1970 Mercedes-Benz 200-Series

280SE Sedan

6 - Cyl.

Automatic

10801812051892

Gasoline

1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SE - M130 Engine - Fuel Injected Thanks for taking time to look at this Vintage Mercedes! I take pictures at a local car lot and post them to their website weekly and I am posting this vehicle on eBay as a favor. I can vouch for the car dealer, one of the most ethical dealers I have ever met. You see my rating so you know I would not put my reputation on the line if I wasn't 100% sure of what we are selling here. We both thought this gem should be exposed to a larger audience than just the locals here around Asheville, NC. I have taken a ton of pictures for this vehicle and even did two HD videos where I walk around and point out every little thing that I could see wrong. You can tell I am not a professional video taper but you get to see and hear the engine. I may redo the videos to slow down my pace and focus on each little thing. It cranks up first time and I let the engine run so you can hear it, no tapping, smooth idle. I will probably post another video of taking it for a drive. I need a second person to do that so I was only able to take the first two. If you are looking to restore a classic to immaculate condition then this is the car for you. I do not believe it would take much to get this vehicle to the auction numbers you see from this site: Click this link and go to the Auction Results tab - Auction Statistics. The average sale for a fully restored 1970 280SE was $42,265 for 2011. As you look through the photos and movies note the little things that I pick at. NOTHING MAJOR! You can watch the videos here: Video 1 Video 2 We're running this auction for three days only and then taking up North to sell at an auction house as it is. Brendle's PreOwned Autos is a family owned business (3 employees) and they typically have about 25 cars on the lot at any one time. They have 41 right now and just don't have time or money to invest in getting it restored. Good chance for a handiman to make a few bucks. Feel free to ask for more details of anything you are curious about. We are completely transparent on providing you everything you need to feel comfortable with this purchase. Here are some of the details on this model, I welcome some of you Mercedes collectors to chime in with comments. I will post them as you send them to me. Remember: This model is special as it is the Fuel Injected model and not the carburetor model. ------------- The Mercedes-Benz 280 SE was produced from 1965 through September 1972. Mounted under the bonnet as a six-cylinder engine fitted with a fuel injection system. (The 250S and 280S had carbureted engines.) By 1970, Mercedes-Benz introduced a larger, eight-cylinder engine displacing 3.5 liters. It was available in a sedan, coupe, and convertible bodystyles with a total of 5187 examples of the coupe and convertibles being built. The standard sedan was far more popular with 91,051 examples produced. Part of the popularity was the price tag which was almost half the cost of the convertible option, which carried a sticker price of $12,444. A four-speed manual gearbox was standard with an automatic available as option equipment. Disk brakes could be found at all four corners. With just under 100,000 examples produced during their short lifespan, these were very important and popular for the Mercedes-Benz company. By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2010 -------- I think this is the right engine accordng to Wiki... From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia The Mercedes Benz M130 Engine was the last and largest of the ‘mid-sized’ Single Over Head Camshaft (SOHC) straight-6 cylinder (inline) engines produced by Mercedes Benz. The ‘mid-sized six’ started life as the 2.2 litre M180 (2,197cc/133ci) which was unveiled at the Frankfurt Motor show in September 1951 alongside the new 3.0 litre M186 ‘big’ straight-6. These engines were used to power the 220 and 300 models of the 1951 Mercedes range. While sharing many design features such as staggered valve arrangement and rockers running off a single overhead camshaft driven by a duplex cam-chain, the engines were of completely different design with little or no inter-changeability of parts.1