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1977 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL [W116] 
Ep. 1Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: 
![1977 Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL [W116]](i396511.jpg)
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Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene
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◊ 2011-05-05 09:47 |
BTW: The correct chassis-code for this S-Class is W 116. Besides, there are 2 goofs in the background(Corsa & Toyota) as the movie is set 1977. Actually rather unnecessary, because in 1997 there were still enough 1970s cars around in Germany. |
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◊ 2011-05-05 14:06 |
Perhaps the owners refused to move them. Or perhaps the film crew just didn't bother to ask. |
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◊ 2011-05-05 15:05 |
Or they didn't have the budget to make it looks like 1977 era setting besides these vehicles  |
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◊ 2011-05-05 15:23 |
No idea. It was actually the only thing that bothered me about this quite remarkable movie( which is actually a "hybrid" as it's both a documentary and "conventional" movie) while I watched it back in '97 when it was broadcasted for the first time. As far as the content/plot is concerned, it was extremely well researched (the director is also a journalist), and it would be rather wrong to call it low-budget. The work of both the cast and the setbuilders was excellent as far as I recall, but in this particular scene I guess they just ran out of time as they possibly weren't allowed to cordon off this quite busy Cologne street until the cars were removed. |
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◊ 2011-05-05 21:44 |
The big SUV (Landcruiser?) is an anachronism, too. |
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◊ 2011-05-05 21:50 |
In original it was a 450 SE http://www.netzeitung.de/articleimages//18/18575391060764016120.jpg also in the 2008-movie about the asduction /vehicle_220741-Mercedes-Benz-450-SE-W116-1973.html |
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◊ 2011-05-06 15:15 |
I actually meant the Land Cruiser. I didn't realize there was a Hiace, too. |
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◊ 2011-05-06 19:27 |
![[Image: vlcsnap2011041912h19m35.9051.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is594/vlcsnap2011041912h19m35.9051.jpg) I cannot make out the writing on the trunk, but it could also be a 450 SE. -- Last edit: 2011-05-06 19:28:29 |
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◊ 2011-05-15 21:18 |
I think the letters say SEL. The numbers I'm guessing say 450 but it's still a guess because I can't completely make them out. |
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◊ 2011-05-15 22:34 |
@G-Mann: You're correct while I was wrong. It's a 450 SEL indeed- as it was in reality: http://www.sueddeutsche.de/auto/filmautos-raf-jagd-im-youngtimer-1.687789-2 and http://www.sueddeutsche.de/auto/filmautos-raf-jagd-im-youngtimer-1.687789-3 Back in '97, W116 450 SELs were both easy and cheap to get, so I guess the film-crew took a "genuine" one instead of taking a cheaper model and putting a 450 SEL-badge on it. |
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◊ 2015-11-14 19:36 |
1977+ (wider) interior mirror. -- Last edit: 2018-02-11 12:26:53 |
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