1973 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 280SEL auction history
This 1973 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 280SEL sold once at auction, for $68,000 ($71,400 with buyer's fee) on Bring a Trailer in May 2026.
Every time it’s been to auction
1 appearance| Date | Where | Miles | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 2026 | Bring a Trailer | 54,000 | Sold $68,000 ($71,400 with buyer's fee) |
What the listing said
When it sold in May 2026, the listing gave 54,000 miles.
Only 7 S-Class 280SEL sedans have sold in the past three years, not enough for a range.
One of 7 S-Class 280SEL sales at auction in the past three years.
Questions
- What did this car last sell for?
- $68,000 ($71,400 with buyer's fee) on Bring a Trailer in May 2026.
- How many times has it been to auction?
- Once: 1 sale and 0 unsold attempts.
- How does its last sale compare with others?
- There are not enough recent sales to say.
No chart, no estimate, no score. Every figure on this page is a hammer price from a real auction, matched to the car’s trim, body and gearbox, converted at the rate on the day it sold, with the replicas, projects and odd sales set aside. The range is where most of those sales landed. Where there aren’t enough sales to say something, we say that instead.
How Sam decides →GoAskSam links to every sale. Bidding happens on the auction site.