Does anyone here know what the last model year was when all the North American-spec Benz models could be optioned with the color-keyed hubcaps (as in, say you have a 1981 300D in red, and you specify it with red hubcaps)? They had been generally fashionable from the late 1950s through the '70s, but by 1986 (the year Mercedes-Benz had made significant updates to its North American product line) they were not so common.
I am speaking of the following (body series listed in order of size):
W123 (1977-1985): 230.4, 280E, 240D, 300D, 300CD and 300TD
W116 (1976-1980, the fuel injected years): 280SE, 450SE, 450SEL, 6.9, 300SD
W126 (1981-1985, the pre-facelift years): 380SEL, 380SEC, 380SE, 500SEL, 500SEC, 300SD
R107 (1972-1985): 350/450SL, 380SL, 500SL
C107 (1972-1981): 350/450SLC, 380SLC
~Ben
I am speaking of the following (body series listed in order of size):
W123 (1977-1985): 230.4, 280E, 240D, 300D, 300CD and 300TD
W116 (1976-1980, the fuel injected years): 280SE, 450SE, 450SEL, 6.9, 300SD
W126 (1981-1985, the pre-facelift years): 380SEL, 380SEC, 380SE, 500SEL, 500SEC, 300SD
R107 (1972-1985): 350/450SL, 380SL, 500SL
C107 (1972-1981): 350/450SLC, 380SLC
~Ben