{"id":146134,"date":"2026-03-12T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146134"},"modified":"2026-03-11T23:25:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T04:25:58","slug":"1969-mercedes-280se-with-a-m113-v8-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146134","title":{"rendered":"1969 Mercedes 280SE with a M113 V8"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146140\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-146140\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"146140\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146140\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1969 Mercedes 280SE with a M113 V8 01\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Mercedes 280SE with a M113 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-01.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"1969 Mercedes 280SE with a M113 V8\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-146140\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-01.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-01.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-01.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-01.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-01.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.retrodesigns.com\/\">Retro Designs<\/a> built this 1969 Mercedes 280 SE (<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercedes-Benz_W111\">W111<\/a>) at their company in Harrisburg, North Carolina. The car is no longer powered by a 2.8 L M130 inline-six. Retro Designs swapped a 5.4 L <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mercedes-Benz_M113_engine\">M113<\/a> V8 typically found in a Mercedes C55 AMG. Behind the motor is a 5G-Tronic 722.6 5-speed automatic transmission controlled by a Sound German Automotive TCU. The car rides on a custom chassis with an upgraded suspension. Retro Designs painted the body in Porsche Irish Green color accented by custom billet wheels. On the inside they restored the chrome and wood paneling, added brown leather seats with custom door panels, and installed Dakota Digital custom gauges.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/psHnImHqLXY?si=CxYtYfFJ5Sc6bD4Q\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146141\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-146141\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"146141\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146141\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-02.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-09.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-09.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146149\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-146149\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"146149\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146149\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-10.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"146150\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?attachment_id=146150\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-11.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1600,900\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"1969 Mercedes 280SE with a M113 V8 11\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;1969 Mercedes 280SE with a M113 V8&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-11.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-11.jpg?resize=600%2C338&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"light brown leather seats and custom door panel in a 1969 Mercedes 280SE\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-146150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-11.jpg?resize=600%2C338&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-11.jpg?resize=1200%2C675&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-11.jpg?resize=768%2C432&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-11.jpg?resize=1536%2C864&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-11.jpg?w=1600&amp;ssl=1 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@RetroDesignsNC\">Retro Designs<\/a> via <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoblog.com\/news\/this-classic-mercedes-280-se-hides-a-640-hp-amg-v8\">Autoblog<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Retro Designs built this 1969 Mercedes 280 SE (W111) at their company in Harrisburg, North Carolina. The car is no longer powered by a 2.8 L M130 inline-six. Retro Designs swapped a 5.4 L M113 V8 typically found in a Mercedes C55 AMG. Behind the motor is a 5G-Tronic 722.6 5-speed automatic transmission controlled by&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=146134\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1969 Mercedes 280SE with a M113 V8<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":146140,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"off","neve_meta_content_width":70,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[696],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-146134","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-w111"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/engineswapdepot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1969-Mercedes-280SE-with-a-M113-V8-01.jpg?fit=1600%2C900&ssl=1","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":12803,"url":"https:\/\/engineswapdepot.com\/?p=12803","url_meta":{"origin":146134,"position":0},"title":"Mercedes 280 SL with an AMG V8","author":"swaptastic","date":"November 15, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Mechatronik is a company located in Pleidelsheim, Germany that builds classic Mercedes coupes or sedans with modern powertrains. 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The work involved a body-off restoration while upgraded the powertrain and suspension. 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Eventually he wanted more power and considered turbocharging the factory 1.9 L M44B19 inline-four. Robby's friend Donatas Agapovas suggested another solution. 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