On Mon, Jul 18, 2005 at 06:49:59PM -0700, abby wrote: > 1973 280SEL 4.5 FI, Anthracite gray, sunroof, daily driver. A solid 4 > condition. I have about 25 years worth of recipts, original owners manuals, > tool kit. It needs work, shocks, heat levers, interior, power steering pump, > and there is some surface rust/bubbling paint on the wheel wells. Small paint > chips from rocks in various spots, and there is a crack in the windshield. > Reliable -- starts every morning, has lots of power and has never left me > stranded. Runs nice and cool. There are new parts, such as a water pump, and > has a fresh tune up. Has AC but I have never tried it. Great daily driver or > for restoration. I would like to get $1800 for it, though cash talks!
You likely mean a solid number 2 condition, if you're talking on the normal collector car scale that you'd see in things like hemmings. A #4 on that scale is one notch above Kaleb's lawn ornaments. K