1981 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL

16 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT February 1st, 2024 at 5:28pm EST$16,250 bid placed by @pmamgFebruary 1st, 2024 at 5:26pm EST$16,000 bid placed by @Frentia22February 1st, 2024 at 5:25pm EST$15,750 bid placed by @HammerEdFebruary 1st, 2024 at 5:25pm EST$15,500 bid placed by @Frentia22February 1st, 2024 at 5:24pm EST$14,750 bid placed by @pmamgFebruary 1st, 2024 at 5:23pm EST$14,500 bid placed by @Frentia22February 1st, 2024 at 5:20pm EST$14,250 bid placed by @pmamgFebruary 1st, 2024 at 5:11pm EST$14,000 bid placed by @Frentia22February 1st, 2024 at 5:09pm EST$13,750 bid placed by @Ranger902February 1st, 2024 at 5:03pm EST$13,250 bid placed by @HammerEdFebruary 1st, 2024 at 4:45pm EST$12,750 bid placed by @Ranger902February 1st, 2024 at 4:40pm EST$11,250 bid placed by @RB26TTFebruary 1st, 2024 at 1:46pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@HammerEd thanks for the info!February 1st, 2024 at 11:34am ESTHammerEd (12) 1@Amine78 @boostin Shipping across the Atlantic to Rotterdam or Bremerhaven costs around 1500 plus origin and destination fees. It's actually cheaper than shipping from New York to San Francisco by truckFebruary 1st, 2024 at 10:27am ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0Good morning everyone. It’s the final day of the auction and I am available to answer any additional question that may be out there. The reserve is reasonable and below where this car was bid to last time around. I would love to see it go to a new home today. January 31st, 2024 at 10:30am ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@Amine78 it is certainly possible but I have no idea what it would cost. You will have to do your own research on that. January 31st, 2024 at 9:14am ESTAmine78 (1) 0Hello Is it possible to deliver to Porto in Portugal and how much would it cost ? Thank you January 30th, 2024 at 9:44pm EST$11,000 bid placed by @HammerEdJanuary 30th, 2024 at 4:47pm EST$10,500 bid placed by @Ranger902January 30th, 2024 at 2:06pm EST$8,700 bid placed by @CoffeebeanJanuary 30th, 2024 at 10:07am ESTthembmarket (691) 0A video showing interior features has been added to the listing. January 29th, 2024 at 8:34am EST$8,450 bid placed by @pmamgJanuary 27th, 2024 at 3:31pm EST$8,200 bid placed by @HammerEdJanuary 27th, 2024 at 1:21pm EST$7,950 bid placed by @Ranger902January 27th, 2024 at 6:11am EST$7,700 bid placed by @Tmoney1084January 26th, 2024 at 7:02pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@HammerEd Thanks for the comments. I viewed the car similarly - I loved the mods by well known period tuners as well as the significant documentation so thought it would be a nice complement to my '82 500SEL AMG that's white. I cleaned it up a bit but it certainly could use further clean up underneath and agree that dry ice would be a great solution. And then there are some odds and ends to be addressed as listed in the ad to make it 'perfect' from a functioning perspective. I was planning on doing that but decided to downsize my collection to only one 500SEL. The paint is quite nice and very presentable but not perfect by any means. Personally I would leave it as is but that will be up to the next owner. January 26th, 2024 at 4:57pm EST$5,500 bid placed by @VTheartJanuary 26th, 2024 at 1:20pm EST$4,126 bid placed by @HammerEdJanuary 26th, 2024 at 1:20pm ESTHammerEd (12) 0For those like me, that have seen cars come and go for over 30 years (I am hiding my age), we can see beyond what the pictures and "sales prep" show. I see an great potential in this car, I love the period correct mods, and the Lorinser bonnet (go and find another one). Yes it needs a clean up, dry ice would help it, and the driver bolster, so what.. all small change. Love this car and I am in. @Boostin cool car!, great find.January 25th, 2024 at 11:09am ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@TheAMGKit a few more miles, that’s about it. And a lower reserve. January 25th, 2024 at 1:25am ESTTheAMGKit (37) 0so what has changed about it since last yr. January 24th, 2024 at 12:16pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@GASMotorcars unfortunately, the EQ does not work at this time. The stereo turns on, but there is no sound or reading on the EQ. I will also note that the foam surrounds of the Blaupunkt speakers is nearly all but disintegrated. I have not spent the time to diagnose the wiring. Give me a day or so and I'll get the video you requested. January 24th, 2024 at 12:14pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@NYCdriver thank you for your comments. Much appreciated. January 24th, 2024 at 12:13pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 1@Ilovebigtoys thanks for your post and completely agree with honesty and transparency on this site. I would also encourage all members to review a listing in full including the accompanying photos and previous listing if applicable before posting unproductive commentary. Had you looked at the photos and previous listing, you would see the import documentation with mileage and annual registrations with mileage since, as you had requested. As for paperwork from before that time, I don't have it and am not going to make any representations other than those that can be made with the documentation and information I have, all of which is included in this listing. You could very well be correct that this car had hundreds of thousands of miles or KMs on it before being imported. These cars, like many of the era that have now become collectible, were just plain 'cars' back in the day. They weren't all that special and most people didn't bother to save records. But in this case, the owner did, and I'm very happy about that so we at least have some insight into this car's cool history. In any case, for any members that are actually interested in the car, I'm available and happy to answer any questions, take any photos or videos, show the car in-person, or bring it to a shop for a PPI. As I stated in the beginning, I'm all about honesty and transparency. I'm happy to share everything I know about the car and based on that, will leave it to you to come to your own conclusions about the car. January 24th, 2024 at 11:07am ESTGASMotorcars (0) 0@boo