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General Discussion / Re: How determine order of manufacture
« Last post by BobH on Today at 08:05:55 »
Hello, there's a full table of production months in the technical manual, but you need to be a full member to access it.  It's well worth becoming a full member for the information and benefits that become available.  Alternatively, if you share your VIN number on here, someone can confirm the month of manufacture for you.  If you don't have a copy of your data card, which may also contain this information, as well as any options ordered, a copy can be bought from MB dealerships
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Events / Re: Happy Birthday..
« Last post by Pawel66 on Today at 07:14:17 »
Happy Birthday and many adventures together to come!

There is a stamp on data card that you can consider a production date.
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Photo Gallery / Beauty and the Beast
« Last post by neelyrc on Today at 03:49:24 »
MOB INC (Motorists of Birmingham in Nice Cars) Cruise-in today.  My 1969 280SL and a 2022 SL63 AMG.
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Events / Re: Happy Birthday..
« Last post by Bill Sgro on Today at 01:59:49 »
Happy belated Birthday to you and your pagoda!  How do you know the exact B-Day of your pagoda?  Are you going by the date stamped on the steering wheel hub?
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Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items / Re: Hood, bonnet emblem
« Last post by Bill Sgro on Today at 01:25:14 »
Here is the back of mine with the 113 stamp.
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General Discussion / How determine order of manufacture
« Last post by cbw1971 on May 04, 2024, 20:44:02 »
I have a 1971 280SL and am trying to determine whether there is a valid way to determine order of manufacture and/or order of delivery/pickup.  I have a (contemporaneous) letter from manufacturer (German factory) that indicates the last cars were not produced in the VIN order, that they only know which were among the last 100. 
Yet I have seen people claim order of manufacture by VIN.  Is there a source I am missing? 
thank you.
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General Discussion / Re: Injection pump rebuild
« Last post by su8pack1 on May 04, 2024, 18:00:49 »
Nice video of the machine. I had my pump rebuilt several years ago.
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General Discussion / Re: Injection pump rebuild
« Last post by Jonny B on May 04, 2024, 17:52:01 »
Some pretty cool stuff here. The videos of the test and their restoration of a pump-test machine are impressive.

I agree with John, poke around the site - lots of good information there.
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Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items / Re: Were these originally black from factory (now worn away) ?
« Last post by Benz Dr. on May 04, 2024, 17:50:17 »
We use black shoe dye. Seems to work well enough.
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General Discussion / Injection pump rebuild
« Last post by thelews on May 04, 2024, 16:57:42 »
Saw this in action yesterday.  Very impressive and thorough.  Poke around the website, some great stuff.  Watch the video of the Bosch calibration/testing machine in action.

https://www.blackforestllc.com/testbenches
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