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Started by beagle2022, 17 May 2014, 07:25 AM

beagle2022

Just got home from the new movie "Chef".  Not surprisingly it is about a chef.  However, the main character drives a beautiful US spec w116.  You never see the model designation, but it is a lovely metallic green long wheelbase in great shape with bunt wheels and perfect black interior.  The movie is a complete chick-flick: divorced couple remarry to delight of cute 10 year old son etc.  However the car makes several appearances and maintains a stoic silence the whole time. One (three pointed) star.
Sydney, Australia

Martin 280s

In the recent Richard Gere film, Arbitrage, his 'bit on the side' drives a W116. Unfortunately, it is destroyed in a crash.

nathan

i was watching Munich with Eric Bana (australian croat!) last night and one of the guys who gets blown up has his family chauffeured around in a black 116...rocky IV and condorman from memory also had good 116 roles.
1979 116 6.9 #6436
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1995 124 e320 cabriolet
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1981 123 280te

Beastie

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I've seen that Arbitrage and was pleasantly surprised when the W116 showed up. Shame it was wrecked but at least it got a nice prominent role.

I'm surprised I don't remember seeing one in Munich. That was a good flick.

In the Dirty Harry movie 'The Dead Pool' a silver W116 is blown to pieces by one of the little remote control cars with a bomb attached. I think that might have been the worst Dirty Harry movie of them all... They show a mint 450SEL and then it cuts to a gutted 280SEL for the explosion.


There's also a nice silver-green W116 in that 'Bend It' movie about 'Beckham', briefly.


I'll give this Chef movie a go.
1979 280SEL

"She's built like a steakhouse, but she handles like a bistro."

polymathman

The Showtime series "The Americans" has had a 116 in just about every episode.
190sl 1957 rusting away
250S 1968 long gone
280SE 1976 got hit, parts
280SE 1979 running fine
C320 4Matic 2005 for wife -Mercedes after MIT

ptashek

"Act of Valor" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591479/) has a scene where a squad of Navy SEALs raid a factory in Mexico, loaded up on trucks, and some guy tries to stop them with a Milan Brown 116 (300SD I think).
1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE

robertd

There are two that stand out in my mind, firstly the car chase in the movie RONIN and the that over the top chase in LOST HIGHWAY
116   1978 450SEL 6.9 #  4848
116   1979 450SEL  6.9 # 5884
116   1979 450SEL  6.9 # 6225  SOLD
116   1978 450SEL  6.9 # 5128  SOLD
116   1979 450SEL  6.9 # 5884  SOLD
116   1974 450SEL  DJet

rob280sel

Here is a small list of W116's in the movies....26 pages!
Internet Movie Cars Database

http://www.imcdb.org/vehicles.php?make=mercedes+benz&model=w116

ptashek

Quote from: ptashek on 01 June 2014, 05:17 PM
"Act of Valor" (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1591479/) has a scene where a squad of Navy SEALs raid a factory in Mexico, loaded up on trucks, and some guy tries to stop them with a Milan Brown 116 (300SD I think).

And here it is, taking a knock :(
http://www.imcdb.org/vehicle_505061-Mercedes-Benz-300-SD-W116-1978.html
1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE

oversize

The neighbors in the new TV series 'The Goldbergs' have a 280S
1979 6.9 #5541 (Red Bull)
1978 6.9 #4248 (Skye)
1979 6.9 #3686 (Moby Dick)
1978 6.9 #1776 (Dora)
1977 450SEL #7010 white -P
1975 450SEL #8414 gold -P

rumb

Just watched "Chef", it has a anthracite gray 6.9 in immaculate condition.  You can see the car several times in the movie.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2883512/

you can see it in this trailer
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2883512/videoplayer/vi3075386649?ref_=tt_ov_vi
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'77 6.9 Euro
'91 300SE,
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'16 AMG GTS
'21 E450 Cabrio

Diesel 617

LOOK AT THIS BRIGHT SHINNY 300SD!!!!!!

Go to 1:49
Movie: THE HUNT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEGqwB6WIXo
X3 1980 300SD Blown Heads, trans -Retired
1980 450SEL Parted out/Scrap
1980 450SEL to Diesel Parted Out/Scrap
1979 280SE Euro Spec Cloth Seats Sold
1979 300CD Daily Driver - Sold


Inventory of w116 Parts
[url="https://www.ebay.com/usr/vintagepartsandstuff"]https://www.ebay.com/usr/vintagepartsandstuff[/url]

gf

Latest joker movie I think I saw a blue one for a second

w116john


saw one in a clip for the  forthcoming BBC series 'Dublin murders'  not in the official trailer but definitely a w116

Depa77450sel

The King of Comedy 1980. Robert De Niro kidnaps Jerry Lewis in a 450SEL
1976 450SEL off the road for now
1977 450SEL ZMQ642 (SOLD)
1979 450SEL  W116MB (SOLD)
2003 C180 KOMPRESSOR (WRITTEN OFF )
2005 C200 KOMPRESSOR  (SOLD)
2010 E250 CGI current daily