Description
1972 Mercedes-Benz 280CE – Pillarless Poetry in Byzantine Gold
There are cars you admire. And then there are cars that reach into your heart and take their place there forever.
This Mercedes-Benz 280CE pillarless coupé is one of those rare beings. Dressed in the glow of Byzantine Gold, it does not simply wear its colour – it radiates it, like sunlight captured in metal. Step inside and you find a cabin of soft beige calm, crowned with the rare “cat’s ear” headrests, front and rear, sculpted like works of art.
Its story is as precious as its condition. Just 23, 000 miles, only one keeper for most of its life – an ex-Mercedes-Benz mechanic who cherished it as part of himself. He tended it with skill, patience, and devotion, until the day he could no longer. This car is his legacy, and it shows.
Recently refreshed with a professional respray, it gleams with new life. Whitewall tyres, brakes, suspension, exhaust – all renewed to ensure the drive is as elegant as the silhouette. Beneath it all lies a body as solid as its spirit, above it a finish that shimmers like glass.
Turn the key, and the six-cylinder heart beats with quiet confidence. The gearbox flows like silk. The road opens ahead and the pillarless glass sweeps the world into view – you don’t just drive, you glide.
There are no cracks in its history, no scars in its interior. Only care, only pride, only love. With its extensive history file, handbooks, and workshop manuals, it comes not just as a car, but as a story ready to be continued.
Tax-exempt, show-ready, and timelessly usable, it is a classic that will not just sit admired in a garage. It is ready to be enjoyed, to be driven, and to bring its next owner the joy that only a Mercedes of this calibre can offer.
Enquiries and viewings welcome – come and see for yourself.
