[W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?

[Bruce Mendel]

I've got a 1982 us-legal euro 280sel that was owned for a while by amg west out in denver. part of the amg "kit" they put on it (body kit, recaros, suspension, etc) was a 5-speed manual.

jonathan is bringing it back to life now at his shop.

it's here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330201512273

Bruce
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: Axel Wulff 
  To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists 
  Sent: Sunday, March 09, 2008 8:00 PM
  Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?


  Rich,
   
  He may very well have been correct.
   
  Mercedes did not offer manual transmissions for any of their V8s, only on their straight-sixes.
   
  However, AMG offered manual transmissions.
   
  I don't rember who the manufacturer was, but it was either Getrag or ZF.
   
  In my 1984 German AMG catalog the manual transmission is offered at 12,500 DM. By comparison, the widebody conversion is 25,000 DM.
   
  Not many clients took the manual transmission option. I've only ever seen one sedan with a stick and never a coupe.

  Regards, 
  Axel J. Wulff
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    From: rsjaffe1 at msn.com
    To: MBCOUPES at MBCOUPES.COM
    Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 18:34:51 -0400
    Subject: [W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?


    All,

    I spoke to a guy this afternoon at the local parts store who said when he was stationed in Germany back in the day, he saw an AMG SEC that had a manual trans!  After diplomatically suggesting he was mistaken, the guy swore up and down the car had a stick. I seriously doubt MB produced and optional manual trans SEC for the German market, but did AMG ever offer a stick as an option?  

    Rich Jaffe
    85 500 SEC Euro
    83 300 SD


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