1969 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Coupé
- Engine
- 3.5L V8
- Colour
- Silver Metallic (DB 180G)
A rare 1969–1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Coupe, one of only 818 examples delivered to the United States and among an even smaller subset fitted with a factory sunroof. Finished in Silver Metallic over black leather with a column-shift transmission, the car was meticulously restored under the ownership of Jean Paul Guiral, an award-winning Mercedes-Benz Club of America member, and subsequently maintained in a private California collection with documented service expenditure exceeding $28,000.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$123,200
- → 1993-08-01Acquisition unknownJean Paul Guiralpartial documentation
Resident of Orange County, California, and recognized as Officer of the Year for the Southwest Region of the Mercedes-Benz Club of America. Commissioned a thorough restoration of the vehicle during his ownership.
- 1993-08-01 → 2012-10-01Private saleDavid Newell Bensonpartial documentation
Based in Danville, California; acquired the car directly from Guiral.
- 2012-10-01 →Private saleCurrent private collectorfull documentation
Maintained the coupe diligently within a private collection; all service records from acquisition onward are preserved, representing expenditure exceeding $28,000. Recent mechanical work carried out by a Mercedes-Benz specialist in Buford, Georgia.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2019ServiceLaurent DeGive & Co
Comprehensive inspection and servicing carried out to prepare the car for sale.
Laurent DeGive & Co is a Mercedes-Benz specialist located in Buford, Georgia; they performed much of the recent work on the car.
- —Restoration
A thorough restoration was carried out on the vehicle, described as meticulous in scope.
Commissioned by Jean Paul Guiral during his ownership prior to the August 1993 sale.
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