1978 Mercedes-Benz 300 CD [W123]

1978 Mercedes-Benz 300 CD [W123] in Primal Fear, Movie, 1996

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin: — Made for: USA

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
benny ◊ 2007-03-09 17:36	This movie features a beautiful 1978 C123 280 CE, used quite a lot by the main character, lawyer Martin Vail (Richard Gere). It was a liht grey colored one, with black leather seats (visible from outside, since there weren't many interior shots), and no alloy wheels. Badges seen several times, with the 280-ish chrome under the rear lights. It was in nearly perfect conditions. No aggressive or particular driving, but lots of good exterior shots.
ahight ◊ 2007-03-17 23:35	-- Last edit: 2007-03-18 00:19:24
benny ◊ 2007-04-05 11:52	Finally good photos of it! Thanks, ahight!
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Ingo ◊ 2011-11-12 22:30	Yes, the turbodiesel-version came in 1981, but the car above has the early headrests. Only made for USA. Only there was ever the W123-Coupé available with a Diesel-engine.
Alexanderquattro ◊ 2015-08-22 16:51	First Serie (78-81) w123 Coupe, "300CD DIESEL" Benny-All coupes have chrome under the taillight, not only the the 280-(What you told, it's true only for sedans) -- Last edit: 2015-08-23 10:52:20
Kowalski ◊ 2016-03-18 13:40	W123? Aren't coupés identified by a code starting with the C?
dsl ◊ 2016-03-18 14:41	Yes, but we don't do it (nor S123 for the estates). An occasionally recurring question, but I forget the reasons.
shlc647 ◊ 2017-03-13 07:00