"For UK-based buyers, a highly competitive fixed-rate shipping quote has been secured for: £1,500 via Freight Factory for all cars sold by this seller on auction.
Global shipping options also available, contact henry@freightfactory.co.za for estimated shipping quotes"
Global shipping options also available, contact henry@freightfactory.co.za for estimated shipping quotes"
Highlights
- Rare pre-facelift model with factory 'American lights' and special bumper configuration
- Recently received a comprehensive mechanical overhaul
- Sold new to the Portuguese Government of Angola in 1971
- Escaped the Angolan war in 1975 with its second keeper
- Factory optioned manual sliding sunroof and Bundt alloy wheels
The Appeal
The Mercedes-Benz W114 series included some of the most elegant and understated four-door saloons ever designed. This particular 1971 250 Automatic is a left-hand drive example with a fascinating provenance, having been sold new to the Portuguese Government of Angola before escaping the country during the outbreak of war in 1975.
Its second keeper, Mr. Joao Abreu Goncalves, drove his family south through South West Africa (now Namibia) into South Africa, where both he and the Mercedes became well-known fixtures at the Lynnpark Green Grocer in Pretoria. Finished in the handsome MB304 Horizon Blau over black MB Tex upholstery, this pre-facelift model features rare factory 'American lights' and the distinctive wrap-around rear bumper and twin front bumper configuration reserved only for the 250 and 280 W114 series.
Its second keeper, Mr. Joao Abreu Goncalves, drove his family south through South West Africa (now Namibia) into South Africa, where both he and the Mercedes became well-known fixtures at the Lynnpark Green Grocer in Pretoria. Finished in the handsome MB304 Horizon Blau over black MB Tex upholstery, this pre-facelift model features rare factory 'American lights' and the distinctive wrap-around rear bumper and twin front bumper configuration reserved only for the 250 and 280 W114 series.
History and Paperwork
- First registered in 1971 in Luanda, Angola to the Portuguese Government of the Colony
- Second registered keeper was Mr. Joao Abreu Goncalves, a former state employee who acquired the car before 1975
- Left-hand drive
- 64,133 km indicated
- Driven from Angola to South Africa during the outbreak of war in 1975
- Part of a carefully curated private collection in Central South Africa
- Dry stored in a custom-built facility in the arid heart of Central South Africa
- International shipping options available on a turnkey, door-to-door, forwarding service via Freight Factory, pre-negotiated rates of GBP1500.00 for shipping from the port of Cape Town, South Africa to Felixstowe, United Kingdom
The Condition
- Finished in MB304 Horizon Blau exterior paint
- Interior upholstered in black MB Tex
- Factory optioned manual sliding sunroof
- Equipped with factory Bundt alloy wheels
- Pre-facelift model with rare factory 'American lights'
- Features a distinctive wrap-around rear bumper and twin front bumper configuration
- Presents very well for its age
The Mechanics
- 2.5-litre inline-six engine
- Four-speed automatic transmission
- Recent carburettor overhaul completed
- Fuel tank has received a chemical clean
- Braking system recently overhauled
- Major service recently performed
- Four new tyres fitted
- The vendor states the car is mechanically very good
- Reported to drive very well
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