Registration No: JVA 142N
Chassis No: 11602422039746
MOT: Exempt

• A very original example that has been well maintained
• Only 4 owners from new, all around the Cambridgeshire area
• Only 57,955 miles from new

The W116-series of flagship models was manufactured from 1972 to 1979 and the first to be officially christened S-Class. It incorporated a number of innovations including: four-wheel anti-lock brakes; ultra-rigid passenger cell for added protection of the occupants, deformable switches; fuel tank sited above the rear axle for increased rear-end crash safety. The 280SE variant was powered by a fuel-injected straight-six engine of 2746cc that boasted an output of 182bhp.

First registered on the 4^th of June, 1975, to P Watts & Son of Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, JVA 142N was delivered by Normands Mercedes of Cambridgeshire and still retains its original Pre Delivery Check Sheet. The V5C states that the car has three previous keepers and it is of our understanding that it has only ever been owned by owners in the Cambridgeshire area. The car retains its original document folder with service stamp book that show all necessary services up to 29,757 miles and all services were completed by Maloney & Rhodes of 121-129 Perne Road, Cambridge. The current owner acquired the vehicle on 18^th May 2015 and has kept the car in fantastic condition with the mileage now still only equating to 57,995 miles. The vendor has completed a service only 400 miles ago and also recently fitted new soft brake lines, suspension bushes and kept the car wax-oyl’d to preserve it.

On inspection, the car presents extremely well given that it has never been restored and it has evidently been cherished throughout its life. The paintwork is very presentable overall in the original silver colour and we believe that that the engine bay may have been painted at some point in its life as we noted some of the brake lines lower down the firewall have been painted. We noted very slight bubbling on the rear arches which is to be expected on a car of this age but overall, it appears very solid and original indeed. On opening the doors you are immediately taken back by the superb, original condition of the blue cloth interior with the original blue carpets being in fantastic shape. The engine appears to run with relative ease and the vendor is confident of it being in fine fettle.

For more information, please contact:
Lucas Gomersall
lucas.gomersall@handh.co.uk
07484 082430