M-100 Group forum members selling area

Mods: If having a thread like this is verboten, nuke it and message me a slap on the wrist (I know some forums abhor such things).

Personally, I thought it might be nice to track/share M100 cars which pop up when someone spots one, especially since they're a bit rare. A single consolidated thread is less messy than a bunch of shares of CL/eBay/etc. cars, so I thought I'd post these here, and maybe someone will see one, buy one, and join us (or I'll find a full-fledged 6.9 to purchase).


'79 Light Blue 6.9 180k miles, $20k #4834
http://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/5946656614.html

'77 Light Blue 6.9 106k miles, $30k
http://stockton.craigslist.org/cto/5905251914.html

1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

Pains me to say this but unfortunately those are some very optimistic prices for 6.9's given the current market. Seems like the mojo from the 6.3 has skipped a generation and the W126's are now taking off, along with the R107s of course.

Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9
Vancouver, BC

I really can't see R107's being worth much. They made far too many of them. If prices are rising, the market will flood and the price will fall. As well, they are not attractive in contrast to the 190SL/300SL or the Pagoda's, especially with those horrible US bumper bars!
Art

Art, fair enough on the 107's but nice ones are fetching very good prices right now here in NA. Probably folks who hope they will become the next Pagoda but I agree the math does not work. I tend to think the bottom will drop out of the Pagoda market as well. Cannot see the current trend of 100k plus continuing too much longer.

Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9
Vancouver, BC

I greatly love the looks of the C107, but the driving experience left a lot to be desired. That car would've shined with a manual and a more enthusiastic motor.

1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

The White 300 SEL 6.3 is really tempting me, but I gotta move before I buy another car. Storage is expensive. :(

1978 6.9. Sky Blue over Dark Blue Leather. 60k mi, $23k.
VIN: 11603612006002
https://easttexas.craigslist.org/cto/6016670784.html

1979 6.9? White over Camel. 135k mi, $13k. Maybe 6.9? Bumpers look wrong to me.
VIN: 11603312094654
https://newyork.craigslist.org/lgi/cto/6012491817.html

1978&79 6.9 Parts cars: $1k.
https://newjersey.craigslist.org/cto/6022447692.html

1971 300 SEL 6.3. Ivory over Ivory. Documented Pedigree. 153k mi, $25k.
VIN: 10901812005087
https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/nva/cto/6013444556.html

1969 300 SEL 6.3. Silver? over black. 24k mi, $28k.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/sfv/cto/6006191556.html


1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

Wow those 6.9 parts cars are rough[xx(] always makes me sad to see them go to pot like that. Values are staying stubbornly low even with nice ones getting rare. Strange days my fellow Benz brothers[V]

Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9
Vancouver, BC

Matt, that second listing in your last post is a standard 450sel. Look at the VIN....116-033-12-094654. The "033" tells us it's a long wheel base 450sel, and the last six digits, 094654, are a tell tale sign, too, as there weren't this many 6.9 cars made. I suppose someone could have put a 6.9 in a standard 450sel, but highly unlikely. Oh, the interior color is called Bamboo, never camel.

These two 6.9 cars are for sale in Louisiana. I first saw them 6 or 7 years ago when then were both in running/driving condition. Since then, the owner passed away and the cars have (literally) been put out to pasture. When I was last out there, we could not get either car to crank. Both have a fair amount of rust now and IMO are parts cars. The son would like to get $6,000 for both. If you'd like further info, please PM me and I can put you in touch with the son. I'm back and forth to Louisiana a fair amount and am willing to help if someone wants to save them.
The silver car was recently backed into by a tractor which put a sizable dent in the driver's door. It has original BBS wheels on it and the original bundts are long gone. There is a significant rust on this one, including the bottom of the doors.
The black car was originally silver. The owner added a Lorinser body kit and had it repainted black many years ago. It currently has some sort of hideous while wheels on it but the son told me the original bundts are there somewhere. He has a whole bunch of extra parts but no inventory list. It's a bit rusty, but seems to be in better shape than the silver car.
I believe both cars are Euro spec.






















1966 230SL
1969 300SEL #1703
1985 300TD
1990 350SDL
1992 500E
1993 500E
2002 SL500
2008 GL320 CDI
2009 GL320 BT - SOLD

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Originally posted by Aaron H

Matt, that second listing in your last post is a standard 450sel. Look at the VIN....116-033-12-094654. The "033" tells us it's a long wheel base 450sel, and the last six digits, 094654, are a tell tale sign, too, as there weren't this many 6.9 cars made. I suppose someone could have put a 6.9 in a standard 450sel, but highly unlikely. Oh, the interior color is called Bamboo, never camel.

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I kind of suspected it wasn't. The high prod-number and bumpers were the key give-aways, along with the lack of a photo of 6.9 badge, or under the hood, but I wanted to share it anyway just to be safe (since I haven't memorized the VIN decryption yet).

KipF: I can't see the pictures you shared... you should toss them in a photobucket or something, and then link us to it. :)

1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

Matt - I'll try. I spent better than an hour today trying to get them uploaded. I really wish there was a better way to upload photos here. I'm going to edit my post above and try to repost the photos after I load them to photobucket.

1966 230SL
1969 300SEL #1703
1985 300TD
1990 350SDL
1992 500E
1993 500E
2002 SL500
2008 GL320 CDI
2009 GL320 BT - SOLD

Black one does look better but neither are worth saving in my opinion. 6K is also optimistic I would say. 2-3K tops.

Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9
Vancouver, BC

KIp, the '57 Olds is probably worth saving./

Jack English
300SEL 6.3 #4768

I'm with you Jack, that'd be cool

300SEL
6.3 #2723, my first classic Benz
3.5 #8659, my second.
2 to go...

I can certainly ask. I think pretty much everything out there is for sale.

1966 230SL
1969 300SEL #1703
1985 300TD
1990 350SDL
1992 500E
1993 500E
2002 SL500
2008 GL320 CDI
2009 GL320 BT - SOLD

I kind of suspected it wasn't. The high prod-number and bumpers were the key give-aways, along with the lack of a photo of 6.9 badge, or under the hood, but I wanted to share it anyway just to be safe (since I haven't memorized the VIN decryption yet).


Don't forget that "elimination of type designation" was an option, and that a lot of 6.9 cars had no emblem plates on their deck lids from new. Just remember that a 6.9 will always start with "116.036". :) Though. I still wonder why the seller thinks it's a 6.9?

the black car might not be half bad, i just purchased a 280 sel shell, if was not for that i would take a trip to louisiana i am only 2 hrs away

Had some time to kill while working today, and thought I'd share the day's haul:

1967 600. LHD. Dark Blue over Dark Blue. 95k mi, $130k.
VIN: 600000588
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1967-Mercedes-Benz-600-Series-/302239209251?hash=item465edc5723:g:MU0AAOSw6DtYXpZz&vxp=mtr

1968 300SEL 6.3. Blue over Tobacco. 48k mi, $40k.
VIN: 10901812006948
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1968-Mercedes-Benz-300-SEL-4DR-/172560208133?hash=item282d63d105:g:ylgAAOSwuxFYufRA&vxp=mtr

1977 6.9. Light blue over blue. 91k mi, $3k, reserve not met yet.
VIN: 11603612003246
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-Other-Makes-450-SEL-6-9-/232258470391?hash=item3613af01f7:g:H8YAAOSwpLNX~SOU&vxp=mtr

1977 6.9. Brown over bamboo suede. 108k mi, $18k.
VIN: 11603612003377
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1977-Mercedes-Benz-450-SEL-6-9-Runs-Drives-Body-Inter-Vgood-New-Suspension-Rd-Rdy-/391717313938?hash=item5b342bdd92:g:wTEAAOSwax5Ythtu&vxp=mtr

1979 6.9. Dark Brown over bamboo leather. 63k mi, $17k.
VIN: 11603612006913
http://www.ebay.com/itm/1979-Other-Makes-450SEL-6-9-/381985456110?hash=item58f01b7fee:g:ukoAAOSw-YVXm6q5&vxp=mtr

1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

Nothing super new to see. Only two 6.9's I found for sale are previously posted, and still for sale at the same prices. I might need to write my own search function for Craigslist. The website I'm using is getting unreliable and a bit inconsistent.

Found a single 300 6.3 for sale:
1970 300 6.3. Med Brwn/Tobacco leather. 3k Miles? $41k.
http://www.elevationmotors.com/1970-MercedesBenz-300/Used-Car/Lakewood-CO/6855736/Details.aspx


I did find a beautiful 600 for sale:
1969 600 SWB LHD Silver/Black two-tone over Black Leather. 89k miles, $145k.
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/6064176710.html

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1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

Since it's too hot to work outside right now, I thought I'd take a break from yard work and Family to do another CL scan for cars. I've decided I'm not going to try and index eBay or Hemmings/etc cars: those are very easy to search. CL is a bit more effort to look up, so I'll keep doing so.

1979 6.9, LHD. Silver over Tobacco. 185k miles, $5k.
VIN: 11603612006205
https://atlanta.craigslist.org/sat/cto/6146279287.html

1979 6.9, LHD. Burgundy over Tobacco. 86k miles, $26k.
VIN: Unk.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/6076563358.html

1979 6.9, LHD. Black over Black. Mileage, Price Unk.
VIN: Unk.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/chc/cto/6132941516.html

1978 6.9, LHD. Dark Grey over Dark Grey. 176k, $15k.
VIN: Unk.
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/6101752426.html

1979 6.9, LHD. Black over Unk. Mileage, Price Unk.
VIN: Unk.
https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/6134908445.html

1977 6.9, LHD. Grey over Blue? 61k miles, $4k.
VIN: 11603612091490
https://reno.craigslist.org/cto/6141345392.html

1977 6.9, LHD. Light Blue over Blue. 107k miles, $29k.
VIN: Unk.
https://stockton.craigslist.org/cto/6085965843.html

-- Matt's Note: this light blue car has been for sale for ages, and I'm about 95% certain I almost bought this exact car two years ago in Vegas for $10k less.

I don't know if this green is original or not, but it looks fantastic:
1971 300 6.3, LHD. Dark Green over Tobacco. 128k miles, $20k.
VIN: Unk.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/6105746682.html

1968 399 6.3, LHD.Champange over Tobacco. 41k miles, $43k.
VIN: Unk.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/6113380646.html

Same 600 SWB as my last post:
1969 600 SWB LHD Silver/Black two-tone over Black Leather. 89k miles, $145k.
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/6147667092.html

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1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

The Vegas car, https://lasvegas.craigslist.org/cto/6134908445.html , is $800 OBO. It could be a decent parts car at that price if it's not rusty.

1966 230SL
1969 300SEL #1703
1985 300TD
1990 350SDL
1992 500E
1993 500E
2002 SL500
2008 GL320 CDI
2009 GL320 BT - SOLD

The silver 6.9 in Jonesboro has bamboo interior, not Tobacco. Tobacco leather is a very dark brown.

The burgundy 6.9 sold for around $12,000. The asking price was $10,000-$14,000 too high. Interior color is Bamboo, not tobacco.

The 1978 dark gray 6.9 is actually anthracite metallic with black leather. The leather looks gray because someone put the wrong cheap leather in the car. Mercedes only offered light gray leather, never dark. It's priced $2,000-$3,000 too high.

The light blue over blue 6.9 is actually gray blue metallic. It's a U.S. spec car with added on Euro headlights and wipers, and of course the Pent style wheels. If someone hadn't added these things, it would he a perfect original example. Even so, at $26,000 it's priced $10,000-$15,000 too high.

The green 1971 6.3 is an original color called Moss green metallic. Again, the interior is not tobacco brown. It's Cognac. Tobacco brown leather is a very dark brown. Cognac interiors are supposed to have burled walnut for the wood, but the dash has straight grained walnut. In light of the aforementioned, the price is about $6,000-$7,000 too high.

The 1968 gold colored 6.3 is actually Tunis Beige metallic. And, again, the interior is not tobacco. It's cognac. And also again, cognac interiors were to have burled walnut for the interior wood. This one also has straight grained walnut. Someone cheaped out on wood repair, it seems, both on this one and the green one. (notice on both cars that the wood on the doors is still burled walnut) It's priced $27,000-$22,500 too high.

The silver 600 SWB has been for sale for a few years now. There is a lot incorrect about the car cosmetically, and someone used cheap leather to recover the front seats. It's priced $105,000-$95,000 too high.....hence it having been for sale for so long.

Is the black 6.9 in Georgia or Nevada? It says Decatur and Charleston on the ad?

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Is the black 6.9 in Georgia or Nevada? It says Decatur and Charleston on the ad?

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Decatur and Charleston are cross streets in Las Vegas.

1966 230SL
1969 300SEL #1703
1985 300TD
1990 350SDL
1992 500E
1993 500E
2002 SL500
2008 GL320 CDI
2009 GL320 BT - SOLD

That Orient Red with Bamboo 6.9 looks like is was a pretty nice car. I always loved that color, I once had a Euro 280E in that color with Sienna velour....very cool color and pretty rare on a 6.9.

Chris

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Originally posted by Aaron H

The silver 6.9 in Jonesboro has bamboo interior, not Tobacco. Tobacco leather is a very dark brown.

The burgundy 6.9 sold for around $12,000. The asking price was $10,000-$14,000 too high. Interior color is Bamboo, not tobacco.

The 1978 dark gray 6.9 is actually anthracite metallic with black leather. The leather looks gray because someone put the wrong cheap leather in the car. Mercedes only offered light gray leather, never dark. It's priced $2,000-$3,000 too high.

The light blue over blue 6.9 is actually gray blue metallic. It's a U.S. spec car with added on Euro headlights and wipers, and of course the Pent style wheels. If someone hadn't added these things, it would he a perfect original example. Even so, at $26,000 it's priced $10,000-$15,000 too high.

The green 1971 6.3 is an original color called Moss green metallic. Again, the interior is not tobacco brown. It's Cognac. Tobacco brown leather is a very dark brown. Cognac interiors are supposed to have burled walnut for the wood, but the dash has straight grained walnut. In light of the aforementioned, the price is about $6,000-$7,000 too high.

The 1968 gold colored 6.3 is actually Tunis Beige metallic. And, again, the interior is not tobacco. It's cognac. And also again, cognac interiors were to have burled walnut for the interior wood. This one also has straight grained walnut. Someone cheaped out on wood repair, it seems, both on this one and the green one. (notice on both cars that the wood on the doors is still burled walnut) It's priced $27,000-$22,500 too high.

The silver 600 SWB has been for sale for a few years now. There is a lot incorrect about the car cosmetically, and someone used cheap leather to recover the front seats. It's priced $105,000-$95,000 too high.....hence it having been for sale for so long.

Is the black 6.9 in Georgia or Nevada? It says Decatur and Charleston on the ad?

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Thanks for the corrections as ever, Aaron. One of these days I'll actually get the names for the various colors correct. :)

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1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

New update! I'm bored at work, so off we go! I skipped searching for 600's since that rarely produces accurate results, and leaves me sifting through a lot of garbage.

1977 6.9, LHD. Light Blue over Blue. 107k miles, $29k.
VIN: Unk.
https://stockton.craigslist.org/cto/6169729184.html

1979 6.9, LHD. Black over Black. 16k miles? $190k.
VIN: Unk.
https://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/cto/6176881226.html

1979 6.9, LHD. Burgundy over Tobacco. 86k miles, $26k.
VIN: Unk.
https://chicago.craigslist.org/nwc/cto/6162377211.html

1978 6.9, LHD. Grey over Dark Grey. 176k, $15k.
VIN: 11603612004429.
https://orangecounty.craigslist.org/cto/6189706637.html

1979 6.9, LHD. Grey over Black. 59k miles, $38k.
VIN: Unk.
https://fresno.craigslist.org/ctd/6203240146.html

1970 6.3, LHD. White over blue. 86k miles, $52k.
VIN: 10901812003332
https://boston.craigslist.org/gbs/cto/6175126019.html

1970 6.3, LHD. Dark Champange(?) over tan Mohair. 41k miles, $43k.
VIN: Unk.
https://boston.craigslist.org/sob/cto/6165901538.html

1970 6.3, LHD. Brown over Tobacco. Unk. miles, $46k.
VIN: Unk.
https://sandiego.craigslist.org/csd/cto/6169857824.html

1968 6.3, LHD.Champange over Tobacco. 41k miles, $43k.
VIN: Unk.
https://losangeles.craigslist.org/wst/cto/6195250484.html

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1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

The 1979 450sel 6.9 with 54,000 miles on it is suspect. The seller leaves the VIN out in the ad description, yet it's in one of the pictures? Anyway, I plugged the VIN into EPC. It's a late enough car that the data card was on file, and it turns out that the car was originally Milan Brown Metallic. So it's had a color change.

Again, there seems to be a lot of confusion on the names of interior colors. In this new list Matt has made there are only two cars that have tobacco interior. The rest are bamboo or Cognac. Remember that tobacco is a dark chocolate colored brown. Cognac and Bamboo are pretty much the colors the say they are.

For the 1970 6.3 with 41,000 miles on it, it's actually velour interior. Mohair was never an option for a W108/W109 car.

Most of these mistakes are as the sellers have listed them. My purpose here is to only bring to light what's right and what's wrong.

As far as prices go.....if all of these cars were in Australia where they pay triple and quadruple for everything, then they'd be spot on. Otherwise, all I can say is that the world is full of dreamers. ;)

One of these cars got featured in NPOCP. It wasn't terribly friendly, but it did seem like an honest assessment of the car:

http://jalopnik.com/for-38-000-could-this-1979-mercedes-benz-450sel-6-9-m-1796978286

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1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

Spotted this car today, wasn't expecting to see an Ohio car in my local CL Search, but here we are:
https://seattle.craigslist.org/see/cto/d/1979-mercedes-benz-69/6764211629.html
'79 Light Grey (Astral Silver?) 6.9, black interior 101k miles, $22k VIN: 11603612006073

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1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

A 6.9 in Portland is for sale:
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/d/beaverton-1977-mercedes-benz-w116-sel-69/6795829391.html

'77 Light Grey Ext, Blue Int. 6.9 109k miles, $17k #3184

I'm not a fan of the wheels, and it looks like it's sitting a little low, to me? Otherwise it looks to be a pretty stock car.

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1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

The car I posted a month ago, #3184 is now for sale again, for a significant price drop:
https://portland.craigslist.org/mlt/ctd/d/beaverton-1977-mercedes-benz-w116-sel-69/6820089656.html

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1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

Values on 6.9's remain stubbornly low. This one in Portland looks pretty tight @ 10K.

Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9
Vancouver, BC

No pictures of the engine compartment. @ $10K, I would have both eyes open. The suspension is my guess.

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Originally posted by Clayton

No pictures of the engine compartment. @ $10K, I would have both eyes open. The suspension is my guess.

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At 10k I'm tempted to go get it, despite that, but I think my next big sedan purchase is going to be an 80's Rolls Royce or an 05-06 S65.

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1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz

At the very least go and kick the tires, the guy might even drop lower[:D]

Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9
Vancouver, BC

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Originally posted by daantjie

At the very least go and kick the tires, the guy might even drop lower[:D]

Daniel
1977 450 SEL 6.9
Vancouver, BC

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If it weren't a 200 mile drive for me? I would. I may be down that way soon to get a tattoo done, and if so I'll swing through and look at it if still for sale, but I'm not really planning to get another W116 unless it's a parts car.

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1976 450SE 6.9
aka Frankenbenz