It’s Cruising Season

[Camhi]

Just sharing positive vibes with my 1969 280sl. I know not the best background being in a parking lot. Better views to come this summer.

Who else has this color?

[kampala]

Nice.  Interesting "bar" you seem to have on front Bumper?  Would you share a front photo?   Don't think I have seen that before.

[Camhi]

Here is a better picture of the front bumper. Is this bar not common? Also does anyone else have the thin stripe that runs along the side?

[66andBlue]

Do you mean the stripe marked by the red arrow?
It is not original but one can find it sometimes on cars dressed up by dealers/flippers to impress a prospective buyer.
Your front bar certainly is unusual and probably as rare as the Texas Longhorn decoration. 

[Camhi]

Haha I wonder if there is a way to replace the bar with the longhorn. Would really stand out in NYC.

You can see the stripe on the door of the picture I took of the bar. Let me see if I have a clearer picture.

[Mike Hughes]

Probably a period Aamco accessory sometimes referred to as a nudge bar.  They were quite popular back in the day as a means to help protect hoods and grilles on sports cars like M.G.s, Healeys, Triumphs, Minis, SP250s (Daimler Darts), Alfas and 124 coupes and spyders from being dinged in parking lots.