Photo: Stefan Baldauf
It's been a while since we've seen an almost perfect-looking Mercedes-Benz W108, but it's been even more since we've seen one that's actually a wolf in sheep's clothing.
Despite what the perfectly restored exterior might influence you to say, this 1967 250 SE found at this year's Essen Motor Show doesn't sport the original 2.5-liter inline six-cylinder engine but a much more modern one.
What is essentially a project-car made by the suspension experts at H&R, the Paul Bracq-designed short-wheelbase S-Class from the 1960s is harboring a 3.6-liter inline six-cylinder mill from the very first AMG-tuned C-Class – the C 36 AMG (W202) from 1995.
With the powerplant slightly tuned to deliver 309 hp instead of the standard 280 hp of the original model, the car is also sporting a five-speed manual transmission taken from a Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (W126).
On top of that, the rest of this Frankenstein vehicle is a melange of parts from different Stuttgart vehicles, including a braking system that's using the front discs from a Mercedes-Benz 560 SE (W126) and the rear discs from a 500 SE (W140), while the brake calipers come from a Porsche 928.
What is essentially a project-car made by the suspension experts at H&R, the Paul Bracq-designed short-wheelbase S-Class from the 1960s is harboring a 3.6-liter inline six-cylinder mill from the very first AMG-tuned C-Class – the C 36 AMG (W202) from 1995.
With the powerplant slightly tuned to deliver 309 hp instead of the standard 280 hp of the original model, the car is also sporting a five-speed manual transmission taken from a Mercedes-Benz 300 SE (W126).
On top of that, the rest of this Frankenstein vehicle is a melange of parts from different Stuttgart vehicles, including a braking system that's using the front discs from a Mercedes-Benz 560 SE (W126) and the rear discs from a 500 SE (W140), while the brake calipers come from a Porsche 928.
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