This European-market 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 coupe was reportedly brought in the 1980s to Japan, where it was kept in a private collection before it was imported to the US circa 2017. Acquired by the seller on BaT in July 2020, the car is refinished in silver over black leather, and it has a floor-shifted four-speed automatic transmission, a sunroof, power front windows, four-wheel disc brakes, 14″ steel wheels, Behr air conditioning, refinished wood trim, and a Becker Europa II radio. Work under current ownership included removing side markers, fitting Bilstein shocks, installing fresh front-seat foam, car cover and replacing the timing chain, ball studs, rocker arms, and valve cover gaskets for its 3.5-liter V8. This W111 coupe is now offered by the seller with service records from current ownership, factory books and manuals, new floor mats and a clean Maryland title in the name of the seller’s LLC.
Delivered from the factory in Moss Green (834), the car was repainted its current shade of silver during previous ownership. In 2021, the side markers on the front fenders were shaved, and the sunroof mechanism was replaced. Features include a power antenna, dual side mirrors, and chrome wheel arch trim. Paint meter readings are provided in the gallery below.
The 14” steel wheels wear painted single-piece covers and are mounted with BFGoodrich Silvertown Radial redline tires. Front and rear Bilstein shocks were fitted in 2021, and the booster for the vacuum-assisted disc brakes was replaced.
The black leather individual front seats have replacement foam, and they are accompanied by replacement color-coordinated carpets and floor mats. The wood trim on the dash and A-pillars was refinished under prior ownership, and the heater control cables were repaired in 2021, at which time the turn signal switch was rebuilt. Amenities include power front windows, a dashboard-mounted clock, a Becker Europa II radio, and Behr air conditioning.
An ivory-colored steering wheel with a chrome horn ring frames VDO instrumentation including a 240-km/h speedometer, a tachometer with a 6,500-rpm redline, and auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 65k kilometers (~41k miles), approximately 800 of which were added under current ownership.
The 3.5-liter M116 V8 features Bosch Jetronic fuel injection and was factory rated at 200 horsepower and 211 lb-ft of torque. The water pump, thermostat, radiator hoses, and belts were replaced in 2020. The timing chain, ball studs, rocker arms, and valve cover gaskets were replaced in 2021, and the oil was most recently changed in August 2026.
Power is sent to the rear wheels via a four-speed automatic transmission.
A copy of a data card is included in the sale along with service records from current ownership, which are shown at the end of the gallery below.
The Maryland title has a Not Actual Mileage odometer code.