1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL

12 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT January 9th, 2024 at 5:41pm ESTmbheritage (90) Seller 0Thanks to all for the spirited bidding. @samir1985 has bought a nice Pagoda and a piece of rock and roll history. And thanks to The MB Market for making this all happen.January 9th, 2024 at 5:31pm EST$75,000 bid placed by @samir1985January 9th, 2024 at 5:29pm EST$73,500 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:29pm EST$73,000 bid placed by @samir1985January 9th, 2024 at 5:27pm EST$72,500 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:27pm EST$72,000 bid placed by @samir1985January 9th, 2024 at 5:26pm EST$71,500 bid placed by @CLv12January 9th, 2024 at 5:25pm EST$71,000 bid placed by @samir1985January 9th, 2024 at 5:25pm EST$70,500 bid placed by @CLv12January 9th, 2024 at 5:24pm EST$70,000 bid placed by @samir1985January 9th, 2024 at 5:23pm EST$69,000 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:23pm EST$68,500 bid placed by @ClassicalChasJanuary 9th, 2024 at 5:23pm EST$67,500 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:23pm EST$67,000 bid placed by @samir1985January 9th, 2024 at 5:23pm EST$66,000 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:23pm EST$65,500 bid placed by @samir1985January 9th, 2024 at 5:22pm EST$65,000 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:22pm EST$63,000 bid placed by @samir1985January 9th, 2024 at 5:22pm EST$62,500 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:22pm EST$62,000 bid placed by @CLv12January 9th, 2024 at 5:22pm EST$61,500 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:22pm EST$61,000 bid placed by @samir1985January 9th, 2024 at 5:21pm EST$60,500 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:21pm EST$60,000 bid placed by @ClassicalChasJanuary 9th, 2024 at 5:20pm EST$58,500 bid placed by @CLv12January 9th, 2024 at 5:19pm EST$58,000 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:19pm EST$57,500 bid placed by @CLv12January 9th, 2024 at 5:19pm EST$57,000 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:18pm EST$56,500 bid placed by @CLv12January 9th, 2024 at 5:18pm EST$56,000 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 5:18pm EST$55,500 bid placed by @CLv12January 9th, 2024 at 4:52pm EST$55,000 bid placed by @ClassicalChasJanuary 9th, 2024 at 4:48pm EST$53,500 bid placed by @CLv12January 9th, 2024 at 3:40pm EST$53,000 bid placed by @StardriverJanuary 9th, 2024 at 3:16pm EST$51,000 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 9th, 2024 at 3:00pm EST$50,500 bid placed by @Theyab_8January 9th, 2024 at 2:09pm ESTmbheritage (90) Seller 0I should mention that documentation of Pegi Young's ownership is via 3 documents: a California registration card from 2015 noting an address on Wilshire Blvd in Los Angeles, a registration card from 2019 same address, and an insurance card from 2019. The current title is in Pegi and Neil's daughter's name. And images of the car at the Broken Arrow Ranch will be included in the sale.January 9th, 2024 at 2:01pm ESTmbheritage (90) Seller 1@mayart Thanks for the note. Regarding driving the car to LA, the answer is probably but I wouldn't recommend it. As I mentioned in the video, we addressed just the basics to make the car comfortable to demonstrate. I've put about 100 miles on the car with no issues. AC can be installed. The immediate solution is a Bud's Benz kit. Sourcing all the OE bracketry/hardware/under dash unit would take quite some time. Hope this helps.January 9th, 2024 at 1:24pm ESTmayart (3) 0@seller can this car be driven back to southern California as is with no issues on the freeways? Also do you know if an AC unit can be installed in this car?January 9th, 2024 at 11:06am ESTmbheritage (90) Seller 1Good morning to all! It's the last day for someone to own this attractive and solid 1970 280SL formerly owned by Pegi Young. Neil, Peggy and daughter Amber undoubtedly shared drives together in the car on the beautiful Skyline Blvd above the Broken Arrow Ranch in Woodside, CA. Thank you to @Shyk1965 and @Stardriver for moving things in the right direction. We still have some distance to go before we hit the pricing sweet spot and I encourage all bidders to review all the images. Note the car's general stance, excellent shut lines and panel gaps and the notes I made on images of important aspects of the structure. And note the rare originality of this SL's black MB tex interior. I'm happy to store the car until the winning bidder is able to arrange trucking. This car is being sold as-is with no warranty implied or otherwise. Bidders should refresh their browsers regularly to insure they're seeing the latest bids. New bidders should know that any bid in the last 2 minutes resets the auction clock to 2 minutes. Good luck to all bidders! January 9th, 2024 at 10:32am EST$50,000 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 8th, 2024 at 4:39pm EST$46,000 bid placed by @StardriverJanuary 8th, 2024 at 9:35am EST$45,000 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 7th, 2024 at 12:30pm EST$42,000 bid placed by @StardriverJanuary 7th, 2024 at 11:14am EST$40,000 bid placed by @Shyk1965January 5th, 2024 at 4:04pm EST$30,000 bid placed by @StardriverJanuary 4th, 2024 at 3:57pm EST$28,280 bid placed by @Whiting88January 3rd, 2024 at 10:26pm ESTDMageros (3) 1Really cool history with this one. Love seeing photos of the car at the ranchJanuary 3rd, 2024 at 5:44pm ESTaffordableluxury (11) 1Gorgeous Good luck January 3rd, 2024 at 3:14pm EST$25,000 bid placed by @StardriverJanuary 2nd, 2024 at 12:25pm ESTmbheritage (90) Seller 0@Cardinal Good question. At some time in the car's life there was an engine issue which required replacing the engine block. The engine block in any Mercedes of this era was stamped with a 14 digit number and this number is noted on the data card for each automobile. You'll see that the "Motor-Nr" on the data card in photos 190 and 191 indicates 130983-12-012006. The prefix '130983' broadly indicates a 280SL engine. The '12' indicates an automatic transmission car. The last six digits '012006' indicates where that specific engine falls in the production sequence of