However, there is an S-Class model that deserves to be held aloft as one of the best, if not the best, versions—the W116 450SEL 6.9, which debuted in Europe 50 years ago.

This Mercedes 450SEL 6.9 is claimed to have finished second in the 1979 Cannonball Baker Sea-to-Shining-Sea Memorial Trophy Dash. The car shows 45,000 miles and benefits from a major recent service.

From the July 1977 issue of Car and Driver. Five-hundred Americans will fork over a total of $19,500,000 for the pleasure of owning Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 6.9s in the next twelve months and ...

Mercedes produced a total of just 7,380 450 SEL 6.9 models between 1975 and 1980. What was considered once the absolute best sedan in the world is today one of the most sought-after classic ...

Mercedes-Benz AG - Mercedes-Benz Classic Communications As a waft-wagon the 450 SEL 6.9 is up there as one of the all-time greats. It looks incredible even today and although it was built in the ...

The Mercedes-Benz 450 SEL 6.9 is considered by some to be one of the greatest sedans of all time, along with its predecessor, the equally-epic 300 SEL 6.3. In the dark days of the late 1970s and ...

This, the complex hydropneumatic self levelling suspension and the limited-slip differential suggested that Mercedes expected owners to do more than simply waft about, the 6.9's popularity among ...

Because the 6.9 was the ultimate Mercedes of its era – the Maybach S600 of 1975. First it was hugely fast, with a claimed 0-62mph time of 7.4 seconds and a top speed of 140mph.

Mercedes-Benz AMG Hammer Details The AMG Hammer offered 5.6-liter (355 hp) and 6.0-liter (375 hp) V-8 versions The conversion cost $125,000, plus the $39,000 MSRP of a Mercedes-Benz 300E ...

Nevertheless, it was a very large and very powerful Mercedes-Benz, and thus the SEL 6.9 attracted attention from the rich and influential folk of the time.

Prices shown are the prices you can expect to pay for a 1979 Mercedes-Benz 450SEL 4 Door Sedan 6.9 across different levels of condition. Edit options. Base Price $0. Options $0. Original MSRP $0. Base ...