Mechatronik's '71 280SE v CL63 AMG

ScuderiaWithStickPlease · Jul 28, 2012

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http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/mechatronik-mercedes-benz-m-coupe-1970-280se-35-meets-modern-amg-v8-review

Behind the chrome-covered tombstone grille is the naturally aspirated 354-hp, 5.4- liter V-8 from a previous-generation S55 AMG. The engine and the five-speed automatic fit so perfectly that, if you didn’t know better, you’d suspect the car left the factory that way. There are no extraneous wires, no suspect parts, nothing out of place—it all looks as if it were assembled in Stuttgart. It’s odd to mention originality when discussing a restomod, but it’s actually possible to return the car to its original spec: Mechatronik mounts the new powertrain without drilling or cutting into metal.
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Inside, there are more greatest hits from the ’70s. As in the engine compartment, the interior has been touched by modernity, but it will fool you at first glance. The Becker Mexico radio, for instance, looks vintage but is actually a modern unit with navigation. The ignition key is a modern Mercedes switchblade type, and there are warning lights for the ABS and traction control. The rest is old school: The Behr air conditioner whispers out cold air; the heater and fresh-air controls are incomprehensible; the tach needle waves and wags lazily in response to the increasing and decreasing revs; the seats are uncomfortably flat; and the electric windows and sunroof open and close slowly, giving you time to recall the era when “power everything” was a relative term. The longer you sit inside, the more you appreciate that every component is factory correct, and it all looks and smells factory fresh.
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For me, the interior of the '71 cannot be touched by any contemporary MB's.

JeremyJon · Jul 28, 2012

cool cars ...i'd take the resto-mod 280 also, and cruise!

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