1970 Mercedes Benz 280SE - Ex Martin Johnson CBE For Sale

This is a very low mileage and rare manual column change Mercedes Benz 280SE that has had just two UK owners including former England Rugby World Cup winning Captain Martin Johnson CBE.

Bottle Green with Fawn upholstery it was originally supplied new in Gibraltar and was first registered on the 16th June 1970. The car has covered just 40, 000 miles from new.

The car has had just four owners from new in Gibraltar, first owned by a lady who used the car sparingly. When the lady owner passed away, the Mercedes was left in a lock up for fifteen years before being discovered and sold to a classic car collector in 2007. The Mercedes Benz was in need of re-commissioning and was not used between 2007 and 2009.

The Mercedes Benz continued to be left untouched until 2011 when re-commissioning work finally began. From 2011 and throughout 2012 over 12000 Euros were spent on the car. The Mercedes was treated to a complete fuel injection pump overhaul, all the injectors were overhauled and oils, spark plugs and many hoses replaced. A new coil, distributor cap and leads were fitted and new brake hoses, brake discs, pads, brake master cylinder and slave cylinder, clutch master cylinder and slave cylinder were also fitted. Further improvements included a new exhaust system, new electric fuel pump, new fuel tank and fittings, new gear linkages and various internal buttons and knobs replaced. A new battery was also fitted. All replacement parts are genuine Mercedes Benz supplied by an official Mercedes Benz main dealer, Cadimar - Los Barrios, Spain. All invoices for this work are with the vehicles history file.

In 2013 the Mercedes Benz was transported to the UK and a further £5, 000 was spent on a total bare metal re-paint and substantial re-chroming.

The totally original, superbly straight shell was taken to bare metal and professionally re-painted for the first time. The finish is first class and the body and paintwork as a result present superbly. Headlight surrounds, front and rear bumpers were re-chromed and some new rubbers were also fitted.

The interior is beautiful as expected with the ultra-low mileage. The seats are in exceptional condition, the door cards and headlining equally impressive. It is no surprise the original green painted floors are in excellent condition and the boot area, engine bay, particularly the inner wings are in equally impressive original condition.

I bought the car in Nov 2016 and since then have had fitted a period correct Becker radio (with a hidden bluetooth update to stream from a phone) and full inertia reel seatbelts. I had all the brake callipers replaced as I was unhappy with the balance of the braking and it is now absolutely spot on. I regularly have the engine tuned at a fuel injection specialist familiar with the mechanical injection in the car.

Some minor points to note. The car is not “restored” so has some patina as where possible all the original trim parts have been maintained. The chrome bumpers are a little pitted and could be improved and some of the wood trim in the interior (not the dash which is superb) ideally would be revarnished as is common with these cars.

Altogether it drives superbly and is presented in excellent mechanical order and is ready to drive away and enjoy. 

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