{"id":5648,"date":"2024-02-21T18:49:37","date_gmt":"2024-02-21T23:49:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/?p=5648"},"modified":"2026-06-05T10:05:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-05T15:05:55","slug":"mercedes-250se-loco-larrea","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/2024\/02\/21\/mercedes-250se-loco-larrea\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes 250SE Coup\u00e9 1966"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En el mundo de los autom\u00f3viles, no todos los modelos de Mercedes-Benz son iguales. Pocos destacan tanto por su exclusividad y belleza como los grandes cup\u00e9s y descapotables W111. Estos autos lujosos no solo ostentan un dise\u00f1o atemporal, sino que tambi\u00e9n est\u00e1n respaldados por una ingenier\u00eda confiable que ha resistido la prueba del tiempo durante m\u00e1s de 60 a\u00f1os. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00951-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5609\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC01047-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5647\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Son m\u00e1quinas que emanan un aura de prestigio y altivez, orgullosos de su legado y su historia, permaneciendo s\u00f3lidos como rocas en el panorama automotriz. <strong>Si existe un Mercedes c\u00e9lebre en Ecuador, sin duda, es el 250SE que condujo \u00abLuis el loco Larrea, el auto de este reportaje\u00bb.<\/strong><br>Te invitamos a conocer la historia de este maravilloso auto que es uno de los m\u00e1s hermosos Mercedes del pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC01042-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5645\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La leyenda cuenta que el <strong>\u00abLoco\u00bb Larrea trajo al Ecuador este hermoso 250SE<\/strong> con el que corri\u00f3 El Campeonato Bolivariano, las 6 horas en Colombia, las 6 horas en Per\u00fa, entre otras. El auto compiti\u00f3 en eventos deportivos entre el 18 de abril de 1967 y el 7 de diciembre de 1968.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-21-at-15.51.16-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5658\" width=\"842\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">En esta competencia, el \u00abLoco\u00bb consigui\u00f3 un hist\u00f3rico segundo lugar. Photo: DRA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/194638028_10216518637792320_1752431682723719888_n.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5661\" width=\"836\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">En las 6 horas, Per\u00fa 1967.  Llevando el n\u00famero 22 Photo: DRA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"6 horas Per\u00fa 1967\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/aMZtjWyvHak?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">En las 6 horas, Peru 1967. N\u00famero 22 Video: DRA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"850\" height=\"952\" data-id=\"5657\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-21-at-15.51.15.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5657\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"709\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"5656\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-21-at-15.51.15-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5656\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"750\" height=\"659\" data-id=\"5653\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-21-at-15.51.14.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5653\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hablar de \u00abEl loco Larrea\u00bb evoca al pionero del automovilismo en Ecuador. Y hablar de este Mercedes no es solo hablar de un autom\u00f3vil hist\u00f3rico, sino un \u00edcono que ha sido meticulosamente preservado y restaurado por su actual propietario.<strong> Este veh\u00edculo es un fragmento invaluable de la era dorada del automovilismo en Ecuador y de Latinoam\u00e9rica.<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1419\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-21-at-19.11.26.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5669\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">El loco Larrea volando en el 250SE Photo: DRA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00940-1-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5670\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Es impresionante que un coche que compiti\u00f3 durante casi dos a\u00f1os mantenga tantas piezas originales de la \u00e9poca y que haya sido restaurado con tanto cuidado. <strong>Hoy en d\u00eda, este Mercedes es uno de los mejores  w111 del pa\u00eds,<\/strong> sigue siendo imponente y es un testimonio vivo de la calidad y el rendimiento que la marca de la estrella ofrec\u00eda en los a\u00f1os 60 y 70. <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shannons.com.au\/club\/news\/racing-garage\/mercedes-benz-220se-fintail-in-competition\/\">La fiabilidad de la mec\u00e1nica de los w111 fintail en competencias de Europa, Austraila y Sudam\u00e9rica<\/a> <\/strong>fue seguramente la raz\u00f3n por la que un campe\u00f3n nacional como Luis Larrea decida poner sus ojos en un Mercedes de lujo para competencias. Y vaya que no se equivoc\u00f3.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00955-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5611\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>El famos\u00edsimo <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cockpitdz.com\/en\/post\/paul-bracq-a-talented-designer\">Paul Brack<\/a>, que dise\u00f1\u00f3 el <a href=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/2018\/04\/07\/mercedes-pagoda-230-sl\/\">Pagoda<\/a>, dise\u00f1\u00f3 tambi\u00e9n este hermoso coup\u00e9 para Mercedes<\/strong> y desde entonces ha sido considerado una joya del mundo automotriz. Al pa\u00eds no llegaron muchos coupes de la carrocer\u00eda w111 versi\u00f3n americana, poqu\u00edsimos autos para mercado latinoamericano y mucho menos con caja manual.  Meticulosamente ensamblado, lujosamente decorado y repleto de s\u00f3lida ingenier\u00eda.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00990-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5628\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00962-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5616\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00960-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5614\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00973-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5620\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00967-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5619\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Su due\u00f1o actual nos cuenta que lo ve\u00eda cubierto y estacionado en <strong>un parqueadero de Teleamazonas durante muchos a\u00f1os<\/strong>. \u00abSiempre que sub\u00eda a mi casa, ve\u00eda la figura del auto bajo una cubierta de lona. Un d\u00eda que pase vi que era un coup\u00e9. Me arriesgu\u00e9 a parar y hablar con el due\u00f1o, Eduardo Granda G. Me atendi\u00f3 en su oficina en el canal 4 le dije que quer\u00eda comprar el auto y el le puso un precio. Inmediatamente acced\u00ed sin saber en qu\u00e9 estado estaba. <strong>As\u00ed comenz\u00f3 mi aventura con este b\u00f3lido<\/strong>\u00ab<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Tras a\u00f1os de restauraci\u00f3n y amor por recuperar cada detalle del auto el auto luce as\u00ed: incre\u00edble, perfecto.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Los detalles al interior nos hablan de una fiesta de lujo a la que pocos pueden ser invitados: impecables maderados, cromo por todas partes, baquelita y un renovado cuero italiano.<br> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC01010-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5634\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC01024-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5639\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00961-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5615\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC01002-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5631\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC01008-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5633\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC01018-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5637\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC01003-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5632\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC01022-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5638\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC01011-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5635\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">En su mec\u00e1nica es donde la magia cobra vida. 150 Caballos en un motor 2496cc. Caja manual de 4, inyecci\u00f3n mec\u00e1nica Bosch. Frenos de disco delanteros y traseros. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00980-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5623\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/WhatsApp-Image-2024-02-08-at-09.54.33.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5654\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Data Card original del auto. En el que se destaca todo el equipamiento con el que lleg\u00f3 originalmente al Ecuador<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00993-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5629\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Un auto excepcional, con una historia local \u00fanica que merec\u00eda estar en esta entrega de Tribumotor.<br>Agradecemos especialmente a las personas que colaboraron con este reportaje y su investigaci\u00f3n: Carlos Larrea padre e hijo, Juan Pablo Palacios, Jorge Manosalvas, Alexandra Correa Plaza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" src=\"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00999-1500x844.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5630\"\/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Si existe un Mercedes c\u00e9lebre en Ecuador, sin duda, es el 250SE que condujo \u00abLuis el loco Larrea, el auto de este reportaje\u00bb.<br \/>\nTe invitamos a conocer la historia de este maravilloso auto que es uno de los m\u00e1s hermosos Mercedes del pa\u00eds.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5608,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1,3],"tags":[118,117,115,114,113,110,109,112,111],"class_list":["post-5648","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-catalogo","category-reportajes","tag-6-horas-de-bogota","tag-6-horas-de-lima","tag-6-horas-de-peru","tag-automovilismo-ecuatoriano","tag-epoca-de-oro","tag-loco-larrea","tag-loco-larrea-anos-60s-mercedes","tag-mercedes-benz-clasico","tag-mercedes-w111"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/DSC00947.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5648","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5648"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5648\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5861,"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5648\/revisions\/5861"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5608"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5648"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5648"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tribumotor.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5648"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}