1974 Mercedes 280 Fully Restored Hot Classic Show Car Red Paint Custom Interior on 2040-cars
Carson City, Nevada, United States
Body Type:Sedan
Vehicle Title:Salvage
Engine:2.8L inline 6 cylinder
Fuel Type:Gasoline
For Sale By:Owner
Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model: 200-Series
Trim: 4 Door Sedan
Options: Original First Aid Kit, After Market Sterio System, Rear Bucket Seats, Custom Exhaust, Energy Suspension Front End Bushings, Chrome Wire Rims, Sunroof, Leather Seats, CD Player
Power Options: Air Conditioning
Drive Type: Rear Wheel Drive
Mileage: 42,730
Sub Model: W114 280
Disability Equipped: No
Exterior Color: Red
Number of Doors: 4
Interior Color: Red and White Pearl
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Number of Cylinders: 6
This 1974 Mercedes Benz was part of the new generation of innovated Mercedes models built post war. The W114/W115 models used a newly engineered chassis, not derived from preceding models. The W114 received a facelift in 1973 - with a lower bonnet-line, lower and broader grill, a lower placement of the headlamps, A-pillar treatment for keeping the side windows clear, ribbed tail lights to minimize occlusion of the tail lights with road dirt, and larger side mirrors. The interior received inertia reel belts and a new padded steering wheel with a four-hole design. These upgrades made the 1974 not only look great, but a more safe vehicle.
For over 10 years I worked on a lot of high end cars and hot rods. When it came time that I wanted to build my own car, I decide to go the opposite direction of everyone else restoring old cars and hot rods. I have had a hand in building so many classic muscle cars that it just seemed boring to me at the time. That is why I chose to restore a Mercedes (something different, but still classic). I bought the car in Reno, NV about 10 years ago from a private owner, who had salvaged the car, the gentleman sold me the car under one condition, that I restored the car back to beauty, which I have done. Now I'm at the point in life where my wife and I have a baby on the way and are relocating across the country. Although it breaks my heart to sell the car, it is what's best for me and my family at this time.
As you can see from the pictures, this car has been gone over with a fine tooth comb. I've replaced or rebuilt just about everything in and out, bumper to bumper. The car has custom everything from the paint to the exhaust, MSD spark plug wires, Edelbrock air cleaner, Rockford Fosgate stereo system, immaculate custom interior in white pearl and red. I took the rear bench seat out and replaced it with bucket seats, everything upholstered to match. This allowed me to feature the subwoofer enclosure located in the trunk through a plexi glass viewing window. The car has has custom chrome wire rims and tires, and I also have the ORIGINAL rims, tires, and hub caps that will be supplied with the car. When restoring the interior, I also incorporated the ORIGINAL (intact) first aid kit into the design, as I felt this would be something that would be hard to come by. There are so many extras that I can go on and on listing them, so if anyone is interested, feel free to give me a call. 775-450-2342. Now to the downside, the car does have a salvage title, the transmission slips, so may need some service, and just recently I noticed that the rear drum brakes felt like they were grinding when I was backing the car up, so most likely they will need to be replaced. I've never had the ac recharged since reassembling the engine, so this will need to be done as well. This is the deal, these are the things I am aware of that need to be fixed on the car as well as the things I intended to do before we decided to make major life changes. I've taken the vehicle to car shows and have had loads of positive feedback. To this day, I receive compliments left and right on the vehicle, even when just taking my wife out to dinner. This car looks awesome, feels great to drive, and is a lot of fun to own. The beautiful red paint job and all the shinny chrome turns heads everywhere and is a great toy to have.
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