Finished in White (050) from the factory, the car was repainted purple in Germany and was refinished back to white following an accident in 1975. The work included replacement of the hood, trunk lid, left door, rear body panel, rear floor, right rear quarter panel, and front fenders. Features include a blue and white removable hardtop, a replacement black soft top, US-spec headlights, a front badge bar, dual side mirrors, chrome bumpers and trim, and twin exhaust tips.…
Finished in White (050) from the factory, the car was repainted purple in Germany and was refinished back to white following an accident in 1975. The work included replacement of the hood, trunk lid, left door, rear body panel, rear floor, right rear quarter panel, and front fenders. Features include a blue and white removable hardtop, a replacement black soft top, US-spec headlights, a front badge bar, dual side mirrors, chrome bumpers and trim, and twin exhaust tips. Dents and other blemishes around the body are shown in the gallery.
Steel 14” wheels wear polished covers and are mounted with 185/70 Hankook Kinergy ST tires that were installed in 2022. The car is equipped with power steering and power-assisted front disc brakes. The front brakes were serviced in 2017.
The cabin features bucket seats upholstered in black MB-Tex along with a color-coordinated dash pad and door panels. Equipment includes a cabin heater, a floor-mounted shifter with a shortened gear lever, a Becker Grand Prix radio, a Clarion cassette player, and a rear jump seat.
An ivory-color two-spoke steering wheel with a horn ring fronts a 220-km/h speedometer, a 7k-rpm tachometer, and gauges for fuel level, coolant temperature, and oil pressure. The horn pad is worn and discolored. The five-digit odometer is said to have rolled over once and currently shows 6k kilometers (~3,700 miles). Approximately 48k kilometers (~30k miles) were added during current ownership.
The replacement 2.3-liter M127 inline-six is equipped with Bosch mechanical fuel injection and was sourced from the Mercedes factory in Germany and installed in 1977. A replacement alternator was installed and the fuel pump rebuilt in 2017. Work in 2022 included replacing the front subframe mounts and drive belts.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed manual transmission. The shifter bushings were replaced, the linkage repaired, and the clutch release cylinder replaced in 2022. Corrosion is noted on the underbody and exhaust components, additional photos of which are provided in the gallery.