Thursday, August 28, 2014

Junkyard Find: 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C

09 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinMercedes-Benz W114s lasted forever and held their value pretty well, which means that plenty of them still show up in self-service yards nearly 15 years into the 21st century (though most of the time I skip photographing the sedans). So far in this series, we've seen this '73 280CE, this '73 220, this '73 280CE, and this '74 280C, and now I've found this coupe in Denver.
12 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe sun has not been kind to this car's vinyl roof.
04 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinThe interior has been picked over deeply, to the extent that this may have been a parts car that was scrapped after all the useful stuff was gone.
06 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinNo shortage of these engines in wrecking yards, so it's unlikely that this one will be rescued from The Crusher's jaws.
01 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee MartinFor some reason, 95% of 1960s and 1970s Mercedes-Benz cars in self-service wrecking yards have the model-number emblems removed. Are they worth big money, or just favored garage decorations?

01 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 02 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1971 Mercedes-Benz 250C Down On the Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

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