1971 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 4.5 [W109]

1971 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 4.5 [W109] in Straight Time, Movie, 1978

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: — Made for: USA

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Ingo ◊ 2009-03-12 20:17	By the second badge on the right a big and strong one. 300 SEL 4.5 [W109] - rare, because only available in the USA. Released May 1971. See Wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W_108 (second last paragraph of "Details" -- Last edit: 2009-03-12 20:19:44
bhomburg ◊ 2021-12-05 20:11	This is not a 300 SEL 4.5 [W109] but rather a 1971-72 280 SE 4.5 [W108]. Hooray for HD-format re-releases - watching this in HD, the trunk badge is easily decipherable, and it says "280 SE", not "300 SEL", which would make this a W108. -- Last edit: 2021-12-05 20:30:47

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Ingo

◊ 2009-03-12 20:17

By the second badge on the right a big and strong one. 300 SEL 4.5 [W109] - rare, because only available in the USA. Released May 1971.

See Wikipedia: http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_W_108 (second last paragraph of "Details"

-- Last edit: 2009-03-12 20:19:44

bhomburg

◊ 2021-12-05 20:11

This is not a 300 SEL 4.5 [W109] but rather a 1971-72 280 SE 4.5 [W108].
Hooray for HD-format re-releases - watching this in HD, the trunk badge is easily decipherable, and it says "280 SE", not "300 SEL", which would make this a W108.

[Image: straight_time1978_snapshot_013305051.jpg]

-- Last edit: 2021-12-05 20:30:47

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