1981 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL AMG

21 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT September 24th, 2023 at 3:27pm ESTem90069 (1) 0Now on bring a trailer .com - 2 days leftJuly 6th, 2023 at 6:09pm ESTDW168 (34) 1Too bad this didn't sell, but the price seemed to be a very fair one, based upon the vehicle having only cosmetic AMG add-ons. Very well presented by seller though. July 6th, 2023 at 5:33pm EST$48,000 bid placed by @HappygoluckyJuly 6th, 2023 at 5:31pm EST$47,000 bid placed by @RunOn4July 6th, 2023 at 5:31pm EST$46,500 bid placed by @HappygoluckyJuly 6th, 2023 at 5:30pm EST$46,000 bid placed by @RunOn4July 6th, 2023 at 5:29pm EST$45,500 bid placed by @HappygoluckyJuly 6th, 2023 at 5:28pm EST$45,000 bid placed by @OPS3July 6th, 2023 at 5:28pm EST$44,000 bid placed by @RunOn4July 6th, 2023 at 5:27pm EST$43,500 bid placed by @HappygoluckyJuly 6th, 2023 at 5:26pm EST$43,000 bid placed by @RunOn4July 6th, 2023 at 5:25pm EST$42,000 bid placed by @HappygoluckyJuly 6th, 2023 at 5:24pm EST$41,500 bid placed by @SparkitJuly 6th, 2023 at 5:24pm EST$41,000 bid placed by @HappygoluckyJuly 6th, 2023 at 5:23pm EST$40,500 bid placed by @OPS3July 6th, 2023 at 5:22pm EST$40,000 bid placed by @HappygoluckyJuly 6th, 2023 at 5:21pm EST$39,000 bid placed by @SparkitJuly 6th, 2023 at 5:21pm EST$38,500 bid placed by @OPS3July 6th, 2023 at 5:18pm EST$38,000 bid placed by @RunOn4July 6th, 2023 at 5:17pm EST$37,000 bid placed by @HappygoluckyJuly 6th, 2023 at 5:12pm EST$36,500 bid placed by @OPS3July 6th, 2023 at 5:11pm EST$36,000 bid placed by @RunOn4July 6th, 2023 at 5:02pm EST$35,000 bid placed by @OPS3July 6th, 2023 at 4:53pm EST$33,333 bid placed by @SparkitJuly 5th, 2023 at 1:27pm ESTthembmarket (691) 2Paint meter readings and additional videos have been added to the listing. July 4th, 2023 at 11:13am EST$30,000 bid placed by @OPS3July 4th, 2023 at 6:27am EST$27,500 bid placed by @Mercedes600July 1st, 2023 at 1:54pm EST$27,000 bid placed by @am2818July 1st, 2023 at 9:41am EST$25,000 bid placed by @OPS3June 30th, 2023 at 9:03pm EST$23,000 bid placed by @am2818June 30th, 2023 at 12:44pm EST$21,000 bid placed by @GwagonJune 29th, 2023 at 12:07pm ESTaimfund (7) Seller 0@StuttgartClassix Please see Seller's comments below posted on June 27th, 2023 at 1:14amJune 29th, 2023 at 2:41am ESTStuttgartClassix (19) 0finally gen 1 euro cars are getting some respect typically higher sales are for only low miles late usa cars it seems seller was this car from Mendels garage or the original Bruce mendel who used to have those classic advertisements on ebay and sadly pastaway a few yrs backJune 28th, 2023 at 5:41pm EST$20,000 bid placed by @am2818June 28th, 2023 at 5:38pm EST$18,250 bid placed by @Mercedes600June 28th, 2023 at 2:08pm ESTxmaster35 (2) 0In any case, a Kathalysator Wurm was installed in the past. The golden part on the right wheel arch is from the Wurm Kathalysator, as is the connection between the warm-up regulator and the flow divider, under the air filter box there is also a clock valve in this line. These are the last remnants of the Wurm CatalystJune 28th, 2023 at 1:22pm ESTDrAMG (31) 1@Shervin burlwood was an option except for the SEC models. US spec 500’s came with burlwood as a standard package. Even the Euro market 280’s could be optioned with burlwood. As to the car being listed, I think it would look much better had it been equipped with the proper wheels for a pre-1986 version. Basketweave Rials, BBS or even the 5 spoke ATS AMG wheels would have pulled off the look better. Thin saying this while I acknowledge that the 3 piece AMG wheels are my all-time favorite wheels. As to the steering wheel, that style was not involved with AMG’s styling. The version 2 which the wheel is came out in the late 80’s. June 28th, 2023 at 3:12am ESTShervin (10) 1What a striking interior color... like an even darker Palomino or a pumpkin hue, if there was such a thing. So incredibly rare on a W126, especially since it was discontinued after September 1982 (early in the W126's production run). The data card makes no mention of the wood trim, but to my knowledge all 500SEL cars originally came with burl wood rather than zebrano (which is more prone to cracking and is often switched to zebrano for this reason). Can someone verify if this is correct?June 27th, 2023 at 9:57pm EST$18,000 bid placed by @am2818June 27th, 2023 at 8:55pm EST$16,250 bid placed by @Mercedes600June 27th, 2023 at 8:13pm EST$16,000 bid placed by @am2818June 27th, 2023 at 8:02pm EST$14,000 bid placed by @GwagonJune 27th, 2023 at 8:01pm EST$13,000 bid placed by @am2818June 27th, 2023 at 7:57pm EST$11,000 bid placed by @GwagonJune 27th, 2023 at 6:18pm ESTStuttgartClassix (19) 0who redid the wood, madera, igor or elsewhere its lovely as is the interior color. June 27th, 2023 at 3:21pm ESTthembmarket (691) 0Photos showing the compression test for each cylinder have been added to the gallery. June 27th, 2023 at 1:48pm ESTaimfund (7) Seller 1@xmaster35 The pictures included are of the leak down tests to cylinders 1, 4, 5, and 8. I will upload pictures shortly of the compression tests for all 8 cylinders. Let me know if you have any other questions and good luck bidding.June 27th, 2023 at 1:47pm ESTaimfund (7) Seller 1@Mrbruin43 The pictures included are of the leak down tests to cylinders 1, 4, 5, and 8. I will upload pictures shortly of the compression tests for all 8 cylinders. Let me know if you have any other questions and good luck bidding.June 27th, 2023 at 1:45pm ESTaimfund (7) Seller 2@xmaster35 The vehicle was imported in 2012 and the odometer was changed at this time. I purchased the vehicle in 2014 and the km counter was not available. Given the reputation of the importer, the exemplary condition of the engine, and the lack of high traffic wear and tear to the drivers compartment, I am confident that the mileage accurately reflects an 83k+ mile car. Because the km counter was not retained, the TMU disclaimer is appropriate. It is the 240PS variant. With conversion formula of 0.9862 th