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North Liberty, Iowa, United States
Never
actually intended for the American market and imported on a very limited basis,
the Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL is rare and collectible in its own right. This Mercedes-Benz W126 The SEL
refers to the Special Class- Long. The long wheelbase adds to the comfort and luxury of the ride that only Mercedes-Benz can provide. The standard features
included: A black 500 SEL Mercedes was originally purchased by Michael Jackson
for his "Oh Lord, won't you
buy me a Mercedes Benz. My friends all have Porches, I must make Our research indicates that this Gold Mercedes might have been brought in from Canada to Traverse City, Michigan. Its original price in 1985 was over $60,000. Today the S class vehicles are selling for over $100,000 new! We think, from information from a prior owner, that it was owned by the dealer for his personal car and then stored for a while and passed on to a friend. It may have had an engine fire or significant manifold problems but all has been replaced. We have had substantial work done including the replacement of: ·
Engine, including all transfers and engine mounts ·
Head, intake and exhaust gaskets, ·
timing chain, guide rails and tensioner ·
distributor cap/rotor and spark plugs ·
front and rear crank seals ·
air injection check valve, solenoid valve and seals/orings ·
oil pressure and temp sender and oil filter stand with
orings and gaskets ·
manifold, catalytic converter and muffler (by Boubin) · rewired front wiring harness (not replaced) This work was done at European Motors Limited in Cedar Rapids, IA We have the documentation. The interior is in excellent shape for a 28 year old vintage car.There are some concerns that still need addressing. Wiring for the rear compartment needs work. It may need replacement of the rear wiring harness. The rear window controls and reclining and heated seat features
are not operative. The rear windows can be operated from the front compartment. The HVAC is not working properly. The cruise control is not functioning. There is a slight leak in the fuel pump case seam. It may need some new shocks. |
Mercedes-Benz 500-Series for Sale
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- 1987 mercedes-benz 560 series sl560 diamond blue hard top / soft low miles(US $11,988.00)
- 1989 mercedes-benz 560sel brown/tan lthr only 83k original no rust no reserve ~
- 1987 mercedes benz 560 sec low mileage collectible coupe rare color !!!(US $13,700.00)
- 1993 mercedes-benz 500sel base sedan 4-door 5.0l s500 pristine low miles
- 1988 mercedes benz 560 sl coupe convertible / hardtop(US $15,000.00)
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UK workers strand car on island of asphalt to keep working
Wed, 06 Feb 2013Generally speaking, when you illegally park your car, you're likely to get ticketed and towed, but there is probably at least one motorist in Scotland who wishes that was the case. After workers had blocked off a portion of the parking lot for the Edinburgh Waverley railway station, the driver of this Mercedes-Benz S-Class reportedly moved some of the barriers to park in one of the empty spots.
Rather than having the vehicle towed, the work crew simply tore up the asphalt around the leaving just the one parking spot intact, and as you can see in the image above (posted to the Twitter account of Harold Norstad), the crew even built a small asphalt ramp so the car could get off its blacktop pedestal. Since this happened last week, there's no word as to whether the car was eventually moved or towed for the resurfacing work to continue.
Let this be a warning...
Erebus Motorsport Mercedes E-Class V8 Supercar completes the field [w/videos]
Sat, 23 Feb 2013Ford, Holden and Nissan introduced their V8 Supercar challengers a while back. Erebus Motorport, whose racing program got the green light not even 120 days ago, has finally shown off the Mercedes-Benz E-Class racer that will complete this year's field of entries. The first AMG race car ever to be built outside of Germany, it's an Australian-built tube-frame chassis specced to the series' Car of Tomorrow rules, fitted with body panels that channel the E63 AMG.
Supported by AMG Customer Motorsport, the 5.0-liter engine is provided by HWA in Germany, the racing arm of AMG. Regulations dictate that it have roughly 650 horsepower, a redline between 7,000 and 7,500 rpm and a torque curve that matches the parity baseline set for all cars.
Lee Holdsworth, Tim Slade and Maro Engel will drive the three team cars, each with different sponsors. Their first showing will be at the Clipsal 500 on March 3 in Adelaide, here in the US we'll get to see them in May at the Circuit of the Americas. Check out the videos below of the Erebus car starting up at its launch, and footage of all of this year's cars doing pre-season testing on track together.
Gullwing America turns SLS AMG Roadster into stunning 1955 300 SC redux
Thu, 14 Feb 2013Gullwing America specializes in what it calls "retro styling meets modern technology." It's next demonstration of that is the convertible above, a stylized recreation of the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (inset) supported by the structure of a 2012 SLS AMG Roadster. Commissioned by a client in Eastern Europe, the resulting car is called the 300 SLC.
The hand-formed aluminum bodywork required just a few changes to the SLS AMG Roadster, namely reworking the headlights into a stacked arrangement of LEDs and relocating the pop-up spoiler behind the cabin. The retro grille and long, straight hood evoke the past, the custom exhaust, height-adjustable suspension, 21-inch wheels up front and 22-inch wheels in back, however, stray a little further from history. The 300 SLC will come with a hardtop and be one-of-a-kind, making it even rarer than its inspiration, of which 92 were made.
If you have any more questions, they can probably be answered in the high-res photo gallery above and press release below.