After 7 years of working on my 1970 280SL I am selling it

[Pinder]

Hi everyone. I am selling my 1970 280SL. If anyone is interested please share the link. below.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1970-mercedes-benz-280sl-98/

[Rolf-Dieter ✝︎]

Hi Parminder,

Nice car and I'm sure you put long and many hours into this project!

Unfortunately you need to add a selling price pn your post here or one of our Directors will be deleting your post. Add something like what you expect to get into your post.

Also read this ----->https://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=21843.0

Good luck with the sale!

Dieter

[Garry]

Rolf-Dieter,

He has posted it correctly in the Commercial Advertising area as a cross reference to his advert. See item 5 of your link.

Only if it was in the For Sale area it would need a price and no cross reference.  Pity he has not given Members the first bite at the apple though.

[Pinder]

I dont have a good idea of what it is worth. its hard to compare. there are original un restored cars and then there are those high end jobs . this falls somewhere in the two extremes.

Regards

   Pinder

[Pinder]

I do want to extend my appreciation for all of the help I received from this group. I will continue to be a member. I could not have gotten it running without this wonderful community.

Thank you

 Pinder

[Rolf-Dieter ✝︎]

Thanks Garry for steering me in the right direction.

Sorry Pinder for misinformation my bad! Good luck with the sale.

Dieter

[Pinder]

Thank you.

[teahead]

Car looks FANTASTIC!

should do well.  Thinking at least $95k

[Pinder]

So it did not sell. It went to 84k USD and stopped.  It was a strange auction. I sold my 69 280SL earlier which went for 70K USD which was a fair price as I never rebuilt the engine on that car and I knew the fender was replaced on it. IT was a beautiful color.

So the 1970 280SL is a different situation in that it is all original sheet metal and rebuilt engine and completed solid under neath. Some of the chrome could be better so now I will focus on that and order a complete carpet set plus soft top. and then try again. But its got excellent bones. I think the market has softened a bit thought. Also I dont think light Ivory is a very desirable color.

[Cees Klumper]

Perhaps a deal can be made after all with the highest bidder(s)? That's what the comments of 'did not meet reserve' auctions often say.

[Pinder]

Yes Cees

 they do send the contact info of the highest bidder. I think I need to get a few things addressed that I've lived with but really would help in the overall look of the car.

Regards

Pinder

[teahead]

the car is amazing, but I'm afraid it'd take a buyer that really likes that color.

I think it looks great, but it appears the big bux are for silver, green, and black cars.  Maybe the occasional dark red.

[Pinder]

I agree. I think the silver and greys seem to get the attention. This is proof that keep to the original color is not a good idea if its not a popular color. when I got this car it had been painted Red. I was contemplating switching to grey or black and infact I painted the engine compartment black and then changed my mind and went with original. I know have a gallon of Mercedes Black paint sitting around.

[kampala]

Pinder,

Thought you got a great bid at mid 80k for the ivory car.  Was surprised you didn’t release the reserve.  Compare to the 280 that Andy (drewtee) sold on BAT through WOB, think)  that was worked on by motoring investments.

Of course you know what you put into the car and can decide if you want to make a deal with the high bidders.

At least you will be participating in this forum for a bit 

BTW - ivory was very very popular in so many cars of that era and loved by the older generation — not so much by some of us a bit younger.  My 280 was originally 728 ( beige gray metallic) and previous owner changed to ivory.  I have since returned to original 728. 

[teahead]

 Your green car was also an amazing deal that sold for $70k:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1969-mercedes-benz-280sl-79/

Sure, it didn't have a rebuilt engine, but did it need it?

The Pagoda market is as weird as the BMW E9 market (which I'm familiar with since I have one too); some go for big bux, others...not sure why not.


I concur, unless the factory color is currently a very popular color, (black, red, green, silver) I wouldn't have re-painted the factory color.

[Pinder]

that 69 was one beautiful machine.  Paint held up for 6, 7 years.  went up north to Vancouver.  Was a solid car.

[Pinder]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vM1qK0-An7Q