Mercedes-Benz W108, W109 V8 with buyer's guide and chassis number/data card explanation

From the 280SE 3.5 to the 300SEL 6.3

The Mercedes-Benz W109 300SEL 6.3 was for Daimler-Benz an important milestone. It was a mixture of two cars that did not sell too well: the 600 and 300SEL. Updated in April 2018, this 200-page book tells the complete story of the 6.3, 3.5 and 4.5 L versions. It walks you through the cars’ history, explains chassis number and data card in detail and comes with a comprehensive buyer’s guide. All this is accompanied by superb recent non-Daimler AG color photography, including pictures of the suspension. These are some of the topics covered:

• The birth of the 6.3
• The 300SEL 6.3
• The 300SEL 3.5 and 4.5
• The 280 SE/SEL 3.5 and 4.5
• The coachbuilders
• The racing history, including the AMG “Red Sow”
• W108/W109 chassis number explained
• W108/W109 data card explained
• What is my V8 worth, price developments from March 2010 to March 2018
• W108/W109 buyer’s guide
• Paint and interior options
• Power and torque curves
• Technical specifications

A separate chapter is devoted to safety guru Béla Barényi, whose concepts greatly influenced how Mercedes cars like the W108/109 were designed. This guide ends with a free book offer. Enjoy!

Why does Kobo only see 115 pages for this book? Because they only count the text portions, but not the photos. Photos are for the author an important part of a book about vintage cars and together with the photos, the total page count for this book is 220 pages, just like in the printed version of it.

The author Bernd S. Koehling has over 25 Mercedes books and e-books to his credit. They cover cars from the 1947 170V to the 2012 SL R231.