Ex Mercedes Benz Stuttgart £52.7501968 Mercedes Benz 280SE 3.5 Coupe
We are very pleased to have this superb Coupe available again
She was originally used by Mercedes Benz Stuttgart themselves and sold to her first private owner directly by them in January 1971 - a Mr O E Gowers
All paperwork for her sale is included in the history file, (Original Bill of Sale too - 24.500 Deutsch Marks) together with correspondence from HM Customs & Excise (duty payable was £1.571 - the equivalent of a good new car then) and the Shipping Agents used to import & register the vehicle.
Mr Gowers must have been a very particular man for there is even the receipt from his overnight accomodation - The Steinberger Hotel Graf Zeppelin no less
During his long tenure he kept meticulous records, the Service Booklet has stamps through to 1986 and there are invoices thereafter to continue the Official Mercedes Benz History until 1998 when first it went to a specialist - Kevin O'Keefe Esq, about the best there is
There is also an almost complete run of MoT certificates from 1976 too
This example drives superbly well and it is obvious how well maintained Mr Gowers kept this Coupe
Mr Gowers sold the car in the early part of this millenium when we purchased the car from Silver Arrows for a customer of ours
In need of sympathetic restoration we stripped her to bare metal and repainted her in her original colour (Blau 903)
All chrome work was stripped and replated and new rubbers and seals fitted all round
We recarpeted inside and retrimmed small areas as required, careful to use old hides of similar texture and colour
A full service and engine bay detailing followed and a new set of tyres were also fitted
The Becker Old Timer radio / cd / satnav / i.pod was also fitted together with a new set of speakers and seat belts to all seats
Finally her Factory Fitted airconditioning was serviced and converted to CFC Free gases
All in all a very superior version with a wonderful history
