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1966 Mercedes-Benz 250 SE Automatic [W108]

1966 Mercedes-Benz 250 SE [W108] in The Interview, Movie, 1998

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1966 Mercedes-Benz 250 SE Automatic [W108]

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

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Rastaman ◊ 2014-03-12 19:19	Should be a W108 / W109
eLMeR ◊ 2014-03-12 21:10	An automatic one for sure, but: W108 or W109? In the picture of the movie the wheelbase seems not to be stretched (W109 models had an extended wheelbase of 115 mm / 4.5 in - hard to see with that angle), and the letters don't go so far toward the inner side of the upper bumper (W109 were only 300 SEL, which take a little more place to be written), so it's more likely a W108, but not a 208 SEL (lettering length again). Certainly not a V8 (3.5 to 4.5; '70+, for W108 cars), as the engine size was written on the right side and above the "automatic" line: But if you haven't more precise view of the number, I think there's no way to tell more than 1965+ W108 Mercedes-Benz... -- Last edit: 2014-03-12 23:49:20
130rapid ◊ 2014-03-12 21:34	Third sample smells rather 280 SE 'I-wonna-be-6.3' because real 6.3 had automatic gearbox always.
andrepa ◊ 2014-03-12 23:25	first sample congruent perspective and everything we can narrow it down to 250 S/SE or 280 S/SE -- Last edit: 2014-03-13 16:54:51
dsl ◊ 2014-03-12 23:34	No headrests so early. I vote 250 to clear it.
eLMeR ◊ 2014-03-13 01:46	130rapid wrote Third sample smells rather 280 SE 'I-wonna-be-6.3' because real 6.3 had automatic gearbox always. And 6.3 were W109 / 300 SL only. Sorry for that kind of fake, I didn't check enough about the engines and the gearboxes available with the W108. Changed with a (more possible) "3.5 Automatic". But as the default transmission for W108 V8 was the four-speed automatic and thus not necessarily worth to be written, it might also be a fake I didn't notice the missing headrests, indeed. But it's not necessarily sign of an early model, as even '68+ 280 S models seem not to all have had such equipment: (1965 - 1967 250 SE - 1968 280 S) Due to the (almost) visible length of the lettering, I'll be a bit more generous and say its a 1965 Mercedes-Benz 250 SE W108 (Why are all the first 250 S and 250 SE models classified in IMCDb as 1966 models???) -- Last edit: 2014-03-13 02:21:33
zodiac ◊ 2014-03-13 09:22	@elMeR: The car in question has the wheels (with the small hub cap and the bigger wheel embellisher) fitted as standard on the 250 S (apart from the last 2.000 made (out of 74.677)), on the 250 SE (all of them (55.181 made), on the 300 SEb (all of them (2.737 made)), on the 280 S (only the first 1.000 made (out of 93.666)) and on the 280 SE (only the first 600 made (out of 91.051)). All models could be fitted with DB Automatic as optional extra. The car can be narrowed down somewhat, and that is by looking at the exhaust pipe. The 250 S had a single one, while the others had a twin. But this picture is somewhat dizzy. The W 108 range was introduced on the autumn of 1965 (really at the Frankfurt Auto Show in October), but was never available to a greater audience until well into 1966. Yes, that is the car was made from 1965, but most of them, apart from roughly 1.000 made, was really 1966+ production cars. But I can look at your question from another perspective, and that is that not all of the early W 108 range was made in 1966, but spread from (late) 1965 until (early) 1968, which means to call it particularly a 1966 model is rather to narrow it down too much. I've argued like this before, but I've never got any response. The most correct notation should be a (1965) 1966-1968 Mercedes-Benz 250 S, 250 SE, 300 SEb, 280 S or 280 SE. But of those it's most likely a 250 SE (long badge). -- Last edit: 2014-03-13 09:23:14
andrepa ◊ 2014-03-13 16:57	recommend to bookmark this discussion for future reference! -- Last edit: 2014-03-13 16:57:18
eLMeR ◊ 2014-03-13 19:02	@ zodiac: I'm told to be a freak by friends about details I know about some cars, but I think I found my master More seriously, thanks for sharing all that knowledge with us. As you can see, it's what I'm also trying to do ("bad" habit from my former job of teacher?), and I like to always learn new thinks too. Quote But I can look at your question from another perspective [...] which means to call it particularly a 1966 model is rather to narrow it down too much. I've argued like this before, but I've never got any response. No, my question was only about the '66 model year in place of the '65 one, and you perfectly answer to it. I can understand that if we have no particular details to say it's a '66 or a '68 model, it's better to identify it with the first one, assuming we all understand that way of processing. Maybe we should just have a note somewhere so that visitors can understand it? Quote But of those it's most likely a 250 SE (long badge) Seems to me it's a long badge too. As we say in French: "les grands esprits se rencontrent" @ andrepa: I hope having time enough, one day, to collect in a particular database all that kind of references there is inside this website. I never saw elsewhere that amount of particular knowledge displayed in a single place (except perhaps in Wikipedia, but it's a bit scattered, there)... -- Last edit: 2014-03-13 19:12:01

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