1967 Mercedes-Benz 250 SL [W113]

1967 Mercedes-Benz 250 SL [W113] in The Great Texas Dynamite Chase, Movie, 1976

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

Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Author	Message
electra225 ◊ 2016-08-14 22:52	European style headlights but USA market bumper guards. It looks to me a 280 SL for the flatter hub cups but I am not sure.
mike962 ◊ 2016-08-14 23:57	-- Last edit: 2016-08-14 23:58:24
dsl ◊ 2016-08-15 00:23	2nd thumb shows 280SL wheel covers, but a US 280SL should have sidemarkers.
rjluna2 ◊ 2016-08-15 14:55	Unless if this is pre-1968 version, dsl
dsl ◊ 2016-08-15 15:02	.... which means 230 or 250. It should not be possible to have a US 280 without sidemarkers.
zodiac ◊ 2016-08-16 11:19	I doubt this is a 280 SL because it doesn't have the bigger door mirrors fitted as (almost) standard from 1968 and it has a chromed inside rear view mirror. That changed to a black one a few weeks before the change from 250 SL to 280 SL. I find it much more likely to be a 230 SL or a 250 SL than a 280 SL, and more likely to be a 230 SL than a 250 SL because of the numbers built (19.831 against 5.196).
dsl ◊ 2016-08-17 03:15	But if it's a late pre-68 (wheel covers, bumper guards) then 250 SL becomes serious possibility??
no-a ◊ 2018-03-20 23:53	-- Last edit: 2018-03-21 13:06:53 (walter)