To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' The Zurich Auction event, 26 September 2026.

CHF220,000 - CHF280,000 European-specification example built during the penultimate year of productionWears its factory colours of Silver Grey Metallic with a Black roof and Black interiorDesirably equipped with a floor-shift automatic transmission and electric windows; benefits from the May 2012 installation of air conditioning by Mercedes-BenzRetains its matching-numbers 3.5-litre V-8 engine; factory rated for 200 horsepowerDocumented by its Mercedes-Benz data card and 2023-24 Kessel workshop invoices totalling over 30,000 CHF Sitting at the top of the contemporary Mercedes-Benz range, the 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet was equal parts glamorous, sophisticated, and sufficiently practical to be driven on a daily basis.

Suitably expensive when new and largely built by hand, the model followed in the great tradition of German craftsmanship.

Performance was also ample, courtesy of the 3.5-litre V-8 engine dev...