The Mercedes-Benz W 108 and W 109 are luxury cars produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1965 through to 1972. They succeeded the W 111 and W 112 "fintail" sedans, and upon their introduction, the manufacture
Visually W 109 models can be distinguished by the thick chrome strip on the A-pillar and the door frames surrounding the windows, along with the 300 SEL badge. Other pointers like engine, wheelbase, headlight arrangement would become intermixed between the two chassis codes.
M108 engine under the bonnet of a 250S
The Mercedes-Benz M180 is a family of single overhead camshaft inline-6 internal combustion engines used in Mercedes-Benz vehicles from the early 1950s to the mid‑1980s. Featuring a reverse-flow cylin
M130 engine in a 1971 280SL
A second‑generation M180 in a W187 220 Cabriolet A
An M127 engine from a W113 230SL “Pagoda”