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Identity & configuration

The car

Year: 1971
Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model family: 280 SE
Generation: W111
Trim / Variant: 3.5
Body: Convertible
Engine: 116.980-12-002184
Exterior: White (DB 50)
Interior: Green
VIN: 11102712002577

Highlights

Notable Equipment

Finished in the Striking Combination of White (DB 50) over Green Leather
Accompanied by Books, Tools, Service Invoices, and Factory Data Card
Recipient of AACA National Senior Award Honors

Service & Documentation

Well-Preserved, Largely Original, Three-Owner 3.5 Cabriolet

Other details

One of Just 1,232 Examples Produced; Among the Last Hand-Built Mercedes-Benzes

Market

Comparable prices

280 SE 3.5

Median sold

$298,000

This car $280,000 · 6% below

23 sales · last 12 months

Sales over time

Earlier history

Running medianMiddle halfThis car's sale $280,000

34 records · 23 sold · 10 unsold

Outcome

Car

Gearbox

Date · source

Price

vs median

1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE

81,000 mi · Red · Automatic · Oct 19, 2026 · Bring a Trailer

Automatic

Oct 19, 2026

Bring a Trailer

High bid · not sold

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1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet

60,019 mi · Oct 4, 2026 · Broad Arrow Auctions

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Oct 4, 2026

Broad Arrow Auctions

No bid reported

Auction unsold

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1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE

87 mi · Black · Automatic · Oct 3, 2026 · Daniel Schmitt & Co

Automatic

Oct 3, 2026

Daniel Schmitt & Co

Last ask

not a sale

1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE

8,000 mi · Light Blue · Automatic · Sep 30, 2026 · Bring a Trailer

Automatic

Sep 30, 2026

Bring a Trailer

−19% vs $298,000

1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE

1,900 mi · TMU · Silver Gray · Manual · Sep 14, 2026 · Bring a Trailer

Manual

Sep 14, 2026

Bring a Trailer

0% vs $298,000

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History

Sightings

1 event

Aug 15, 2026
Sold
$280,000 · Gooding Christie's

1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet
Gooding Christie's · Listing closed · Aug 15, 2026 · View on Gooding Christie's
Sold for $280,000

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For sale now

See the 280 SE (W111) market 10 for sale · 280 SE (W111) 3.5 median sold, last 12 months: $294,500

Identity & configuration