Description
This lot will be auctioned via Iconic Auctioneers, The Classic Sale at Wheeler Dealer Live 2025 on Sunday the 1st of June, Bicester Motion, OX26 5HA.
Launched in 1972, the W116 range was the safest Mercedes-Benz yet, with a massively strong bodyshell designed to meet tough new Federal Safety Regulations. It featured more aerodynamic styling, disc brakes all round (ventilated at the front), sophisticated independent suspension at both ends and power-assisted steering
The 450SE (and the SEL) were powered by a 4. 5-litre V8 offering 221bhp and 271ft/ lb and capable of 0-60mph in 8. 5 seconds
This long-wheelbase example dates from 1978 and has covered 114, 315 miles in the hands of its current owner and four former registered keepers
We understand that the car was fully resprayed in its original Astral Silver in 2022
