1971 Mercedes-Benz 300-Series

300 SEL 3.5 Sedan

V8

Automatic

10905612004256

Clear

Gasoline

1971 Mercedes Benz 300 SEL 3.5 V8Sedan RARE & HIGHLY SOUGHT AFTER ! Beautiful 300 SEL 3.5. Enjoy all the extra luxurious trim and styling features of the higher-end 300 style with the reliability and simplicity of Mercedes 3.5 Litre V-8 engine. This very original sedan is in good condition with an excellent white repaint and rare interior leather color & burl wood. Excellent candidate for a full restoration if you want a wonderful and rare classic Mercedes. Exterior One repaint in the original color was very well done and recently color sanded and buffed. Even when you are up close the paint looks great. There is a tiny bit of "orange peel" in some of the areas where a buffer cannot properly even out the surface BUT it is very hard to notice. The paint edge at all trim is crisp and clean with only a tiny bit of overlap in rare cases. There are NO chips or imperfections on 99.9% of the paint. I see no paint cracking or evidence of it being "thin". All in all an excellent repaint. Chrome is excellent....restoration this vintage Mercedes can be very expensive and all of the components of this car are in excellent condition. Prior owner told me some of the chrome was replated but actually it all looks original. Take a look at all the photos (and click on them to see the highly detailed files)...it is almost unbelievable that this is essentially all ORIGINAL. All stainless around the windows is excellent as well. Essentially no bubbles or fogging that I see. All rubber is in great shape.! Interior The interior is very original and in leather. This car features the burl wood which most agree is much better looking. Carpet is good but front area would need to be replaced for show. Headline and rear parcel tray is excellent. Heater controls are very hard to more and probably need a good cleaning. Mechanical Engine compartment and undercarriage have recently been thoroughly cleaned & detailed (a dirty & expensive process). The engine runs very well, has plenty of power and is smooth through all RPM ranges. The cooling system works well but we see very slight weeping near the cap. Hoses & belts are good but could stand replacement. She stays cool in traffic on warm days. Power steering is fine with no hesitations, Brakes are good. There are no driveline vibrations and the automatic transmission shifts positively and smoothly. We did find some rust through near the rear transmission mount that a collector will want to repair for show. Air suspension was removed for reliability. Spring conversion was very well done. Air suspension parts are in two boxes and will come with the car. History I purchased this car recently but am selling it because a 280 SL I've been chasing for a while became available, so I want the funds to work on it. Records indicate this car has been in California, Florida, and Massachussets over its life. Documentation I have all of the owners manuals and a bunch of service records going back about 15 years. The ownership title is clear with perfect transfer documents but still in the prior owners name. Click on ANY photo to load 7 MegaPixel original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load 7 MegaPixel original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. Click on photo to load very large original image. 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