[W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?

[richard jaffe]

I think the $9,300 figure came from the seller's ebay ad that Bruce attached. It does seem awfully high but $5,000 for a 5spd is no bargain either.
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  From: Axel Wulff<mailto:axelwulff at hotmail.com> 
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  Well, back in 1984 the USD to Dm exchange rate was more like 1:2.5 so 12,500 DM was about $5,000.
   
  Certainly not the couple of hundred bucks for Detroit iron back in the early '70s, but about half of the almost $10k you suggest.

  Regards, 
  Axel J. Wulff
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    From: rsjaffe1 at msn.com
    To: brucem105 at comcast.net; mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com
    Date: Sun, 9 Mar 2008 22:34:09 -0400
    Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] manual trans sec?


    Interesting car Bruce. I hope the guy disowned the "son" who effed up the car. At $9,300.00 / $12,500 DM no wonder there aren't many manuals out there. The marketing strategy apparently was to gouge those who had more money than sense. Contrast that to GM back in the muscle car days when a Muncie rock crusher 4 spd could be had for maybe a couple hundred bucks on the options list.
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      From: Bruce Mendel<mailto:brucem105 at comcast.net> 
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      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<http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330201512273>

      Bruce
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        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
        610-731-5453 Cellular
        610-572-4611 Home




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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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