@eyetralian Congrats! I'm finishing up with a work thing really fast and I'll reach out in 5 minutes. 

Good luck everyone. The car is mechanically dialed in and has the looks that matches the work done to it. There's nothing really to hide on this one. It is as it appears. 

As we come into the final hours of the auction, I'll be around to assist in any manner possible or answer any last minute questions. Please view the video where I go through the underside and the mechanicals of the car. 

I don't say this often about these older cars, but this one is actually turn key and ready to drive pretty much anywhere. I'm so pleased to host this one on my account. 

-Recent restoration in Germany. Tens of thousands have been invested.
-Air suspension and all the steering components have been replaced
-Motor starts right up and delivers full power once warmed up
-No clunks or bangs felt on the road

This is such a wonderful and cool car that's an appreciating asset and collector item with rich motorsport history to boot. Thanks for looking and happy bidding!  

Hey everyone, I submitted some service records that are translated and should be populating here soon. 

I’m still around for any phone calls or PMs. Thanks to those who have reached out behind the scenes. Good chatting with you. 

This is a good time to up his win/bid ratio! 

@SimonBelgium Air suspension video is up. 

The air suspension video should be up today. Waiting on The MB Market to get it posted amongst their busy day. They're usually pretty fast. Thanks for the bids so far everyone. 

@arjang The owner told me that's preventative and how his shop in Germany just does restorations. Feel free to look closely at the underside photos provided. You will be able to see any signs of rust repair through the undercoating and also watch the underside inspection video! Nothing really stood out to me during my inspection. 

@SimonBelgium I will get a video of it working up here soon. I'll tag you when I get it up. 
EDIT: Air suspension video should be up tomorrow when we're near the car again. 

@SimonBelgium Per the video, you press it in to lower the vehicle and pull it out to raise it. I wish I took a video of it in operation. I was playing with it in that shoot location to get the car sitting right for the pictures. I had it on the lower end for the pictures. It does work and it raises/lowers pretty quickly! If you give the engine a little bit of revs it operates faster. 

As to why MB used this in their cars, the air suspension was first and foremost there for performance and luxury reasons. The air bags are a great solution for road noise reduction. They act as dampers and reduces NVH and unwanted road feel. You can barely feel rubble strips through the chassis coming up to stop signs. It’s uncanny. 

It was also used for performance. The M100 weighs almost 800 pounds dry. The suspension reduces nose dive and also lift on acceleration. They stay really flat through turns when you’re hustling them as well. It’s just like the Airmatic systems in today’s cars with their function. 

As to why you can modulate the suspension, that’s more of a byproduct of what I said before. You can raise it for crossing over poor roads and conditions. Even use it to cross high standing water! Lower it for high speed Autobahn runs for less drag and higher level of control. Or raise the car and you’re able to get it over center post lifts without dragging subframes and exhausts across the lift arms. 

Hope that helps. 

@equinepeddler Sure! There's a few things:

Steering tightness and lack of play. These have very direct boxes when they're dialed in. This one has virtually zero play. 

Suspension is amazing. The air system has been totally gone through. New bags, rebuilt valve bodies,  new steering components (tie-rods, ball joints, etc). It has that taught, on its toes feeling when driving down the road these are famous for. Also zero clunks in the suspension! That's something a lot of classic MB owners seem to ignore which drives me insane. 

Fuel system and injection system felt dialed in. There was no sputtering or lack of power at the top end. Throttle response is instantaneous followed by gobs of torque. 

Underside was immaculate. All the right bolts were cadmium plated and I saw the use of a lot of OEM parts underneath. No expense was spared. 

Interior is just correct. The leather seats were redone amazingly well with high quality hides and the fitment is very OE. The wood is spot on and in great condition. 

What's important about this car is all the systems (engine, suspension, interior, body, chrome) all were gone through and exist in harmony. No one system was restored while others were ignored, so the vehicle works as it should when new. Please watch the video -- I go over driving impressions in the video. 

Let me know if you need anything else! 

I'm so excited to host this BEAUTIFUL W109 on my account from the same collector up in Ball Ground, Georgia! Having spent the day with this car, I can honestly say this is the nicest 300SEL 6.3 I've ever interacted with. The restoration is top notch was was done in Germany a few years ago. It was both a cosmetic and mechanical restoration. I am sourcing the service records for this car as we speak and will get them translated and posted in the gallery very soon. Every facet of this car was touched. Please look at the undersides in the gallery and the little underside inspection I have in the video. 

Please feel free to reach out with any questions. The owner said they put far more money into this than what it's worth. You will see when the services get posted. Thanks for looking!