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Taleb

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280 / 8
« on: October 01, 2017, 16:13:12 »
hi all ,

it written on the my car plate 280 sl /8 , what is the meaning of number 8 ?

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Re: 280 / 8
« Reply #1 on: October 01, 2017, 16:34:08 »
Generally it is for the introductory 1968 model year.
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Re: 280 / 8
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2017, 19:39:18 »
Taleb, take a look here for more details on the "/8" models:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W114
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Re: 280 / 8
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2017, 09:09:09 »
Thanks dears