1976 Mercedes-Benz 280 E [W123]

1976 Mercedes-Benz 280 E [W123] in Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, TV Series, 1979 Ep. 1

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin:

00:13:56 Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

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dsl ◊ 2013-12-26 23:05	Location of main supposed to be Czechoslovakia but is actually Germiston, E Glasgow - seen from the Glasgow-Edinburgh train just after leaving Queen St station - and newly built at film date. Merc is driven through "E Europe" to border checkpoint and then into town. There is also some long range footage of similar/same Merc coming up tp a border control which is clearly N Europe somewhere and not Scotland - could be stock sequence?? Assuming the close-ups are the same car (which is always LHD), it has alloys, tints, square headlamps, front headrests, and cloth/vinyl upholstery. Is this enough to say 280E?? -- Last edit: 2013-12-27 20:52:05
Ingo ◊ 2013-12-27 22:46	dsl wrote There is also some long range footage of similar/same Merc coming up tp a border control which is clearly N Europe somewhere and not Scotland - could be stock sequence?? This is a W114/115. On the 2nd thumbnail, the 2nd waiting car, is that a Wartburg 353? -- Last edit: 2013-12-27 22:47:35

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dsl

◊ 2013-12-26 23:05

Location of main supposed to be Czechoslovakia but is actually Germiston, E Glasgow - seen from the Glasgow-Edinburgh train just after leaving Queen St station - and newly built at film date. Merc is driven through "E Europe" to border checkpoint and then into town.

There is also some long range footage of similar/same Merc coming up tp a border control which is clearly N Europe somewhere and not Scotland - could be stock sequence??

Assuming the close-ups are the same car (which is always LHD), it has alloys, tints, square headlamps, front headrests, and cloth/vinyl upholstery. Is this enough to say 280E??

-- Last edit: 2013-12-27 20:52:05

Ingo

◊ 2013-12-27 22:46

dsl wrote
There is also some long range footage of similar/same Merc coming up tp a border control which is clearly N Europe somewhere and not Scotland - could be stock sequence??

This is a W114/115.
On the 2nd thumbnail, the 2nd waiting car, is that a Wartburg 353?

-- Last edit: 2013-12-27 22:47:35

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