My uncle had this car back in the late 70’s and at 17 he allowed me to drive it to a family wedding with my sister. It was so powerful and so cool I’ll never forget driving that car around San Francisco.

@yoelmarquez7835

Ай бұрын

I drive that type of car is great and l power car.never like .is a like a tanke .

That might be one of the best built most beautiful cars in the world. Absolutely in love with these.

This cars bodywork is perfect, not a blemish along its lines. It has never been parked in supermarket car parks. A beautiful machine, I'm only sad as I don't have it.

These were built like a tank and great family cars for everyday and long trips.

Looks so smooth on the highway. 👌🏽

This is Class, so much more then any 2024 Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG or Mercedes-Maybach

Still ahead of most modern cars. Merc makes cars for a lifetime. 50 years and raring to go.

One of my absolute favorite vehicles growing up in Germany. My father's job in the military luckily got me rides in some of the state & police- owned W116's

BEAUTIFUL CLASSIC MERCEDES 450 SEL 6.9 WOW LOVE IT-LOVE THAT THE CAR CAN STILL DRIVE AT THIS SPEED ON THE AUTOBAHN.

@commandertopgun

Ай бұрын

SUPER GORGEOUS , GETTING ME ONE THIS YEAR 2024.

Wow.. Lovely example of a fantastic automobile 👌

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

Thank you

Absolutely beautiful!

Classic Mercedes were real gorgeous unlike today's piece of crap

Very beautiful W116 450 SEL 6.9. My dad used to have the exact same car same color except he had palomino tan leather interior. 286 Hp and 405 Ft/Lbs of torque

@classix0707658904

2 ай бұрын

Many thanx

SUPERB!! The best, or nothing! (That car is drop-dead gorgeous!)

Lovely cars,and with white wall tyres,Chrome Bunt rims really set the stance,and lifts the appearance ✅ A pleasure to see such a nice example✅

At one stage the 450sel 6.9 was the fastest 4-door sedan in the world. It is one of the most beautiful Mercedes from the modern era, personally the only other car more beautiful is the W108/109 300sel 6.3 designed by Paul Bracq. The double stack headlights, large grill, and body lines.

What a lovely car😊

@classix0707658904

2 ай бұрын

Thank you!

Benz is the greatest....greetings from Jamaica 🇯🇲

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

Thank you and greetings from Sweden. Are there many classic cars in Jamaica?

In the early 90's I had a 450SEL (not this 6.9), and boy that was a great car and to the designer Herr Friedrich Geiger.......Salut! These were well made cars, not only the outstanding body lines but the full technical spec. While the rest of the worlds auto manufacturers were fiddling with carburretors, these W116's came with the 'K' Jetronic fuel injection. The suspension was well balanced and the interior, middle of the road, just fit for the purpose which is to get you from A to B - unlike some auto makers who boasted of leather seats, yet under the bonnet lacked any technical innovation or excellence. My favorite car, the Mercedes-Benz W116.🌻

@jeancarlorabino6454

Ай бұрын

back when German vehicles are known for their durability, dependability, and reliability. that is the old days............

@benjaminsmith2287

Ай бұрын

@@jeancarlorabino6454 But they weren't. I wanted to buy a used Audi 100 LS in 1980 and I was told it was very expensive to maintain. My cousin bought a 4 year old used Mercedes and had issue after issue after issue with it. I ended up getting a 1972 Volvo 164E and it spent the first 2 months in the shop 6 times for various electronic and fuel injector issues. Yes the cars were well built and all, but they weren't necessarily dependable. And the Jaguars were truly awful. Japanese cars, OTOH, were prone to rust back then, but more reliable. Though they were nowhere near as nice as the current Japanese cars. Some Mercedes were reliable and such but others weren't. Today's Mercedes are similar it's just it's now 2024 and ambient lights and digital screens are popular, so they have them.

What an amazing example of this legendary car from almost half a century ago when it was competing with Rolls Royce at this level of refinement; give me this over the Rolls any day.

Beautiful car!

Great car...while living in Spain had an 83 240 D. Fabulous, plus a four-speed stick.

@philippedefontenoy6876

25 күн бұрын

Foor-speed ? Exceptionnelle !!!!!!!!!!!

The largest engine Mercedes ever sold was 1999 in the SL73 AMG (R129) with a 7.3l V12 (N.A.)

@classix0707658904

2 ай бұрын

Yes sir

@Freimopp777

2 ай бұрын

7.7l in the 770 W07/ W150

@Luton-Mick

2 ай бұрын

They were SL600's and were sent to AMG for engine work, so he's right the 450 6.9 is the largest engine Mercedes ever built as AMG just enlarged a stock 6.0. AMG were a separate company at the time as well so it was not a Mercedes product in the strictest of terms.

@Rick2010100

2 ай бұрын

@@Luton-Mick AMG became in 1998 part of Mercedes Benz and the SL 73 AMG was build in 2001.

Right colour , perfect combination.

That’s beautiful ❤

Beautiful beast 👍

Het blyft eigenlyk de mooiste auto die gemaakt is .wereldwijd in het topsegment.

My father had one he sold it I wish I had it❤

My dad had a 1965 Chrysler New Yorker 2 dr HT. Me back then in 1975 when I turned 18 and got my DL he said : Son, now you can take the car for a drive and I drove it strate to the freeway ( no utoban ) just a freeway that they have and I had it up to 200 km hr 😂 Wow, never have I driven a car that fast 😮 and this was in Finland 😅 Looks like this man is from Sweden but he used this car driving it in Germany on the Autoban 😂 That Chrysler had a V8 also with like 350 horsepower like a 7.7 litre engine if I remember right. Wow, those god old days are gone 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

What a cool car, probably one of the coolest ever😎 Before you even started speaking I was looking at the naff whitewall tyres and wondering if it was from the USA!, at least it isn't bright red😂. Also glad those awful USA bumpers have been changed. If I could afford to buy one of these, run it, and keep t in petrol, I'd have one no question👍

Amazing vehicle ❤

It has to be one of the nicest money pits ever made. Nevertheless, it was solid. (The sunroof has to be adjusted to make this one almost perfect)

I wish cars were still just as well-made as that one is.

Wow...just wow

Lovely car ❤👍😍👍

@classix0707658904

2 ай бұрын

Many thanx

Beautiful machine I love it

When Mercedes was making Mercedes

When i was a young man of 18 yo, we had a family friend who owned this car. I got to drive the car. This was seemed huge but the ride was out of this world. Loved it.

IMHO, this is one of few MB's examples of cars when MB was actually producing & manufacturing A CAR. In as much as most MB nowadays are technology packed to keep up with times & regulations, current MB cars lack soul and character like classics such as this immaculate example 🏆 👍

Espetacular

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

Thank you

Hey awesome Merc 😊 incredible power thanks a lot 😊

Real mercedes

We have one from 1978 UK SPEC. In Benghazi libya.

Wonderful car ! But video is not German Autobahn but filmed in Sweden 😎

we had one

Wow dont make them like that anymore all mercs 70s so much more sexier looking . Class

@classix0707658904

2 ай бұрын

Agree

how do you do the ppi on this one?

This thing was a pleasure to drive and even faster then our BMW 750, but fuel consumption at high speeds was almost double, in maximum 38 litres per 100 km plus 1 or 2 liters of engine oil. 😂

❤

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Beautiful example! Did you sell it yet? If so, how much?

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

For sale: www.classix.se/cars-for-sale/181-mercedes-450sel-6-9-39-000

That car is for gangsters🙏🏽

The seats appear to have been replaced or redone in MBtex, and not leather.

MB518, 134.4 L (1951-1973)

@TheGrimStoic

Ай бұрын

c'mon, you're being a d... now

Does it have height level control? 🤩

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

Yes, it does. In the video it is at "normal" height

Really nice car, just curious about the asking price.

@classix0707658904

2 ай бұрын

39.000 euro and we will not refuse reasonable offers

Very good car in great shape.

Back to 1977... do I want this 450SEL, Cadillac Fleetwood Brougham, or Lincoln Towncar?

@TheGrimStoic

Ай бұрын

well if those are your choices, you're in America...so you'd have to be somewhat abnormal to have the money, the smarts AND the frigidity to see past Lincoln's style or Cadillac's sass

How come the headlights and bumpers are european version. Tnx

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

Previous owner thought they look better

Too bad the bumpers have been changed, the North American bumpers looked much nicer. Cheers

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

I think not many would agree. But it is a good thing we all do not think the same. :-)

@EdAb

Ай бұрын

@@classix0707658904 True, this kind of diversity is good. I think the North American bumpers look more balanced on such a large car, especially when painted in darker colours. That said, I think most of us can agree that the North America bumpers certainly gave muuuch better protection. Cheers

James Hunt had one a d reached 120mph in his driveway. Rumour has it.

@TheGrimStoic

Ай бұрын

must've been a long driveway

@andygtv

Ай бұрын

@@TheGrimStoic 🥴😂

It was the German Rolls Royce, no Question.

It's a Mercedes..Next time you make 250 km/h.😏

So schon.

Ha, definitely filmed in Sweden

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

Nhaaa

Aoa sir ineed car mdese 77 your mible umbet miders car lke ptice batao

How much does it cost

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

39.000 euro

hope its rust sealed now

@classix0707658904

2 ай бұрын

100% rustfree!

@hassyg4083

2 ай бұрын

@@classix0707658904 yeh but you need to seal it in colder climate. underseal etc

I bought one almost 30 years ago and kept it for one month only and sold it because of terrible fuel mileage

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

yes, i know

Price? Mileage?

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

www.classix.se/cars-for-sale/181-mercedes-450sel-6-9-39-000

How much?

@classix0707658904

21 күн бұрын

39k

This will last another 50 years and more. I want it exported to Vietnam. Possible? We will use it for a boutique resort to ferry out our exclusive suite customers.

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

Yes, we can export anywhere.

W116

Hydraulic suspension not air..

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

Yes!

Only 180 km/h ? It´s a joke for this Mercedes 😂😂and nothing when the Autobahn is empty or when there is little traffic. Greetings from a german Autobahn fan.

2:20 = No, you are not in Germany!

"Germany"...yeah right.😉

@konstit

Ай бұрын

Lite fånigt försök att behålla lappen antar jag, men wireräckena ser man i varje fall inte på "Autobahn", och Löddeköpinge liger fortfarande i sverige, mig bekant ? Jämför 4:34 och www.google.com/maps/@55.7698701,12.9812854,3a,75y,109.47h,89.46t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sdxurRxLNi2CYbOAJeld--g!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?entry=ttu

What's the point in having 6.9 ltre, when the same or better performance can be provided by 2.0 engine today????

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

if you had drive one you would know

Fahren fahren fahren auf der autobahn.

in Germany , are you sure.....where was it....? 😁😁😁

@johanliden5114

Ай бұрын

This was filmed in the vicinity of Landskrona and around driving on the motorway heading to Malmö, Sweden. Not a single piece of footage was shot in Germany. Why lie to the viewers?

@sebastianm.8383

Ай бұрын

@@johanliden5114listen 2:22 "now we are in Germany because we are on Autobahn....."....

Very short gearing.

Manda kasa...

BRO WHAT???????? 6.9 Liters???????? yooooo is that even fuel efficient??????

@carlosm.valmayor6299

Ай бұрын

Well Joy efficient, between 16 to 38 litres per 100 km 😂, but we loved it.

@jeancarlorabino6454

Ай бұрын

tf??????????

@jeancarlorabino6454

Ай бұрын

then I will find the smaller engine and put on it................

Min högsta önskan är att min svärfar får åka med i en sådan med mig innan han stänger sina ögon för sista gången. Nu bor jag i Kramfors och han i Skoghall men om vi kunde synka det till sommaren så vore det intressant. Mot ersättning givetvis.

@bizmyurt8582

2 ай бұрын

bara slå till.

For some inexplicable reason, every European videographer with a channel related to automobiles feel compelled to blame bad design and poor taste with the American population and culture. Do you mean that there weren't any cars in Europe during the 1970's with white striped tires? Obviously, we (Americans) had plenty of extra chrome that we chose to squander on our vehicles beyond a rational amount and definitely in poor taste, but what does that have to do with the car that you are reviewing in your video? My friends father had a Mercedes 450 SEL and an SL and neither had those shiny wheels or striped tires. Now, take a good look at the latest cars from Bentley, Rolls Royce and definitely BMW and truly understand the definition of "bling" with a watchful eye on poor taste.

@TheGrimStoic

Ай бұрын

needlessly getting your knickers in a knot mate - his is the complain about coital noise of the buxom upstairs by a frumpy spinster in the basement

@stephenmajor5498

Ай бұрын

Lol. Okay my friend, I feel better now!

@TheGrimStoic

Ай бұрын

@@stephenmajor5498 I love both European and American designs - they appeal to different quarters of your aesthetics

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

I agree with you and promise to do better. And we like the bling wheels on this one. We have an original set also.

@stephenmajor5498

Ай бұрын

@@classix0707658904 Thank you, my friend. Your gesture of good will goes a long way in my book. I'll begin a subscription to your channel shortly after a "like" in the comments. Now, on to the next video.👍

much noise while driving fast. better a new one.

@benjaminsmith2287

Ай бұрын

There's more noise insulation now. And the older Mercedes had a very firm type of ride and very firm seats The newer ones soak up bumps much gentler and the seats have softened some. But I don't like all of the ambient lights and other bling on the newer ones and wish they went back to more simple yet luxurious interiors.

I think the biggest engine they produced was 7.3 l

Good car, bad driver! Holding the steering wheel with one hand like in a parking lot, in a 47 years old car going 180 km/h means you should not be allowed to drive on public roads.

A jaguar v12 ,was faster 0-60 ,faster top speed ,rode better, and was cheaper. Jaguar didnt use prisoners from concentration camps either.

@classix0707658904

2 ай бұрын

You gotta good point there.

@patrickcannell2258

2 ай бұрын

Would trust that Mercedes more than the Jaguar any day.

@stringer-ik1pc

2 ай бұрын

@@patrickcannell2258 especially if you're a Pakistani taxi driver 😆😆😆

@niki7040

2 ай бұрын

The Jaguar is a joke in comparison on every level.

@niki7040

2 ай бұрын

@@stringer-ik1pc You are absolutely right in your analysis, you seem to be a person who has good insight into what quality and technology are at a high level. Jaguar status, maybe for some poor person in Northern England.. 😂

WHAT IS THE PRICE

@classix0707658904

Ай бұрын

39000 euro

@robertbuczek5129

Ай бұрын

OK.

Huuuuuuuuuuuge steering wheel 🙂 And why does the outside of the right front wheel arch look so bad? Why not fix that before putting it up for sale?

How much?

@classix0707658904

21 күн бұрын

39k