w114 - Jalopnik

posts about #w114 more →
1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
1968 Mercedes-Benz 230
Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky

Your version of Internet Explorer is not supported. Please upgrade to the most recent version in order to view comments.

Dsmvwl Admin Promote to frontpage Approve user Ban user ×

FuturePastNow
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
Those 5MPH crash bumpers actually meant what they said, unlike the lying 5MPH bumpers we have today.
Reply

FuturePastNow was starred FuturePastNow was unstarred

MushyHeirloom
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
The 114 and even some 123s always catch my eye up here. Rust is the only thing that can kill 'em, and we have rust.

What a classy car.
Reply

MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred

DrLemming
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
Perhaps not the most stylish of the Mercedes coupes, but I do miss the clean, stolid German look of this era.

I wish a blog would start a contest where car design students are challenged to "draw" concepts that update this look. Today's Mercedes have lost their originality.
Reply

acarr260 promoted this comment DrLemming was starred DrLemming was unstarred

Novaload
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
I don't know when the last time is I saw a two-door. the profile with the front and back porch bumpers is hilarious but otherwise this is a class act. Great find!
Reply

Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred

Paul Y. don't drive too fast.
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
Even in beige, these are gorgeous cars -- of course, all the MB coupes through the W124 look fantastic.
Reply

Buickboy92
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
Man, these cars are awesome! I wish Mercedes would put this type of grill on the new E-Class coupe. Not a big fan of the sport look on the new one. but it's not bad. Damn I love the W114.
Reply

acarr260 promoted this comment Buickboy92 was starred Buickboy92 was unstarred

eldo500
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C

Dammit, don't remind me of these cars. Reminds me of the one I bought that turned out to be almost as big of a piece of shit as the mechanic that checked it out and gave me the green light to buy it. It's still rotting at my cousin's shop after a year and a half. Ugh.
Reply

acarr260 promoted this comment eldo500 was starred eldo500 was unstarred

Six Flags Over Tomsk
09/05/09

@eldo500: What's with the hood vents?
Reply

Alfisted
09/05/09

@eldo500: At least you can console yourself with the fact that you own a very pretty piece of automotive sculpture. That's how I manage to hold on to an Alfa, in those long periods between being operational.
Reply

Alfisted was starred Alfisted was unstarred

eldo500
09/05/09

@Tomsk welcomes the Jezebanned home: It has a built SBC under the hood, along with one of the most mickey-moused exhaust systems I've ever seen. The registers are to help keep the underhood temp in check... or something.
Reply

eldo500 was starred eldo500 was unstarred

eldo500
09/05/09

@CPO Alfisted: Or I could park it in the kitchen and do this:
Reply

Edited by eldo500 at 09/05/09 5:42 PM eldo500 was starred eldo500 was unstarred

ptmeyer84
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
*Threadjack!!*

I did a search on ebay for a manual wagon and found this.

1978 Peugeot 504 Diesel Wagon

[cgi.ebay.com]

/threadjack
Reply

ptmeyer84 was starred ptmeyer84 was unstarred

AlienProbe
09/05/09

@ptmeyer84: That guy has lost his marbles... It is a cool car, but 7k for a euro-wagon with over 300k on the ticker? Pass the crack pipe please!
Reply

Formerlythegreatestdriver promoted this comment AlienProbe was starred AlienProbe was unstarred

Joe-Btfsplk
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
I love this car.......classic lines, comfortable, easy to repair and tough as a hammer. They are perfect daily driver classics.
Reply

acarr260 promoted this comment Joe-Btfsplk was starred Joe-Btfsplk was unstarred

tonyola
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
Haven't seen one of these on the road in quite some time. The W114 coupes are to me among the least attractive of Mercedes two-doors. The sqaurish roofline atop the blocky body looks a little awkward, and doesn't work as well as the sedan. It's as if the stylists had to really struggle to adapt the body to a coupe style. The previous "fintail" coupes and the followup W123 coupes are far prettier to my eyes.
Reply

tonyola was starred tonyola was unstarred

evilvocho
09/05/09

@tonyola: how much I disagree with you, I believe this car is a primer exponent of the 70's and 80's german school of design...
Boxy? check
Pastel colors? check
Color matching hubcaps? oh yes, please!
Reply

Novaload Is Just Plain Novaload Again promoted this comment evilvocho was starred evilvocho was unstarred

skaycog was here
09/05/09

@tonyola: I posted 8-wheel car photo in your msgs.
Reply

skaycog was here was starred skaycog was here was unstarred

Novaload
09/05/09

@evilvocho: I actually like the hubcaps. One of the cooler features that pulls it all together.
Reply

Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred

that ain't the way to have fun, son
09/05/09

@Novaload Is Just Plain Novaload Again:

And that wheel cover style was in use until the mid-80's with the 123.

I think with the 124/126 they were alloy-only.
Reply

MarywithanM™
09/05/09

In reply to 1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C
It has the look of a car meant to be driven the entire length of North America.
Reply

skitter promoted this comment MarywithanM™ was starred MarywithanM™ was unstarred

MushyHeirloom
12/02/08

In reply to 1968 Mercedes-Benz 230
Every day, I pass a '73 two-door that's for sale. Comes with a parts car. I've been talking myself out of it for the last six months.
Reply

MushyHeirloom was starred MushyHeirloom was unstarred

crankcase - always getting the shaft
12/02/08

In reply to 1968 Mercedes-Benz 230
Someone should send this one back to Mercedes Benz.
Maybe it would help them remember how to build the world's best sedans.
I'd much rather have this than a new MB.
Reply

Six Flags Over Tomsk
12/02/08

@crankcase: +1. Given the choice of this or a brand new C or E class (other than the E320 Bluetec), I think I'd take this.
Reply

Novaload
12/02/08

In reply to 1968 Mercedes-Benz 230
Murilee, what are those drops of clear stuff on the car and the discoloration on the road?
Reply

Novaload was starred Novaload was unstarred

that ain't the way to have fun, son
12/02/08

In reply to 1968 Mercedes-Benz 230
Mercedes quality slipped after the W126, so from '92-on. My 126 is considered the last "true" Benz by those who own them, and many have tried the newer ones, yet have gone back.

European headlights are radically different than the sealed-beam garbage we have in the States. Different bulbs, different patterns, just flat-out different...and very-highly sought by us here in the US, BTW.

DoctorNine...you hit on why I laugh when my 20 year old beast has fewer problems than a 7 year old Kia, and is also worth more.
Reply

Six Flags Over Tomsk
12/02/08

@Kelly: I've always considered the super-overengineered W140s to be the last proper Benzes, but that's just me.
Reply

Six Flags Over Tomsk
12/02/08

@Tomsk the red-nosed reindeer: Gah, didn't mean to post yet.

European headlights are definitely better looking, and usually better performing than the DOT-mandated (thanks in no small part to money from Westinghouse, if you believe the rumors) bits.

Lastly, what year and model W126 do you have? I have an '83 300 SD.
Reply

Earlier discussions Other discussions Show all discussions Show featured discussions only Start a new discussion

#w114

Jalopnik

SUBSCRIBE TO Jalopnik

1974 Mercedes-Benz 280C

1968 Mercedes-Benz 230

Over 1,000 Vintage Mercedes-Benzes Await The Cruel Jaws Of The Crusher In Kentucky

Login

Reset Password

Register

Submit Your Comment