THIS LOOKS LIKE A NICE ONE!!!

[terry shores]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/CALIFORNIACLASSIX-70-Mercedes-280SL-Mint-100-PIX_W0QQitemZ4596064345QQcategoryZ6338QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

[Chad]

A nice car. Surrised the Buy-It-Now has not been clicked yet.
The service records, cleanliness and originality (by that I mean it has seemingly not been touched) put it far above restored examples, in my opinion. If only it were a 230 or early 250 and a manual...

[Douglas]

Wow, the famed White Diamond! I've read about it . . . on ebay. (Note sarcasm.)

[Chad]

Yeah. That's fleaBay!

[Vince Canepa]

Looks like a beautiful car, but someone painted the underside of the car black.  That seems a shame since the car looks like it could really score high at a concours.

Vince Canepa
1967 250SL
113.043-10-001543
568H Signal Red
116 Caviar MB-Tex

[Douglas]

I like the factory Panasonic speakers in the rear parcel shelf.

[norton]

Wasn"t there also a "Blue Diamond" on ebay a couple of months ago

Mike Halleck
Chesterfield Mi
71 280SL
68 250SL (parts car)
94 E320 Coupe

[Chad]

Norton, You're right. There was a "Blue Diamond."  Probably the same seller, I think.  

How cheesy and lame, check out this link...

http://www.californiaclassix.com/archive/69_280SL_p3.html

[66andBlue]

Perhaps the car does have a problem since it didn't even come close to the Buy-it-now price of $44.9K whereas two others did, one for $37.5K and the other for $50.5K. Did the expert group here ever pick that one apart already?
Here they are:
[$50.5K]:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4595229409&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
[$37.5K]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4595406741&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Alfred
1966 blue 230SL automatic

[KevinC]

On the blue '71 they list the car as having V6. Never noticed THAT on the options list!  

quote:Originally posted by 66andBlue

Perhaps the car does have a problem since it didn't even come close to the Buy-it-now price of $44.9K whereas two others did, one for $37.5K and the other for $50.5K. Did the expert group here ever pick that one apart already?
Here they are:
[$50.5K]:http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4595229409&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT
[$37.5K]http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1,1&item=4595406741&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT

Alfred
1966 blue 230SL automatic

Kevin Caputo
Boca Raton, FL
1967 230 SL Automatic
670 Light Ivory
113 Bronze/Brown MB Tex

[Douglas]

I don't mean to pick the car apart. It could very possibly be a decent example, but it is impossible to tell from pix over the Web--particularly since it's from a dealer who we've collectively questioned in the past and it's 050 white which is a very forgiving color in photos. I just think all the sales hype is silly. I can almost see their next restoration candidate. It'll be called the "Brown Diamond" . . . .

[Chad]

And then of course there will be the project car, "The Diamond in the Rough."