✅ SOLVED What year is this Mercedes?

[creskol]

1985 tags so it's been in this barn collecting dust for 38 years.

 

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[Centsless Detecting]

1968- 1974 250SL

 

[Tony in SC]

Does the owner need someone to haul it off for them??

 

[creskol]

I just learned that it is a 1969 280 SL.

 

[Centsless Detecting]

I just learned that it is a 1969 280 SL.

Nice I was close. Don't really follow Mercedes.

 

[1637]

fun fact, allot of older cars have the date on the tail lite glass.

 

[cudamark]

fun fact, allot of older cars have the date on the tail lite glass.

It will show the first year that lens was used. In some cases, the same taillight will be used in subsequent years, but, will still show the earlier year code on the lens.