Bid for your chance to own this Euro 1984 Mercedes-Benz 280E AMG Tribute on The MB Market! Finished in Thistle Green Metallic over a patterned green cloth interior, power comes from a 2.8-liter M110 and features include an AMG body kit, Penta wheels, and extensive service.
Morris said:
Thank you to everyone who bid and posted positive comments and good questions. She’s gonna move on in with a new proud owner and get the attention she deserves hopefully! And thank you to the MBMarket who worked closely with me to make this successful and showed real love for w123s and Mercedes! This site is awesome!
@Stuttgart_SteelOkay, I've sent pics of the areas discussed for you to get a better look at them. It does look like there is some sort of paint correction that happened on the corner of the sunroof that I wasn't aware of. I got a better pic of it for you. Other pics are of engine block as best I could get plus trunk pics. Let me know if you have more questions or need more images. I don't know what sort of turnaround time it takes for new pics to make it to the listing but they're coming!
@Stuttgart_SteelThanks for the great questions! I'll try to organize my responses in line with each question, and separately I'll try to get some close up pics uploaded of the areas you mentioned. First, the small creases on the doors were on the car when I bought it. I wouldn't call them big enough to be dents, and they could be removed with some heat applied I would assume. There is absolutely zero bondo on this car. This is my 4th w123 and I went out of my way to find a rust free & accident free example and had her shipped to NY. Second, I will try to get some pics of the area you mentioned on the sunroof. This is the first time I've noticed anything off in that area. The car was sold to me as all original, original paint etc. I don't have a paint meter for pics but I might be able to track one down before auction end. Third, the wetness in that pic is oil coming off the NOS skid plate. The BaT photographer showed up unprepared for a photoshoot and we had to drive quite a ways to find a decent place to take pictures, and it ran some. Part of the difficulty of tracking down the oil leak from the bottom of the car is because of the skid plate catching drips and then dispersing them when driving. When I first bought the car, my mechanic surmised the leak was from the rear seal. He told me to wait and see if it got any worse before he wanted to tackle that job. In 12 years of ownership it has never gotten worse so I just let it be. I've never had to add oil or make any changes to maintenance, etc., so I just left it alone. The sunroof valance was added by me, found NOS on eBay in Brazil of all places. No rust or build up of any kind of debris. In fact, the seal doesn't press as firmly as I'd prefer on the roof, which on the positive side is good for what you mention. Sunroof has zero leaks, confirmed through light use of a touch free car wash every once in awhile. I will also get out to the car today and take pics of the trunk and spare tire area. No leaks that I know of, no mold smell, and zero rust. Pics will confirm. Squeaks in the video are 100% from the seat. Seat feels firm and bouncy/responsive, no sagging or dipping, but it is definitely squeaky. Yes, valve cover gasket was done when installing NOS Bosch W9Ds and when doing valve adjustment. The oil stain has been there since I bought it and I'm not sure where it came from. Is there anything I can take apart or remove to get pics for you to get a better sense of things? Breather hose has a little moisture around it. Yes, oil pan and other parts at the bottom of the engine are a little moist with oil as well. A lot of that is from the splash back from the skid plate catching drips in the garage then going out for a drive. I'll try to get some more pics up under there and like I said, I can take more pics at the top of the engine if there's anything specific you want me to focus on. Again, thanks for the questions, I'll get some pics ASAP, let me know if there are specific things to shoot that you'd like to see better!
@TooncesFirst, that’s absolutely not how I drive on a regular basis, this car has been babied all its life. I wanted to show how the car handled different driving styles. Second, read up on the m110 before commenting please, as it was built for high revs, much higher than what you see in the video.
@mickeybharatI would assume no? But I am not familiar with the CA emissions process for older / classic cars. This is a European example, made after MB stopped making them for the American market (1981). The ones made for the American market would come outfitted with either US spec emissions or CA spec emissions. Or they would be fitted with them after importation, as this example was, but I purchased a full Euro exhaust through the Classics Center to put it back to Euro spec.
@TheAMGKitYes, motivated to sell before the snow comes to upstate New York. Wasn’t thrilled with BaT’s auction manager’s handling of my auction. So here we are.
@Stuttgart_SteelHey there! Thanks for the kind words. No, majority of replacement parts and work didn’t arise from any sort of problems, just my enjoyment of working on these cars and wanting to update anything and everything I could to make sure she was roadworthy at all points of ownership. I’ve owned a few w123s over the years and always want them to drive without issues. The oil leak was theorized by my mechanic to maybe be the rear seal but he said to wait and watch and see if it ever got worse and it hasn’t in the 12 years of owning her. Never had to top off the oil or anything so I just left it. I’ll check the roof to see about the clear coat and maybe take some more pics but I was not aware of any issue. Yes, feel free to ask more questions, thanks again!
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Euro 1984 Mercedes-Benz 280E AMG Tribute
Morris said:
Thank you to everyone who bid and posted positive comments and good questions. She’s gonna move on in with a new proud owner and get the attention she deserves hopefully! And thank you to the MBMarket who worked closely with me to make this successful and showed real love for w123s and Mercedes! This site is awesome!Euro 1984 Mercedes-Benz 280E AMG Tribute
Morris said:
@Stuttgart_SteelOkay, I've sent pics of the areas discussed for you to get a better look at them. It does look like there is some sort of paint correction that happened on the corner of the sunroof that I wasn't aware of. I got a better pic of it for you. Other pics are of engine block as best I could get plus trunk pics. Let me know if you have more questions or need more images. I don't know what sort of turnaround time it takes for new pics to make it to the listing but they're coming!Euro 1984 Mercedes-Benz 280E AMG Tribute
Morris said:
@Stuttgart_SteelThanks for the great questions! I'll try to organize my responses in line with each question, and separately I'll try to get some close up pics uploaded of the areas you mentioned. First, the small creases on the doors were on the car when I bought it. I wouldn't call them big enough to be dents, and they could be removed with some heat applied I would assume. There is absolutely zero bondo on this car. This is my 4th w123 and I went out of my way to find a rust free & accident free example and had her shipped to NY. Second, I will try to get some pics of the area you mentioned on the sunroof. This is the first time I've noticed anything off in that area. The car was sold to me as all original, original paint etc. I don't have a paint meter for pics but I might be able to track one down before auction end. Third, the wetness in that pic is oil coming off the NOS skid plate. The BaT photographer showed up unprepared for a photoshoot and we had to drive quite a ways to find a decent place to take pictures, and it ran some. Part of the difficulty of tracking down the oil leak from the bottom of the car is because of the skid plate catching drips and then dispersing them when driving. When I first bought the car, my mechanic surmised the leak was from the rear seal. He told me to wait and see if it got any worse before he wanted to tackle that job. In 12 years of ownership it has never gotten worse so I just let it be. I've never had to add oil or make any changes to maintenance, etc., so I just left it alone. The sunroof valance was added by me, found NOS on eBay in Brazil of all places. No rust or build up of any kind of debris. In fact, the seal doesn't press as firmly as I'd prefer on the roof, which on the positive side is good for what you mention. Sunroof has zero leaks, confirmed through light use of a touch free car wash every once in awhile. I will also get out to the car today and take pics of the trunk and spare tire area. No leaks that I know of, no mold smell, and zero rust. Pics will confirm. Squeaks in the video are 100% from the seat. Seat feels firm and bouncy/responsive, no sagging or dipping, but it is definitely squeaky. Yes, valve cover gasket was done when installing NOS Bosch W9Ds and when doing valve adjustment. The oil stain has been there since I bought it and I'm not sure where it came from. Is there anything I can take apart or remove to get pics for you to get a better sense of things? Breather hose has a little moisture around it. Yes, oil pan and other parts at the bottom of the engine are a little moist with oil as well. A lot of that is from the splash back from the skid plate catching drips in the garage then going out for a drive. I'll try to get some more pics up under there and like I said, I can take more pics at the top of the engine if there's anything specific you want me to focus on. Again, thanks for the questions, I'll get some pics ASAP, let me know if there are specific things to shoot that you'd like to see better!Euro 1984 Mercedes-Benz 280E AMG Tribute
Morris said:
@TooncesFirst, that’s absolutely not how I drive on a regular basis, this car has been babied all its life. I wanted to show how the car handled different driving styles. Second, read up on the m110 before commenting please, as it was built for high revs, much higher than what you see in the video.Euro 1984 Mercedes-Benz 280E AMG Tribute
Morris said:
@mickeybharatI would assume no? But I am not familiar with the CA emissions process for older / classic cars. This is a European example, made after MB stopped making them for the American market (1981). The ones made for the American market would come outfitted with either US spec emissions or CA spec emissions. Or they would be fitted with them after importation, as this example was, but I purchased a full Euro exhaust through the Classics Center to put it back to Euro spec.Euro 1984 Mercedes-Benz 280E AMG Tribute
Morris said:
@TheAMGKitYes, motivated to sell before the snow comes to upstate New York. Wasn’t thrilled with BaT’s auction manager’s handling of my auction. So here we are.Euro 1984 Mercedes-Benz 280E AMG Tribute
Morris said:
@Stuttgart_SteelHey there! Thanks for the kind words. No, majority of replacement parts and work didn’t arise from any sort of problems, just my enjoyment of working on these cars and wanting to update anything and everything I could to make sure she was roadworthy at all points of ownership. I’ve owned a few w123s over the years and always want them to drive without issues. The oil leak was theorized by my mechanic to maybe be the rear seal but he said to wait and watch and see if it ever got worse and it hasn’t in the 12 years of owning her. Never had to top off the oil or anything so I just left it. I’ll check the roof to see about the clear coat and maybe take some more pics but I was not aware of any issue. Yes, feel free to ask more questions, thanks again!