1976 Mercedes Benz 280 W114 Almost Driving on 2040-cars
Dallas, Texas, United States
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I bought it about a year ago for $1,000. When I got it, it had been sitting for 3 years, but I changed the oil, coolant and hoses, fuel, and it started. The engine sounded very good but the carburetor was overflowing, so I had the carb rebuilt ($300-have the receipt). Put the carb back on, still started but was still overflowing, so I suspect that it needs a new needle valve. The newly rebuilt carb is now sitting on the driver floorboard (pictured), and probably just needs a needle valve. The carb on the engine in the pictures doesn't go with it, it's just one I threw on there out of curiosity of how it would run. The intake manifold has a messed up bolt hole for the carb mount on one of the 4 corners. It is still usable when a nut and bolt are used on that corner. I had it installed this way with no vacuum leaks. This car isn't far from driving and it has a clear title. I wrote my name and date ont he title when I bought it a year ago and then forgot to finish transferring it, but I'm getting that sorted out. The battery in the picture also doesn't fit, it's from one of my diesels, but can be included if wanted.
Body and interior:
Very straight body, some door dings and hail dings. Paint polishes out decent, not great. Almost no rust. Little bit of rust at bottom of the driver rear quarter panel, and a rust hole at the front of the passenger front floorboard. Floorboards are otherwise totally rust free from what I can tell. Interior is rough. Padding inside the seats is dead, feels like you're sitting on springs. And the springs are shot. Some tears in the MBtex. Carpet in pretty bad shape too, headliner falling in rear, wood on dash needs re-varnishing.
Sunroof works, 3 windows work (driver front doesn't). Hubcaps are included (pictured) and in decent shape.
Comes with some spare parts and lots of maintenance history.
Ebay was giving me trouble uploading pictures. This car is also posted on peachparts dot com in the "Mercedes cars for sale" section, and there are more pictures there. I can also email pictures on request.
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Mercedes to roll out C63 AMG late in 2014 with 4.0L V8
Mon, 30 Dec 2013The new 2014 Mercedes-Benz C-Class is upon us, launching initially in North America with turbocharged four-cylinder C300 4Matic and six-cylinder C400 4Matic flavors. But that's only the tip of the proverbial iceberg when it comes to the vast array of powertrain configurations that will be offered in the new C-Class in markets around the world. Orders will soon be rolling in for gasoline, hybrid and diesel engines with four, six or eight cylinders, driving the rear wheels or all four, with the seven-speed automatic transmission soon to be replaced by a new nine-speed unit. But what enthusiasts are really looking forward to is the next C63 AMG.
As BMW has done with the M3 (and new M4), Mercedes has gradually ratcheted up the cylinder count in its AMG C-Class, graduating from the 3.6-liter V6 in the original C36 AMG to the 4.3-liter V8 in the C43 AMG, then the 5.5-liter V8 in the C55 AMG before going the distance with the sublime 6.2-liter V8 in the C63 AMG. Like its rivals, Mercedes is expected to use turbochargers as a replacement for displacement in the next model, but unlike its Bavarian rival, it won't be losing any cylinders in the process.
Skipping the 5.5-liter twin-turbo V8 that has gone on to power other AMG models, the next C63 AMG is still expected to introduce a new 4.0-liter twin-turbo V8 producing between 450 and 500 horsepower. It'll also reportedly keep the same seven-speed automatic transmission (instead of switching to the new nine-speed), but the jury's still out on whether it'll come with rear- or all-wheel drive (or offer buyers the choice). The downsized V8 - codenamed M177 - is then expected to find its way into other models, but the C-Class will be the first to get it when it arrives before the end of the new year ahead.
Mercedes considering GLA-based crossover coupe
Wed, 30 Apr 2014BMW opened a whole Pandora's Box when it introduced the X6 back in 2008. Sure it made little sense, sacrificing all that "utility" for a little more "sport," but it's been a solid success for BMW - especially considering the nominal expense it cost to develop the X6 on top of the X5 on which it's based. Little wonder that, while BMW has already followed up with a smaller version in the form of the X4, other automakers are starting to catch up. And that includes Mercedes-Benz.
The German automaker is preparing to launch a new MLC, based on the M-Class but with a sportier silhouette, and previewed it with the Concept Coupe SUV at the Beijing Motor Show. But that's just the start, according to the latest report from Automotive News Europe.
Mercedes is reportedly considering spinning off an entire line of crossovers more for use on the road than off it. Which may go without saying for most crossovers on the market, but considering the Geländwagen with which Mercedes got its start in SUVs, would mean an even further departure than it has undertaken already.
Mercedes to roll out S65 AMG Coupe in July
Mon, 07 Apr 2014We're still a couple of weeks away from the public debut of the new Mercedes S63 AMG Coupe at the fast-approaching New York Auto Show, but already we're receiving word of an even more powerful version in the works. That, of course, would be the S65 AMG Coupe - the twelve-cylinder version of the latest S-Class Coupe, two-door counterpart to the S65 AMG sedan and replacement for the outgoing CL65 AMG.
Like the four-door version rolled out back in November, the S65 AMG Coupe would be distinguished from less powerful vehicles (which, lets face it, is just about everything) principally by its engine: a massive, 6.0-liter twin-turbo V12 that produces 621 horsepower, 738 pound-feet of torque and cares as much about global warming as an oil-shipping mega-tanker.
Because Merc's 4Matic all-wheel drive system can't handle that much torque, the ne plus ultra coupe would (like the S65 sedan but unlike the S63 coupe) be offered only in rear-drive form. That means it will have that much more trouble getting the power down to the road, but since the Magic Body Control suspension is similarly incompatible with 4Matic, the flagship coupe will get that trick suspension.