1974 280C Mercedes Coupe W114Beautiful 1974 preservation Mercedes 280C classic. Very clean virtually rust-free sedan. Low miles. Very presentable car. I have lovingly maintained this sedan. with regular servicing. adjustments and repairs to the car from a reputable classic Mercedes technician. All service records and repair history available. Wonderful project car for the serious or novice collector. or just a beautiful weekend driver!Priced to sell. as I am ready to move on to another car and need room in my garage. Complete with original manuals. A/C system Blows. needs a chargeBecker Europa Stereo. fully functional. even the lights! All interior and exterior lights work perfectlyOriginal unblemished center dash speaker coverPristine Wood refinished. NO CRACKSMinor scratches and dents to bumpers that are to be expected with a car of this age No accident damage - this is a very nice "clean" car Very minor scratch on front hood of car. and a small blemish on the front driver side of car - very minor and simple fixes. The car is currently registered in Phoenix AZ in Maricopa country. where air admissions is regulated. Needless to say this car has always passed with no problems has current up to date tags till 2016The W114 and W115 models were the first post-war Mercedes-Benz production car to use a newly engineered chassis. not derived from preceding models. The new chassis format of semi-trailing rear arms and ball joint front end. first displayed in the W114 and W115 chassis would be used in all new Mercedes passenger car models until the development of the multi-link rear suspensions of the 1980's. The car was designed by French auto designer Paul Bracq who was the chief designer at Mercedes-Benz for models from 1957-1967. a period that included models such as the Grosser Mercdes-Benz 600. Bracq was also responsible for BMW designs from 1970-1974. and Peugeot designs from 1974-1996. Mercedes introduced the coupe variant of the W114 in 1969. featuring a longer boot hood and available with either a 2. 4 or 2. 8 litre six-cylinder engine. While a classic and understated design these generally cost less than the W113 based 280SL model that ran through 1971. While a hard-top. the pillarless design allowed all the windows to be lowered completely for open air motoring. Only 67. 48 coupes were manufactured from 1969 to 1976. of these. only 24. 69 were 280C and 280CE. There were only 13. 51 280C cars built from 1972-1976. With only 8. 27 cars with the W114. 673 chassis (built between 1973 and 1976). The W114 received a facelift in 1973. with a lower bonnet-line. lower and broader grille. a single front bumper to replace the double bumpers. lower placement of the headlamps. A-pillar treatment for keeping the side windows clear. removal of the quarter-windows in the front doors. ribbed tail lights to minimize occlusion of the tail lights with road dirt. and larger side mirrors. The interior received inertia reel belts and a new padded steering wheel with a four hole design. Innovations such as a center console (first in a Mercedes sedan) and ribbed taillights first in 1974. All coupe models used a 6-cylinder engine (and were thus W114's) and were designated with a C in the model name. The W114 was introduced in North America in 1968. but with fewer engine choices than elsewhere. These models from the start had unique headlights. using a sealed beam lamp instead of the H4 type used in the European models. Bumpers changed frequently and there were at least three different bumpers used over the production run in North America. For 1974 the bumpers grew significantly due to new DOT requirements. CONDITION IS AS IS - no returnswinning bidder to provide $500 cash deposit within 24 hours of auction end to hold the car - transaction must be finalized within 7 days of auction end. bidder responsible for pick-up or shipment of car. Upon request 'i can help arrange shipping details. or provide more pictures or videos.