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Old 04-03-2011, 05:55 PM
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So I bought the Koenig 300CE Widebody..

Had seen this car over the years and there was never much information about it available, let alone good pictures. Once I spoke with the current owner, I got very comfortable and bought the car. I was pleasantly surprised to see its condition, but more pleasantly surprised to see actually how wide this car is. I have a widebody 911 and this 300CE is about 1.25 times wider, maybe more. Pictures likely do not show the dimensions as well as in person.

The car has Eibach springs and sway bars, but looks like factory shocks, along with OZ 3 piece wheels. Everything else mechanically is factory. 255/40/17 on front, 315/45/17 on rear. The rear fenders have about 1.5 inches of further clearance for wider wheels/tires, which tells you how wide the rear is.

Interior is like new, leather well taken care of. Cell phone still powers up, all windows/lights work.

The car need to be filled up with fresh fuel and driven, as it has not been truly driven in a few years. Before I got the car, it had a fresh oil change and tune up. Drove it around town today and it has a slight hesitation upon take-off from a full stop, so I think that is likely fuel related.

I know, the yellow graphic is odd, but it is painted on. If it were a daily driver I'd have it painted over, but as a weekend/summer car, I may leave it as is. It surely gets attention.

Anyway, here are some pics!
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wtf! thats wide!

so no work done on the engine? would be great if you can get something powerfull inside that hood!
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88-300CE TWIN TURBO, 99-C43, 05-G55K, 71-280SL, 94-E320 CAB, 08 CLK63 BLACK SERIES
Ex Ken Griffey?

If it is, it sold a few years ago for around $10K...
Painted in Seattle Mariner Northwest Green and Gold.

I have a few pix of it from when I looked at it...

Nice car
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Nice.

I remember seeing pics of that car a couple of years ago.

I love the stripe!!!
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Originally Posted by RBYCC
Ex Ken Griffey?

If it is, it sold a few years ago for around $10K...
Painted in Seattle Mariner Northwest Green and Gold.

I have a few pix of it from when I looked at it...

Nice car
Looks like you can see part of the speedo in one of his pics. It looks like the same. Very cool indeed!
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300TE s124 E320 w124 project
Holly crap,that`s don`t like the stripe though
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Ex Ken Griffey?

If it is, it sold a few years ago for around $10K...
Painted in Seattle Mariner Northwest Green and Gold.

I have a few pix of it from when I looked at it...

Nice car
Yes, it is the same car. It actually never sold a few years ago. The 2nd owner (avid sports memorabilia collector) passed away a few years ago and it went to the estate. I bought it from the estate 'manager' who was a close relative. I have the last issued Illinois title from 1997.

Car is cool and I am happy with it. Had to get it and bring it back to the enthusiast community!!
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Originally Posted by CTE55AMG
Yes, it is the same car. It actually never sold a few years ago. The 2nd owner (avid sports memorabilia collector) passed away a few years ago and it went to the estate. I bought it from the estate 'manager' who was a close relative. I have the last issued Illinois title from 1997.

Car is cool and I am happy with it. Had to get it and bring it back to the enthusiast community!!


Please turbo this.
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I would leave the stripe unless I made it a daily driver.

Wow, she is wide. Was this AMG or aftermarket wide?
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I would leave the stripe unless I made it a daily driver.

Wow, she is wide. Was this AMG or aftermarket wide?
Other than the SEC/SL look grill (which I love for aesthetics but hate because it obliterates the fogs), the car is super mean looking. Wider than an All-You-Can-Eat Buffeter, and it looks great to boot.

I believe the Konig stuff was much wider than AMG.
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That car is pure sex. Congrats!!
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OP, Are you by any chance a mariner fan, cause then, this would be a home run.
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124 320ce amg widebody twin turbo, the nail
very very nice. how about a 119 v8 twin rear turbo...
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DAMn! That is verrrrry nice. Yes that yellow lightning gots to go lol. I love your OZ wheels.. and closer up pictures on the wheels.. specs?
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Sweet car, great score !!

Please bring it over to my haus soon for a GTG !! I'll PM you....
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Get together
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I Bought the Car on an auction after an accident. Front Right fender is damaged and Needs to be made from scratch so it got totaled. So stupid how these things happen. I think Today The car should be worth way more as w124's really went up last 3 years.
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Originally Posted by zibi1988
I Bought the Car on an auction after an accident. Front Right fender is damaged and Needs to be made from scratch so it got totaled. So stupid how these things happen. I think Today The car should be worth way more as w124's really went up last 3 years.
Congrats and enjoy once you are done repairing it. Please post up some pics
It is definitely getting much harder to find clean w124s.
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Originally Posted by zibi1988
I Bought the Car on an auction after an accident. Front Right fender is damaged and Needs to be made from scratch so it got totaled. So stupid how these things happen. I think Today The car should be worth way more as w124's really went up last 3 years.
Dude you need to post pics!
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Dude you need to post pics!
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Mercedes 300ce
20K of labor so far
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20K of labor so far
is it for sale


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