Author Topic: 1969 280SL for sale on Hemmings  (Read 3157 times)

GM

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Gary
1971 280SL - Sold
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lreppond

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Re: 1969 280SL for sale on Hemmings
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2021, 18:42:41 »
This car doesn’t look bad at all but it’s what you can’t see that is the most important.  What exactly is meant by “little visible rust”? 
« Last Edit: May 02, 2021, 19:03:38 by lreppond »
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Re: 1969 280SL for sale on Hemmings
« Reply #2 on: May 03, 2021, 05:58:34 »
The worst is undercoated cars, it always rusts from under the undercoating, beware.  And the inside of the subframe rails needs to be scoped, the only real way to see the extent of the corrosion there.

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Re: 1969 280SL for sale on Hemmings
« Reply #3 on: May 04, 2021, 11:26:50 »
You can see pretty bad rust in the trunk. My guess is this car is not as good of a deal as it looks.
John Krystowski
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Jonny B

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Re: 1969 280SL for sale on Hemmings
« Reply #4 on: May 04, 2021, 16:45:25 »
The ad is not there any longer. Sold?
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Re: 1969 280SL for sale on Hemmings
« Reply #5 on: May 04, 2021, 22:08:17 »
It looked like a good deal.
Cees Klumper
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Re: 1969 280SL for sale on Hemmings
« Reply #6 on: May 05, 2021, 04:22:08 »
I emailed the seller a few days ago. No reply.
Frank Koronkiewicz
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1970 280SL Originally Light Ivory - Now Anthracite Gray Metallic