locking, power steering. Performance Acceleration (0 to 100 km/h): 6.3 s (under 8 seconds) Top speed: 229 km/h Motor Racing AMG, then a small local tuning company founded by former Mercedes engineers, and nowadays the sports tuning subsidiary of Mercedes-Benz, produced special versions of the 6.3 (usually with the engine enlarged to 6.8 liters or more) to compete in racing events. The car had an impressive, but short-lived racing career, due to the lack of suitable tyres or rule changes. One of these racers with 6.9 liter engine still exist in Finland and is in driving condition. The performance is impressive even by today's standards: 0-100 km/h 4,2 s, 0-200 km/h 12 s and quarter mile 14,42 s despite total weight of 2400 kg.On Jul-06-12 at 09:56:34 PDT, seller added the following information: Note in daylight you can see some small surface cracks in a few places in th bottom of back seat in some areas, I do not know if is from age or the way the leather is, A tag is missing from the front radiator support the support looks like it was repainted and maybe replaced, as noted before the air leeks from leveling system when sitting off ! I see some bubbles under paint in a few places along the front and back window trim if any of this is a problem( Do not bid!) we are trying to describe this car as accurate as possible, under car looks all origional not been cleaned, I cannot add more photos to listing as 24 is max, no oil leeks just heavy undercoating, some surface rust on exhast pipe but in exellent shape no holes ect.. The owner recently put on all new shocks and waterpump and some other things