1981 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL w/24K Miles

24 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT April 28th, 2023 at 4:53pm EST$25,000 bid placed by @ButlerApril 28th, 2023 at 4:51pm EST$23,500 bid placed by @VossHossApril 28th, 2023 at 4:50pm EST$23,000 bid placed by @ButlerApril 28th, 2023 at 4:49pm EST$22,250 bid placed by @VossHossApril 28th, 2023 at 4:47pm EST$22,000 bid placed by @ButlerApril 28th, 2023 at 4:45pm EST$21,500 bid placed by @VossHossApril 28th, 2023 at 4:44pm EST$21,000 bid placed by @ButlerApril 28th, 2023 at 4:43pm EST$20,750 bid placed by @VossHossApril 28th, 2023 at 4:37pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 1@djw911 it has not been tested but I don’t see any reason why it wouldn’t pass. April 28th, 2023 at 4:21pm ESTdjw911 (0) 0Has this vehicle been recently SMOG tested on CA? Pass or fail?April 28th, 2023 at 11:54am EST$20,500 bid placed by @AbolfazApril 27th, 2023 at 11:15pm EST$19,000 bid placed by @ButlerApril 27th, 2023 at 12:37am EST$18,000 bid placed by @MAC08April 26th, 2023 at 3:43pm ESTthembmarket (691) 0A driving video has been added to the listing. April 26th, 2023 at 12:54am EST$16,000 bid placed by @ButlerApril 24th, 2023 at 1:55pm EST$14,000 bid placed by @AbolfazApril 24th, 2023 at 12:38pm EST$12,000 bid placed by @am2818April 21st, 2023 at 3:37pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@Alphadelta honestly the motor runs very well - smooth idle and when cruising. Same for the transmission - shifts through the gears as it should both up and down. There is no smoke on startup or when running but I’ll see what I can do in terms of video for that. There is a small oil leak that can be seen in the pictures but I would have to get it back in the air and further inspect to tell you more precisely where it is coming from. I have a driving video that I will get uploaded. April 21st, 2023 at 2:41pm ESTAlphadelta (4) 1How well does the motor run? Any leaks or smoke out the exhaust? How does the transmission shift? Can you make a video with the car starting and driving and going through the gears?April 21st, 2023 at 10:38am EST$11,000 bid placed by @ButlerApril 21st, 2023 at 6:59am EST$10,250 bid placed by @AbolfazApril 20th, 2023 at 5:47pm EST$10,000 bid placed by @ButlerApril 20th, 2023 at 3:03pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0I just looked at my other 500SEL (that does have AMG logs and solid lifters) with 100K miles and there is a very visible difference in internal cleanliness between the two motors. I'm happy to post pics for reference if someone would like, just let me know. April 20th, 2023 at 2:47pm ESTthembmarket (691) 0Additional photos of the rockers have been added to the listing. April 20th, 2023 at 2:23pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@BlueridgeMB @Porschephile unfortunately there are no clips present on this one but the motor top end looks to be quite clean based on what can be seen through the oil filler. I'll upload pictures shortly. April 20th, 2023 at 2:20pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@karlkaczmarczyk sure, take a look at the documentation in the photos, the condition of the pedals, the wood, the rest of the interior and the motor internals which I'll post pictures of shortly. The driver's seat is not easy to get in and out of and the material is not terribly durable to begin with let alone its 42 years old at this point. But regardless, you're free to make your own assessment. April 20th, 2023 at 1:05pm EST$3,501 bid placed by @GuiCMApril 20th, 2023 at 12:51pm ESTkarlkaczmarczyk (0) 024k miles and the driver seat in that condition? I suspect 124k, not 24k. Any additional documentation to convince me on the mileage?April 19th, 2023 at 2:37pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@BlueridgeMB I would be happy to take those pictures when I get home this evening. Didn’t even think about the likely tell of solid lifters with clips. As for the chain, tensioners, rails, I do not believe they have been done. I will go through the receipts but the car wasn’t driven frequently since the original owner moved it to Florida so I doubt he did them. And I have not. April 19th, 2023 at 2:30pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@Porschephile the candid answer is I do not know. It had the AMG badge when imported but I suspect if anything it would be shocks / springs and differential. I’ll pull a wheel and see if I can see any part numbers or otherwise. And then refresh on how to identify the diffs. I will also take the pictures that BlueridgeMB requested. April 19th, 2023 at 12:33pm EST$3,251 bid placed by @Ranger902April 19th, 2023 at 12:23pm ESTBlueridgeMB (270) 3Looks like stock Euro logs, but if the seller would kind enough to open the oil filler cap and push the focus down to the rockers we could see if they are solids (with clips) or not. That would answer the "any motor work" question as the Vast majority of work consisted of solid lifter conversions and headers. Would also be nice just to see how the inside of the engine looks. Didn't get a chance to go through all the invoices, but has timing chain/tensioner/rails been tended...or at the least, rails and tensioner. Ty! April 19th, 2023 at 11:54am ESTPorschephile (4) 2Cool looking car! I see the body kit is listed as aftermarket / D&W. Do we know if anything on the car is AMG other than the AMG badge on the rear? April 18th, 2023 at 8:05pm EST$3,001 bid placed by @Tmoney1084April 18th, 2023 at 5:44pm ESTxmaster35 (2) 0Die öldruckanzeige steht immer auf 3 Bar auch ohne Schlüssel. April 18th, 2023 at 12:45pm ESTkokolomoush (14) 0@Boostin Very true, color matched centers on the brown color would be hot. April 18th, 2023 at 12:42pm ESTBoostin (13) Seller 0@kokolomoush thanks. While the black looks great, I’m with you on the brown. I think I might prefer it with the Rial centers color matched or mesh BBS with gold centers. April 18th, 2023 at 12:24pm ESTArmyGuy63 (28) 1I just sold my 1991 W126 on another site but this one makes me think of adding yet another to my vast collection! April 18th, 2023 at 12:11pm ESTkokolomoush (14) 1Beautiful SEL, Black is definitely sleek. Although the original color is growing on me too. Same co