1967 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL Sedan

The Tupelo Automobile Museum Auction|27 April 2019, 10:00 CDT|The Tupelo Automobile Museum

1967 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL Sedan
Chassis no. 109.015-12-001954

2,996cc SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
Bosch Indirect Fuel Injection
178bhp at 5,500rpm
3-Speed Automatic Transmission
4-Wheel Independent Suspension
4-Wheel Disc Brakes

*Rarest W109 configuration
*Original 040 G Black over well-preserved Cognac Interior
*Excellent candidate for restoration

THE MOTORCAR OFFERED

Mercedes sedans of the 109 chassis, indeed a once forgone and ill-considered motorcar are as of late, an ever increasingly desirable machine. Presented to public view at Frankfurt in 1965, 108 and 109 chassis cars, so outwardly distinguishable from the preceding fintail sedans, offered a sleek bodyshell with low roof and waistline. The 109 chassis, nearly identical to the 108, is a most luxuriously appointed automobile. Endowed with superb ride quality thanks to its lengthened wheelbase (approx. 4.5in) and self-leveling suspension, its excellence notwithstanding, ensured this new generation went on in timeless elegance.

As trade values of select cars approach the near six figure range, this early production 300SEL represents a lovely candidate for restoration. Originally finished in exceedingly and surprisingly rare 040 G Schwartz, the now pea-green sedan continues to wear what is believed to be its original, and well preserved must we add, cognac leather interior- a desirable color scheme among enthusiasts. Inside the macasser ebony wood shows little distress and further styles the car. Above is a factory sunroof, which while cuts the roofline nicely, we find to be rather strange equipment on an early inline-6 car. The aforementioned M189 unit, which appeared nearly a decade earlier, appears complete, intact and original.

Known for their remarkable durability and reliability, the 108 and 109 chassis are vehicles of amazing success. Largely responsible for reestablishing the brand's reputation as one of the World's automotive leaders, the time to celebrate one of these impressive sedans has come. With a restoration, addressing the self-leveling suspension, reapplication of that textbook Mercedes Black, and an extremely stylish example of the rarest configuration 109 chassis awaits!

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