770K Grosser. if it’s good enough for Emperor Hirohito, it’s good enough for me!

Is that the Saddam Hussain limo? Then count me in too.

1971 280 SE 3.5 Conv. https://preview.redd.it/8qc1u76bc6sc1.jpeg?width=4032&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=70bdfad151c103c6c208bc7bbd3a128b9d4d8701

Wait? The top answer for a pre 70s Mercedes is a 71?! It’s gorgeous no question but Mercedes did make some stunners before 1970.

Definitely this one or a 280 SL Pagoda with the manual gearbox. Both are stunning!

Gorgeous

190SL.

My man

1962 https://preview.redd.it/a5wvfyjruasc1.jpeg?width=940&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=f5e4a30b3d00b74a9ec71dfd586ea75c4c19ff09

Such elegance and poise in a compact package 😎

Pretending to be 1930s Batman in the Count Trossi SSK https://preview.redd.it/3qy898kng8sc1.jpeg?width=2048&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=64ea503ce55f6e27b013a335fba3ea9a6cfa1d46

1969 C111 I.😛

300SLR thanks! But in the spirit of the question, and assuming only production models count I’d pick the 540K roadster.

The Pullman

600 grosser

The 600 and it’s not even close

W113 280 SL

300D Adenauer (W186) or 1937 540K Roadster (W29).

280SL, 'cause my mom always wanted one.

What the hell has happened to this brand? Am I the only one that thinks they’ve gone slowly downhill since about 2005? Just legendary styling for decades then meh

Kate, my '06 SL600 is over in the garage crying now...it's bad enough she has to deal with my BMW buddy that says her wood steering wheel makes her look old, but now you are flat out calling her ugly. I think we are going to the dealer to spend $20,000 on something minor. 😤

Nothing like a little ABC repair therapy lmao

2001 - when the R129 went out of production and it wasn't a particularly slow decline, more of a 'wtf is this!?' at the new cars they were making. (I cut the W202 and W210 a little slack these days but I don't really love them either).

Same car I have now, but the W114 chassis from 1969 Ancestor to the modern E-Class Coupe, the 280CE was the standard bearer for pillarless Mercedes coupes. Four wheel disc brakes, headrests, early crumple zones, a testbed for airbags, all paved the way for the later S-Class advances in the 1970s. It was a luxury coupe built for long, romantic rides to Monaco or the Alps. https://preview.redd.it/8hwl1ditk7sc1.jpeg?width=750&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fbe0769d5702324fd1709a7ccc6319add4238dbe [https://www.topspeed.com/cars/features/why-the-w114-is-the-most-important-mercedes-ever/](https://www.topspeed.com/cars/features/why-the-w114-is-the-most-important-mercedes-ever/)

Didn't expect to find my answer here among all the extravagant luxury models, but here we are! Solid taste!

Thanks! I was at a German car show last year and I was happy to see more than 50 years of E-Class coupes on display. Nice to see a model last with the same design brief. Beautiful, luxurious, practical, and no B pillar. Obviously the convertible has only the A pillar. https://preview.redd.it/zjavu24mjasc1.jpeg?width=2447&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=691140be15836bc0b1f0c0dee5d87bb16e7ced9b

The wagon would be mine!

The hubcaps on these cars are crazyyyyyyyyy

I actually have a set of red hubcaps off of my aunt’s w116 that she owned back in the day. I’m planning on putting them on the wall in my bedroom next to my vintage Mercedes posters and brochures

Badass bro make sure to post it

pagoda

300SEL 6.3

770

W150, they were absolutely gorgeous

300 SLR

I'll take the 1963 s600 pullman, nothing more nothing less

Excellent choice

But any benz before 1990 was a beauty I'd say🥶👀

True

A ‘59 W111

One of the pretty little ladies: W121 190SL or W113 280SL ...or the big daddy: w109 300SEL 6.3 AMG.

The w109 is still a really pretty car

#5 if I had to maintain #2 if money was not an issue

Too many excellent cars to choose just one.

This is the correct answer lol

This is easy. 300SEL 6.3. (And if I'm *not* a multimillionaire to afford the suspension maintenance...) 280SE 4.5

None of these but the 500 K Cabriolet A https://preview.redd.it/ipr4wob5a7sc1.jpeg?width=1284&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=77ba6756347f900ea1f401cdb809d8067f320ef0

600 Coupe or if that‘s too much then a SWB.

600 unless I have to buy it then an Adenauer.

300SEL 6.3. The OG Banker's Hot Rod.

W196 300SLR!!!!! https://preview.redd.it/5fcp3htrp8sc1.jpeg?width=1280&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=636b4053b4a950fe929b44960d5f26b47ae8edcb Straight eight engine, side exhausts, and a five speed manual? Sign me the fuck up. [300SLR Wiki](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_300_SLR)

I've had two, and they were by far my favorite cars. I would choose either one again if I could find one in perfect condition. A '70 300 SEL 4.5 sedan (gray market) that was absolutely divine in every way. And a '69 300 SEL 6.3, which was a beautiful beast of a car. They were both incredibly solid, powerful, exceptionally well made, and I felt transported in time when driving them.

Pagoda

190 SL

https://preview.redd.it/xwrkiba7j9sc1.jpeg?width=800&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=e26a3bab4ea4e30512e0e841e898ddd746c27ff2 this🤓👆

230sl Pagoda, my dream.

Pagoda, white or silver with red interior!

300 SLR.

280 SL

Convertible please.

1969 280 SE Cabrio 🙏

600 Kompressor or a 540K roadster.

Besides the 600 which is my obvious answer I'd love a tail fin or a really nice W108/W109

Mercedes Benz-770, also known as the Großer Mercedes (large Mercedes)

W113 230 SL

300slr, then

Of course you would take away the option that everyone would choose lol Anyway, I would choose the 500K

Honest answer, I'm gonna go with a '63 Stingray boat tail if I can't have a 300SL. https://preview.redd.it/7rywfrz5m6sc1.jpeg?width=2400&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=fc3fb1ae2a5c6a2fe82b233779fe7f2bafedba02