Car of the week

[c107]

Anthony's old 300SEL 3.5 is now for sale again:

1972 Mercedes Benz 300 SEL (3.5 V8) Automatic Sedan Auction (0001-20086426) | Grays Australia

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1972 Mercedes Benz 300 SEL (3.5 V8) Automatic Sedan

• No. of Seats: 5
• Build Date: Unable to locate
• Compliance Date: 1972-06
• VIN: 10905622008659
• Registration No: No plates
• Registration Expiry Date: Sold Unregistered, Without Plates
• No. of Plates: 0
• No. of Cylinders: 6
• Engine Capacity: 0
• Fuel Type: Petrol
• Transmission: Automatic - 4 Speed
• Indicated Odometer Reading: 10635
• Odometer Measurement: miles
• Exterior Colour: Blue
• Interior Colour: Cream Leather

General Condition for age and distance travelled:

• Key: Yes
• Spare Key: No
• Owners Manual: Yes
• Service History: Yes
• Engine Turns Over: Yes

 

[ProfessorExperimental]

Referred at $37000, not bad, but c'mon Grays, "cylinders: 6"; really!

 

[abl567]

Wow, $37K.
I bought it on ebay back when it was an auction site for $1922, it was under a makeshift carport in Jilliby in the central coast hinterland. Parked next to a yurt. Towed it down to Seven Hills where it sat under the factory for years.
I sold it for $6k to 2 MBCNSW members who got it running over 3 or 4 weeks where it was then drove it away.
It's clearly had a lot of money spent on it but the body was super straight.
Original owner was a Drs wife from St Ives.

 

[c107]

This is a 6.3 for sale on car sales with a chassis number that makes no sense to me. My understanding is that 6.3's had their own sequence, and so would always be less than the roughly 6500 cars they made.

But this car shows a data plate as below:

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I would be curious as to what is stamped on the chassis, but I can't understand this.

 

[BenzBoy]

and a lot of money for a "crack in chassis".

 

[abl567]

The 018 stamp looks odd and the body plate is missing a fixing. Odd.