As someone who routinely rescues rare vehicles out of junkyards, finding a car like this is on a whole other level. This may look like your bread-and-butter W124-chassis Mercedes-Benz 300E, but it’s actually a completely bonkers one-off built by… more»
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Mar 16, 2020 • For Sale • 9 Comments
Clean Cosworth: 1986 Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16
Some classic cars have names that roll easily and almost seductively off the tongue, while others have been blessed with names that roll off the tongue like, well…a brick. The Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.3-16 Cosworth undoubtedly fits into the… more»
Mar 15, 2020 • For Sale • 16 Comments
Rare Sportline Edition: 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300E
The W124 chassis Mercedes-Benz is one of the best sedans the company has made, a thoroughly competent package that was built for long highway drives. Featuring the venerable “bank vault” sensation when you close the doors and an inline-six… more»
Mar 11, 2020 • For Sale • 15 Comments
22k Mile Survivor: 1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL
With Summer just around the corner, hitting the open road in a classic convertible holds a lot of attraction. If your leanings are towards something European, then a car like this 1966 Mercedes-Benz 230 SL has to be well… more»
Mar 9, 2020 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Gray Market AMG: 1975 Mercedes 450 SLC
This 1975 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC is a gray-market import that was modified by AMG when new. AMG, Mercedes’ in-house performance skunkworks, was a bit more of a rogue operation back in the day, with no standard dotted line guiding how… more»
Feb 23, 2020 • For Sale • 6 Comments
Short Wheelbase Cabrio: 1980 Mercedes 280GE
This 1980 Mercedes-Benz 280GE is a great throwback to the lighter side of the Mercedes G-Class line-up, offering the comfort of a hardtop and the option to drop the soft top in nicer weather. Think of it as an… more»
Feb 22, 2020 • For Sale • 15 Comments
Manual Diesel Sedan: 1970 Mercedes 220D
This 1970 Mercedes-Benz 220D is said to have been with the original owner up until last year when the seller snagged it out of a barn in upstate New York. According to him, the Mercedes was restored 15 years… more»
Feb 12, 2020 • For Sale • 7 Comments
Fire Brigade Doka: 1989 Unimog 1300
Here’s a vehicle that I’m glad wears a deceptive license plate. Given it sports a Massachusetts tag, I grew immediately concerned it may actually be within driving distance, both for checking out and to drive as short of a… more»
Jan 30, 2020 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Another Pickup Conversion? 1980 Mercedes 300TD
We have had a run on custom Mercedes pickups here lately on Barn Finds, with at least one other W123 in recent memory. This is a conversion I had not seen much of prior to these last few months,… more»
Jan 27, 2020 • For Sale • 7 Comments
No Reserve 6.3 V8: 1971 Mercedes 300SEL
This 1971 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL looks quite fresh for having just recently emerged from storage. Long regarded as one of the pioneers of the fast sedan movement, the W109 chassis models like this featured the M100 V8 that did duty… more»
Jan 26, 2020 • For Sale • 5 Comments
Storage Unit Find: 1978 Mercedes 450SL
The varying degrees of condition a car can emerge in from long-term storage tends to defy logic. Sometimes, what looks like a perfectly sound arrangement still reveals plenty of hidden corrosion, while other vehicles left outdoors survive because of… more»
Jan 24, 2020 • For Sale • 10 Comments
Museum Car: 1970 Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3
This 1970 Mercedes 300SEL 6.3 has been part of the seller’s private “museum” for the last ten years, remaining in nicely preserved condition with mostly original paint. The listing describes this powerful sedan as having seen limited use while… more»
Jan 20, 2020 • For Sale • 13 Comments
Ground-Breaking! 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190 2.3-16
This car’s story pays tribute to the skills of automotive enthusiasts from at least three nations. More about that later, but take a virtual walk to the listing here on eBay where this 1987 Mercedes-Benz 190 2.3-16 in Daytona… more»
Jan 17, 2020 • For Sale • 5 Comments
Barely Broken In: 1980 Mercedes 300D
If you thought the W124 diesel we featured the other day had plenty of life left in its wheels, this 66,142 mile W123 example should be able to run laps around that car. A slight exaggeration, of course, but… more»
Jan 16, 2020 • For Sale • 14 Comments
Low Mile Diesel: 1995 Mercedes E300D
This 1995 Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel is the last of the W124 lineup in the United States, one of the marque’s iconic platforms that was seemingly indestructible and can still be a great choice for a highway cruiser today. This… more»
Jan 16, 2020 • For Sale • 8 Comments
Short Wheelbase Flagship: 1969 Mercedes 600
This 1969 Mercedes-Benz 600 SWB is described as being in long-term family ownership and used sparingly as a second car. Mileage is reported as being just 39,000, which would likely make it one of the lower-mileage examples on the… more»
