Its original and only owner says the vehicle has been a target for thieves too many times in its 54 years.
It was a three-wheeled model called the “Motorwagen.” Men sometimes make derogatory comments concerning women drivers, but it was Bertha Benz who in 1888 took her sons on the first long-distance drive from Manheim to Pforzheim, Germany, about 43 miles.
Starting in 1937, MB produced mostly military products, including trucks and airplane engines, and by 1942 auto production had stopped. Like BMW, about half of the company’s workers were either forced labor, prisoners of war or concentration-camp detainees. These inventions are impressive, but what impresses many of us is the MB classic styling. This issue’s featured car is a true classic, considered by some to be the very best in Mercedes styling. It’s a beautiful red 1969 Mercedes 280 SL purchased new in Hollywood for $7,000 or about $57,000 in 2023 dollars.
Her husband worked in Atlanta but had family in Berkeley so they had many trips and memories traveling to and from California in this Mercedes. After more than 200,000 miles, she had a second Mercedes 2.8-liter engine rated at 170 horsepower installed that now has 37,000 miles on it. The car has an automatic transmission and air conditioning plus two tops. It has a removeable hardtop and inside, under the hardtop, is a manual soft top hidden under a solid boot cover.
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