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Random # 237: Late 60s' / early 70s' Mercedes 300 SEL sedan


Under normal circumstances - by which UMPH means a Sunday in September that's not Fathers' day - this post would be devoted to Sandy Bay's monthly Classics by The Beach get-together of historic, sports and classic vehicles.  However, Sunday the 2nd of September, 2018, was Fathers' Day and consequently family-related obligations have stymied all attempts at collating photos from, and writing about, Hobart's best and most regular car show.  (A Classics post will be published by this Wednesday or Friday, though.)


Fortunately, a trip home via North Hobart's cafe strip saw UMPH come across this masterpiece of late 60s' / early 70s' Teutonic styling, an immaculate Mercedes 300 SEL.  It was a 3.5 litre six cylinder version, replete with all the chrome and leather you could hope to see in a car of its era, right down to the 'fly-screens' fitted either side of the iconic Merc grille.  
So, if you are feeling a little cheated that Sunday's Classics post hasn't quite made it in time for the presses, how about taking a tour around the rest of the site?  There's a search facility that allows you to look for any one of the literally thousands of cars featured, or to find photos and articles about many of Tasmania's car shows and motor-sports events - other Classics by the Beach, Targa Tasmania and the Club Motori Italia hill-climbs, for example -  all via the the magnifying-glass icon in the top right of the screen.

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U M P H

(uppermiddlepetrolhead.blogspot.com.au.)

All iPhone images

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  1. Richard Janes10 February 2019 at 08:59

    Hi, the 3.5 badge on the boot lid stipulated this model was the next step up from the standard 3 and 2.8 litre 6 cylinder engines of the 300sel. This is fitted with a 200bhp V8 motor, which propelled an almost 2 tonne vehicle to 100km/hr in 9.5 sec. They were built from 1969 to 1972, with this being a 1971 model. A total of 9583 were built. Cheers, Richard

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