1976 Mercedes-Benz 240 (4 door Saloon, red, classic)

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Updated 26 September 2026

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Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model: 240
Variant: 4 door Saloon
Year: 1976
Decade: 1970s
Colour: Red
Types: Classic Saloon

This catalogue entry records a 1976 Mercedes-Benz 240 4 door Saloon in red, a saloon, from the 1970s.

The 1976 Mercedes-Benz 240 4 door Saloon in red is filed under Classic and Saloon, within the 1970s picture cars.

1970s on screen

Luggage and shopping can make a family departure easy to read, leaving costume and surrounding buildings to establish the seventies context without an explanatory close-up. The clothes around a seventies vehicle can be understated and practical, with character references doing more useful work than a blanket assumption about the decade. A parked row outside a workplace can supply a period backdrop for dialogue, but the vehicles nearest the camera should not be the only ones checked.

Possible roles in a production

Office parking scenes benefit from neighbouring vehicles that suit the place, rather than using the saloon alone to suggest a profession or level of seniority. A saloon outside a family home can remain ordinary background transport, leaving the activity at the doorway to explain the departure or return. Exchanges through a window ask for rehearsal of the performer’s position, particularly when the same conversation is covered from inside and outside the vehicle.

About this listing

Catalogue details identify a 1976 Mercedes-Benz 240 4 door Saloon in red in the Classic and Saloon categories. There are 2 Mercedes-Benz 240s in the catalogue. Dated entries for the model span 1976 to 2002. The model group includes entries described in green as well. For context, our make listings total 140 Mercedes-Benz vehicles, alongside a period selection of 379 cars from the 1970s.

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