Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 - King of the Autobahn

In this video we will review, drive and walk around a 1979 Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 sedan. This car was an engineering and performance marvel back in the late 70's offering performance not seen in the market since the infamous Mercedes 6.3. Come along for a ride and here the story

[@jamesharris2615]

That's one BEAUTIFUL automobile sir!❤... I believe your correct on the price because I remember growing up in Savannah, GA. and we got our first Mercedes dealer in 1979, I was 11. My father and I used to LOVE browsing dealer lots on the weekends and of course our new Mercedes-Benz dealer was no exception. We saw this absolutely GORGEOUS gray 450SEL on the showroom floor and the sticker in the window said $48,995.00... I remember that number to the penny because of my father's reaction for the remainder of the day 😂😂😂... Needless to say, I learned the meaning of the phrase "sticker shock". Been a huge fan of them since. Thank you for sharing! 💯👍🏿

[@Neil4Speed]

Fabulous car - fellow 6.9 owner here. Your car is especially rare as it is a 1980 model in Manganese Brown Metallic - one year only for a 6.9. Looks like it is in fabulous condition too, awesome video, thanks for sharing.

[@americandreamgarage3054]

Thanks for the info!

[@americandreamgarage3054]

That is an awesome story I have some other Mercedes videos out there have been restoring my 300 6.3 can’t wait to get it back on the road thanks for watching

[@bjornaltmann8184]

Very nice driving video and good content, thank you for sharing this!.....Have a similar 6.9, built in very late 1979 with ABS and the pretty rare electrical rear seat. Price tag of mine was with options 90.000,- DM, that's double the price of a well fitted 350 SE!...The famous M 100 engine was exclusively developed in 1958 just for the mighty 600 Grosser. It is in principle the template for the smaller V8's 350 and 450 and later V8's in the W126. It exists even a worldwide M 100 club....Another interesting info about the hydro pneumatic suspension. It was standard for the 6.9 but you could order it also for the smaller V8's as an option, but as far as I could find out, nobody did that :-). ...and lastly another interesting thing about the ABS anti lock breaking system which was launched for all W116's in 1978. Only 200 out of totally 7380 produced 6.9 were ordered with ABS! Price tag could not be the reason, because a 6.9 was anyway very expensive. Reason was that the wealthy owners were sceptical about such a modern breaking technology and had often the opinion: " Our Chauffeur brakes better than such a weird gadget" 😂.....Best regards from Germany