When I lived in California, I’d see R107s in self-service junkyards all the time; since moving to Denver a couple of years back, I see them only occasionally. There was this ’78 450SLC last summer and that was about it. Last week, though I found this screaming yellow Malaise Era kokainwagen. (Read More…)
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Tagged as 1970s, 1974, 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450SL, Convertible, Denver, Down On the Junkykard, junkyard, Junkyard Find, Malaise, Malaise Era, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz R107, R107
Tagged as 1970s, 1974, 1974 Mercedes-Benz 450SL, Convertible, Denver, Down On the Junkykard, junkyard, Junkyard Find, Malaise, Malaise Era, Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-Benz R107, R107
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