1969 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL 6.3

11 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT December 27th, 2024 at 9:16pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 0Close but no cigar! Thanks for everyone participating and thank you for all the good, insightful questions from bidders. December 27th, 2024 at 4:34pm EST$36,333 bid placed by @MadManDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:33pm EST$35,333 bid placed by @AMGkingDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:31pm EST$34,833 bid placed by @MadManDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:30pm EST$34,333 bid placed by @AMGkingDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:29pm EST$33,833 bid placed by @MadManDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:29pm EST$33,333 bid placed by @ClassicalgeniusDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:28pm EST$32,000 bid placed by @AMGkingDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:28pm EST$31,000 bid placed by @MadManDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:27pm EST$30,000 bid placed by @AMGkingDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:27pm EST$29,500 bid placed by @MadManDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:26pm EST$29,000 bid placed by @AMGkingDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:26pm EST$28,500 bid placed by @MadManDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:25pm EST$27,500 bid placed by @ClassicalgeniusDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:24pm EST$26,500 bid placed by @VaskinnsDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:23pm EST$26,000 bid placed by @MadManDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:22pm EST$25,500 bid placed by @VaskinnsDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:22pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 0Good luck everyone! December 27th, 2024 at 4:22pm EST$25,000 bid placed by @ClassicalgeniusDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:21pm EST$23,000 bid placed by @Hanger11December 27th, 2024 at 4:20pm EST$22,000 bid placed by @MadManDecember 27th, 2024 at 4:18pm EST$21,000 bid placed by @Hanger11December 27th, 2024 at 4:12pm EST$20,000 bid placed by @MadManDecember 27th, 2024 at 12:34pm EST$18,500 bid placed by @Hanger11December 27th, 2024 at 12:13pm EST$17,500 bid placed by @texdot88December 27th, 2024 at 8:54am ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 0As we enter the final days, I just wanted to post a comment saying good luck and I hope I'm chatting to one of you this evening. Also, I got to interact with a few W109s and W111s over the past week, all restored from reputable shops. What struck me is that a lot of shops rush these projects and only get these things 95% with the last 5% of the issues being hard to diagnose or are super annoying. They either won't start properly or overheat when at idle for more than 10 minutes or make no power up top. I realized I've been spoiled by the cars from this collection. The engines and ignition systems and interiors and suspension are always so dialed in that I've forgotten what most of this era Mercedes-Benz on the road drive like. The collector's shop in Germany is very skilled and making these cars run and delivery power and start and cool the way they did when new is paramount. I'm so proud and privileged to represent these cars as they are how I would get them running for my personal collection. I just hope my representation of his cars show just how good they are to drive. December 26th, 2024 at 3:02pm EST$17,000 bid placed by @Hanger11December 24th, 2024 at 4:25pm EST$15,000 bid placed by @ClassicalgeniusDecember 23rd, 2024 at 11:07am EST$10,000 bid placed by @Hanger11December 20th, 2024 at 5:19pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 0@Terra We are trying to locate records, but the previous owner who had it in California did touch the engine and transmission during the restoration. The transmissions and the M100 are generally pretty stout power plants that don't need much other than some light top end work when they get high in the milage. December 20th, 2024 at 2:28pm EST$8,000 bid placed by @JNicholsonDecember 20th, 2024 at 2:07pm ESTTerra (1) 0When you say a “complete mechanical refresh” were either the engine or transmission rebuilt?December 19th, 2024 at 11:59pm EST$7,750 bid placed by @arjangDecember 19th, 2024 at 8:07pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 0@Jim_Rosenthal You're right. It took until the 500E for Mercedes-Benz to make a production sedan as quicker than the 6.3. Nearly 20 years later! December 19th, 2024 at 5:57pm ESTJim_Rosenthal (96) 0Very glad to hear that- going through the air suspension is formidably expensive. They are really wonderful cars, AND in a sense the ancestors of the 500Es, I suppose the AMG cars as well.. a very honorable lineage of Percedes performance road cars. December 19th, 2024 at 4:45pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 0@Jim_Rosenthal Always appreciate you commenting! We just checked the car since I drove it last (about a month ago) and it is sitting at the same height. If you haven't cranked it in about 10 weeks, you will start to see it getting lower. We run the car every two weeks to keep it from getting grumpy and get it up to temp as well if it isn't driven. I'm hoping The MB Market team gets the undersides up soon. I took 50 pictures. You can see a lot of the suspension has been gone through. Really it's just a few of the bags showing signs of age. The steering and movement in the suspension feels rather dialed in per the video. All the issues are asymptomatic. But since were amongst MB collectors, I had to mention the issues I saw. Original head units are readily available too! If you have a MB friend that owns a shop, they will have some laying around or you can find them on eBay. Becker is wonderful to work with with quick turn around times and their BT module upgrade is a must on all of the cars I own. December 19th, 2024 at 2:50pm EST$7,500 bid placed by @EclecticollectorDecember 19th, 2024 at 8:44am ESTJim_Rosenthal (96) 0Given the cost of a complete refurb of the air suspension system, I'd want to know how long it stays up and when it was last comprehensively gone through, if that info is available. It's a handsome car. The original radio is available as a rebuilt unit from Becker in New Jersey; they also sound as good as any modern radio, and they can add BT etc if desired. December 18th, 2024 at 11:31pm EST$6,000 bid placed by @arjangDecember 18th, 2024 at 1:50pm EST$5,000 bid placed by @EclecticollectorDecember 17th, 2024 at 1:51