This 1967 Mercedes-Benz 250S is finished in Black (040) over a Black Leather interior and was purchased by the selling dealer earlier this year. Power is provided by a 2.5L M129 Inline-Six mated to the original 4-speed automatic transmission. Features include functional air conditioning, power windows, an original Becker head unit, and a driver side rearview mirror. Recent services include a carburetor rebuild, air filter install, and new tires within the last month and records documenting service and history from 1986 to 2012 are included in the sale. This 250S currently shows 14k miles on the odometer and is offered with thorough records and receipts, manufacturer’s literature, and a clean Florida title.
The exterior is finished in Black (040) as originally indicated on the datacard and plate under the hood. A complete repaint was previously performed under prior ownership in the mid-2010’s. Detailed photos of the paint, brightwork, and glass are included in the gallery below. The seller notes a couple imperfections including paint blemishes on the decklid noted in the gallery and paint bubbles in the bottom of the rear left door. The grille and brightwork present well without corrosion or pitting.
The original 14" wheels in matching Black paint are retained with this example including original beauty rings and Black hub caps. New Nexen whitewall tires measuring 195/75 on all four corners are shown.
The cabin is finished in Black Leather, optioned from the factory, with new leather front seat covers installed by the previous owner at the time of refurbishment. The doors, and dashboard are also finished in matching Black leather and black carpets accent the floors and transmission tunnel. Wood veneer is shown on the dashboard, center console, and interior windshield surround with various areas showing curling and warping due to heat. An original Becker head unit is shown in the dashboard and added air conditioning. This example features power windows with switches shown on each door with the seller noting intermittent switch function. Additionally, the horn is noted as non-functioning.
The ivory steering wheel frames the original gauge cluster featuring two analog gauges for speed in miles per hour and a tachometer. Centered in between is a vertical analog display with readouts for fuel level, engine temperature, and oil pressure. The analog odometer reads 14k miles with one rollover believed previously.
The 2.5L M129 inline-six was rated at 128 horsepower when new and is coupled with a 4-speed automatic transmission. All components are reportedly working as they should with most recent services including a carburetor tune up and new air filter. Additionally, a binder showing records and receipts from 1986 to 2012 is included in the sale.
This 250S is offered with thorough records and receipts, manufacturer’s literature, and a clean Florida title.
The seller has included videos showing a walk around, interior tour, underside view, and driving functions below.
The 108 chassis sedan is a true icon of the 1960’s motoring scene and a prominent placeholder in Mercedes-Benz history as one of the most strikingly beautiful cars ever produced. This specific example immediately catches our attention for the color combination (or lackthereof) and seems to have been particularly well-cared for and preserved. In addition to the automatic floor shift transmission, this example sports power windows, A/C, and Weber carburetors. Examples like this are impressive buys right now and poised to be solid investments moving forward.
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21 Comments
@NYCdriver Came here to talk about how weird this one is. LOVE seeing the floor shift on a 108.
$10,000 bid placed by @JT99
Has anyone mentioned how cool a setup this 108 is? Weird options (power windows, floor shift, A/C) make this such a good little cruiser and likely loaded with personality.
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Wow! @Boothill must want this bad. I'll sit back and wait, then. Good luck, but keep an eye over your shoulder...
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@Carmelon no, the buyer will not have to pick it up here. The car can be shipped anywhere. If you contact me directly with your zip code, I will be happy to give you shipping quote.
Will the buyer have to go pick it up or will it be shipped to a provided address?
$1,500 bid placed by @Carmelon
@zachmac I kind of see what you are saying. It must have been the light or the camera settings. It's definitely black interior.
@UI_Classics The write up says the interior is black but every single picture sure makes it look blue. Which is correct?
@UI_Classics Parts are still available to this day, you just have to know where to find them. That hasn't changed, but for most "production" shops they don't want to be bothered with having to source things from different vendors, so if NAPA doesn't carry it you can't get it. Again, it's a compromise. The Webers or any other conversion carburetor will never work 100% correctly like the Zeniths.
@LWB250 now I remeber that about 6 years ago we had a two-door 250 that had original Zenith carbs and it didn't run properly so we tried to have them rebuilt and nobody in town could do it because they said they cound't get parts so we ended up getting the Webers. Maybe that's why these were changed out. At least it seems as the Webers are easier to maintain and adjust.
@UI_Classics I can't say, as I don't know their specifications. However, I can say that I've serviced numerous cars with the Zeniths and a few with conversion carbs (there were several vendors who made conversion kits) and the Zeniths, when set up properly, always resulted in better performance and smoother driving. The "conversion" kits often had issues with flat spots in the acceleration curve, as you may be experiencing, which can't be adjusted out. You have to adjust them for a narrow band of performance and as a result you lose something in the process, low end response, high end response, transition between idle and load, etc., etc. They're a compromise, I guess is what I'm saying. The Zeniths can be finicky, but again, if you read and follow the service documentation on them and adjust them in the sequence given, they work perfectly. When they act up it's often because people just start making adjustments without following the procedures.
@LWB250 it's definitely interesting to hear about the carbs. Do you know if the Webers make it run any better? More power or better fuel economy?
Additional photos showing the undersides of the doors have been added.
@UI_Classics It's because few people had the patience to follow the proper procedures for setup and adjustments on the Zeniths. Instead, they would yank them off and drop Webers on. You have to follow the procedures in a very methodical (German!) way, if you just go in and tinker with the adjustments they'll never work properly. They weren't Quadrajets or Holleys - they had to be adjusted in a systematic way. That and in some instances the top covers of the Zeniths would get warped because some ham-handed owner or mechanic would do their Arnold Schwarzenegger imitation when tightening the hold down screws, which only had to be finger tight.
@LWB250 that's not a problem. I'd be happy to take additional photos and send them for upload.
@LWB250 I found many places online where people refer to the Webers as "upgraded" carbs on these. I, personally am not familar very much with these cars but there had to be a reason for the prior owner to replace them with Webers rather than rebuilding the original Zenith
Any chance of getting some pictures of the bottoms of the doors and the front end of the rockers in the rear of the front wheel wells? Thank you!
Too bad it doesn't have the original Zenith carbs. They were often maligned by poorly informed or untrained mechanics who didn't understand how to set them up properly.
$1,250 bid placed by @SM21
As a seller, I would like to supplement the MB Market description with everything I know about this car. I hope this helps potential bidders. First of all, I’d like to point out that this is the very first car of this type that I’ve had. Because of it, I don’t know much about them and my knowledge only comes from what the prior owner told me as well and what I can see on the car as well as from what I’ve done to it. The previous owner sold it to us earlier this year when he decided to retire abroad and not wanted to take the car with him. According to him, the restoration of this car was done about 5 years ago and included a complete repaint as well as cosmetic body repairs. He said, no heavy rust had to be addressed during the process. All floor board had been rust protected and additional coat was applied during the last restoration as well. I’d say his statement is consistent with the condition of the paint that does not look fresh and it already has some signs of wear and tear. The condition of the finish is good but there are some flaws (see photos and videos). The mechanical portion of the work was done 2 years ago. That included replacing of suspension components as well as the fuel tank and many other parts under the hood. Most of the work was done by the owner himself so there are not many receipts from the last years but there are many printouts showing research and parts he purchased. Upon visual inspection, it is evident that most of the parts underneath the car as well as may parts under the hood are new or newer. The AC conversion that was done many years ago, also was updated with new parts more recently based on receipts that we found. The tires are also from 2021. The car was almost not driven at all in the last 2 years and that was because the Weber carburetors that were installed over 10 years earlier needed rebuilding and that’s one thing the owner didn’t complete. We got both of them rebuilt at National Carburetors, here in Jacksonville. We installed and tuned them using instructions found online, and in my opinion the car runs well, but not being an expert I think further fine tuning may potentially improve their operation. The owner gave us a very thick folder that includes several years of service records, various diagrams, parts receipts, etc. The folder also includes several hand written notes (almost like a diary) that document service events and other comments about the car. They are older and perhaps not very relevant now, but they show how much this car was loved and cared for by some of the prior owners. Please, feel free to contact me directly and I will be happy to answer all and any questions you may have. Please, don’t wait until the last minute as I may not be in front of the computer when this auction is ending. I will repost this comment toward the end of the auction in case it gest kicked to the next page.
Looks like a good candidate to drive a few days out of the week. These are slept on as sedans
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@star4car actually, I think the rear tag lights were deleted during the restoration because they came with the car. There is more information that I am going to share on what I know about this car and it all will be in a comprehensive comment that I will place later in the auction.
Nice car, but this car does not have the US-model rear license plate lights (on the sides of the plate), nor does it have the bumper-mounted license plate light used on Euro models. Similarly, it does not have the beehive amber turn signals at the front that a US model would have, but is also lacking the amber inset lights that Euro models with stacked headlights would have.