1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 4.5 [W108]

1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 4.5 [W108] in Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Fernsehserie, 1983-1987 Ep. 3.20

Typ: Pkw, Limousine — Herkunftsland: — Hergestellt für: USA

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cl82 ◊ 2016-02-27 20:14	W108, probably 280SE. Seems to have the 3.5 or even 4.5 badge on the right side of the trunklid.
zodiac ◊ 2016-02-27 20:33	To my eyes there's not enough chrome around the windows to qualify as a [W 109] 300 SEL of some sort. My guess is therefore on a [W 108] with a V8 engine, hence the additional designation number on the boot lid. The question is whether it's a 3.5 litre or 4.5 litre V8. As far as I've read, the 3.5 litre V8 wasn't a huge success in the USA as exhaust regulation killed most of the horse power advantage compare with the 280 S/SE straight six. Hence there was no better acceleration for the difference in cost between the models. Because of that, Mercedes made a bigger 4.5 litre V8, which got the power output the 3.5 litre should have had. That proved to be a success and plenty 4.5 were sold in the USA, but almost non in the rest of the world. I believe this is (not unlikely) a 1971-72 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 4.5.

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cl82

◊ 2016-02-27 20:14

W108, probably 280SE. Seems to have the 3.5 or even 4.5 badge on the right side of the trunklid.

zodiac

◊ 2016-02-27 20:33

To my eyes there's not enough chrome around the windows to qualify as a [W 109] 300 SEL of some sort.
My guess is therefore on a [W 108] with a V8 engine, hence the additional designation number on the boot lid.

The question is whether it's a 3.5 litre or 4.5 litre V8.
As far as I've read, the 3.5 litre V8 wasn't a huge success in the USA as exhaust regulation killed most of the horse power advantage compare with the 280 S/SE straight six. Hence there was no better acceleration for the difference in cost between the models.
Because of that, Mercedes made a bigger 4.5 litre V8, which got the power output the 3.5 litre should have had. That proved to be a success and plenty 4.5 were sold in the USA, but almost non in the rest of the world.

I believe this is (not unlikely) a 1971-72 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 4.5.

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