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W113 Pagoda SL Group => General Discussion => Topic started by: hauser on December 19, 2005, 22:43:33

Title: Unusual 280se
Post by: hauser on December 19, 2005, 22:43:33

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/1971-Mercedes-Benz-280SE-3-5-Utility_W0QQitemZ4592853118QQcategoryZ2030QQcmdZViewItem

1969 280sl 5 spd
Gainesville, Fl.

Title: Re: Unusual 280se
Post by: Ben on December 20, 2005, 02:55:44

I believe one of our members from Down Under has an identical car. These "Utes" are popular down there but I'm not sure where they were made/converted !

Regards,
Ben in Ireland.
'64 230SL 4sp.

Title: Re: Unusual 280se
Post by: waltklatt on December 20, 2005, 10:33:58

I saw one in person a few years back too and it was a gold 1969 280SE with a 4 speed on the floor.  Was in very rough shape and looked like an authentic conversion.  The one on the ebay looks like it has Mazda wagon taillights on it.  Yikes!  The gold one I saw retained the original taillights from the W108 and the tailgate flipped down above them.  I'll have to dig up my archives again for the pictures.  Oh yeah it was also a right hooker like the down under ones and had plates from Oklahoma.
Walter "always looking for the unusual" Klatt
1967 220SL-diesel
1963 230SL-gas

Title: Re: Unusual 280se
Post by: Chad on December 20, 2005, 16:36:30

How ugly. At least it wasn't a w111.

1967 230SL (ƒ=m*acceleration)
1958 180D (ƒ=m*gravity)