Originally Posted by 450SEL 6.9

I don't think too many armoured W123s exist. The Vatican had a few armoured mid-sized Mercedes Benz of that era, but they were not W123s. I would love to find one of those 6.3s, but the only place I can see those being sold is at auction.

The owner of the 240D called me last evening. He is willing to go down to $9,500. I went to $8,000. He has a deal if he goes down to $8,800.

Update. The owner called again. I think I can make the deal this weekend if I am willing to go a bit higher. However, I found a nice 280E with low mileage!