50 Year-Old Mercedes Benz
Classics are Better than a New Mercedes each being
hand built
1972 Mercedes-Benz 280SEL 4.5
value today: $35,000 to $50,000 (excellent)
The 1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SEL 4.5 was the first to
have the ever popular and durable 4.5 V8. But they were the
last of the hand built sedans. This was when many Americans
started buying Mercedes over top American luxury cars. Of
course many more of these were produced than the previous hand
built sedans.