[Greeney]

on the wall, whats the RAREST of them all...

Well I have finally gone and done it.. a genuine 560SE.
I am having it transported from Spain so it will be a week or so before she arrives but here it is in its full original glory
Smoke silver with brown brazil leather interior...

 

[luckymike]

Whoa. Very cool.

 

[281lxm]

Awesome!!!!

 

[mclare]

Nice Nick!

 

[Greeney]

Nice Nick!

Cheers all, I am very pleased, I know its not for all as its the SE hence the fact there were only a small amount made but personally I have always thought the SEL loses something.
Its rarity appeals to me too..

 

[luckymike]

Cheers all, I am very pleased, I know its not for all as its the SE hence the fact there were only a small amount made but personally I have always thought the SEL loses something.
Its rarity appeals to me too..

I agree about the SE. That's why I like my W116 450SE. Would LOVE to have a 560SE.

 

[White Rhino]

Beautiful Greeney!!

 

[w126Sam]

No way! Awesome.

 

[Firewater]

There was a 560 SE near me a few years back. It was sold immediately at about $2600

 

[cascade]

Tasty!

Wow!

I love those. All the SEL advantages except less passenger seat legroom, and the great advantages of a closer-coupled, sportier, more nimble handling and with the sexier look of the short wheelbase version, plus all the late Gen II upgrades, PLUS rarity and exclusivity!

Good you grabbed it, A nice interior/exterior color combo, too!

Well bought! Congrats!

 

[Teutone]

Congrats Nick. Nice color combo as well.

 

[Greeney]

Wow!

I love those. All the SEL advantages except less passenger seat legroom, and the great advantages of a closer-coupled, sportier, more nimble handling and with the sexier look of the short wheelbase version, plus all the late Gen II upgrades, PLUS rarity and exclusivity!

Good you grabbed it, A nice interior/exterior color combo, too!

Well bought! Congrats!

My sentiments exactly...

I have always gone for something different and this car ticks the box in a similar way.
Trouble is I might sell Helga now my 420 as having 2 SE is a bit silly and one is bound to get neglected.

Still plenty of content for the forums to come I expect as I work my way through it...

 

[GreenT]

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That's a sweet looking tank, congrats.

I'm always amazed how much difference euro bumpers make as opposed to the US monstrosities...


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[Greeney]

No offence meant but I must say I detested what the US regs did to the bumpers and lights
I have had lots of XJ Jaguars and the US bumpers and lights made them look so bad..

Has that rule gone now? what was the history of that?

 

[w126Sam]

Pretty sure they're still butchering cars in the name of the DOT... though not to the extent they did ours; six inch long bumpers and sealed beam lights, psh.

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[ianrandom]

It's bad on the w126, but even worse on the W116 I think.

 

[jsebastian]

Cheers all, I am very pleased, I know its not for all as its the SE hence the fact there were only a small amount made but personally I have always thought the SEL loses something.
Its rarity appeals to me too..

I agree but the w116 SEL loses more IMHO.

John

 

[jsebastian]

It's bad on the w126, but even worse on the W116 I think.

Totally agree!

In a similar observation, the w107 SL gorgeous, but the SLC "stretch" doesn't quite make it.

John

 

[w126Sam]

It's bad on the w126, but even worse on the W116 I think.

Completely agreed. 107 and 123 too... though I know there are a decent amount of people that think the 107 should have the US spec bumpers

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[GreenT]

No offence meant but I must say I detested what the US regs did to the bumpers and lights...

None taken. They ruin a beautiful design.

I was first going to buy a '76 450SEL Silver with a stunning red interior and decided against it because of those ginormous bumpers. It just killed the look.


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