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mercedes 450sl US model down as 350sl on title?

  • 08-03-2013 2:18pm
    #1
    68deville
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 494 ✭✭


    Importing a 1974 450sl from the US but its down as a 350sl on its title,its
    a one owner car and i think they were marketed as a 350sl despite having
    the 4.5l engine,just wondering what designation i go with for the shipping
    company?:confused:


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  • #2
    unkel
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 66,120 ✭✭✭✭unkel
    Chauffe, Marcel, chauffe!


    68deville wrote: »
    Importing a 1974 450sl from the US but its down as a 350sl on its title,its
    a one owner car and i think they were marketed as a 350sl despite having
    the 4.5l engine,just wondering what designation i go with for the shipping
    company?:confused:

    If the model is 350SL, then go with that

    Much of a muchness anyway :)

    Didn't Dades have one just like that, or was it an engine replacement?

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  • #3
    hi5
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,107 ✭✭✭hi5


    Thats correct, the US 350 is a 4.5 liter, it was around the time of the first oil crisis and they wanted to give the appearance of responsibility:rolleyes:


  • #4
    Capri
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,499 ✭✭✭Capri


    Some Mercs had strange designations - 190E 1.8 / 2.0, 280SE 3.5/4.5, ...... so the cc will always be in the 'capacicy' column and 'model' will be whatever number is on the tail :confused::confused:


  • #5
    Big Nasty
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22,080 ✭✭✭✭Big Nasty


    3.5 on the book lad! :pac:


  • #6
    Dades
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 25,558 Mod ✭✭✭✭Dades


    unkel wrote: »
    If the model is 350SL, then go with that

    Much of a muchness anyway :)

    Didn't Dades have one just like that, or was it an engine replacement?
    Well remembered!

    I had an actual 350SL that had had the original 3.5l engine replaced at some point by the 4.5l engine from the SE. Slightly different situation...

    OP, I would say your SL is a 350SL regardless of what size engine it has. I think the US 4.5l engine was "de-tuned" somewhat from the 450SL they sold in Europe. :)
    Does it have the big impact bumpers? Any pics?


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