1970 Mercedes-Benz 300SEL

This is probably one of the best driving examples of a 300sel 6.3 currently on the market. It is a 1970 US model that looks very striking in the classic Mercedes silver and red combination. You are probably already familiar with 6.3s but if not, do a quick web search and you will find that this was one of the greatest performance cars of its era and beyond. It is the precursor to the current day AMGs and is still a very quick car by modern standards. I have put about 20,000 miles on it myself and it has been very reliable and never missed a beat on the many road trips I've taken it on. It is very fun to drive and has a presence that few other cars have.

A little history on the car. From what I gathered, it had 2 owners prior to my acquiring it in 2015. The person I bought it from was the CEO of a biotech company who had it since 1993 and prior to that it was owned by an affluent family in the Denver area. With cars like these, I think it is important to know a little about the owner(s) as this will give you an idea of how the car was taken care of. The reason I bought this car in particular is because it appeared to have never fallen into disrepair or had maintenance neglected. If you are familiar with 6.3s, you'll know that bringing a car out of disrepair or neglect is almost impossible unless you have a lot of money and time to dedicate to the project. Things like the air suspension valves and mechanical fuel injection pumps can only be re-built at a handful of places. These, along with a variety of other mechanical parts will eventually need to be sorted out if the car has not been regularly driven. The miles I've driven in the past years have given me confidence that the major kinks have been worked out.

The 6.3 has always been maintained and serviced at top specialist shops. Some notable items that I've attended to are new air suspension, refurbished mechanical injection pump, new starter with points, new window actuators, modern stereo system (reversible), rebuilt brake calipers etc.

I am leaving my phone number off the main listing because the last time I sold a car, I got more solicitations for other services than parties interested in purchasing the car itself. If you are interested, send a message via the Auto Trader system, and I will call you back within 24 hours so we can discuss over the phone.

I have attached a nice set of photos showing the car on various road trips as well as in my neighborhood in New York City and Florida. The car is currently in Florida where I use it as my daily driver when I'm in town.