1985 Mercedes-Benz 500SEL AMG Stage-I Tribute

16 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT January 29th, 2026 at 4:05pm EST$36,000 bid placed by @departedoneJanuary 29th, 2026 at 4:04pm EST$35,000 bid placed by @OnlyGermanJanuary 29th, 2026 at 4:04pm EST$34,500 bid placed by @departedoneJanuary 29th, 2026 at 4:02pm EST$33,500 bid placed by @OnlyGermanJanuary 29th, 2026 at 4:00pm EST$33,000 bid placed by @departedoneJanuary 29th, 2026 at 4:00pm EST$32,000 bid placed by @arpaziJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:59pm EST$31,500 bid placed by @OnlyGermanJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:58pm EST$31,000 bid placed by @departedoneJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:57pm EST$30,500 bid placed by @OnlyGermanJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:57pm ESTVlad600sel (119) 0@Vlad600sel even gotten the same AMG wheels. That sometimes I swapped them on my 107January 29th, 2026 at 3:56pm EST$30,000 bid placed by @departedoneJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:55pm EST$28,000 bid placed by @HockenheimJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:54pm ESTVlad600sel (119) 2Nice car Gl I actually bought a euro w126 from Texas and wanted to do a AMG replica close to this but things and too many cars put a hold on it New owners will enjoy imo January 29th, 2026 at 3:54pm EST$27,000 bid placed by @arpaziJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:53pm EST$26,500 bid placed by @OnlyGermanJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:52pm EST$26,000 bid placed by @arpaziJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:52pm EST$25,500 bid placed by @OnlyGermanJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:50pm EST$25,000 bid placed by @Gumpert5January 29th, 2026 at 3:50pm EST$23,000 bid placed by @OnlyGermanJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:50pm EST$22,500 bid placed by @arpaziJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:49pm EST$22,000 bid placed by @OnlyGermanJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:49pm EST$21,500 bid placed by @arpaziJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:48pm EST$21,000 bid placed by @HockenheimJanuary 29th, 2026 at 3:47pm EST$20,000 bid placed by @Gumpert5January 29th, 2026 at 3:46pm EST$16,000 bid placed by @PaulKJanuary 29th, 2026 at 2:58pm EST$15,000 bid placed by @BluesmithJanuary 29th, 2026 at 1:38pm EST$13,000 bid placed by @OnlyGermanJanuary 29th, 2026 at 1:22pm EST$12,000 bid placed by @BluesmithJanuary 27th, 2026 at 3:00pm ESTVarol (4) 3I am one of the buyer from Johan’s collection and the one bought is W109 280 SEL 4.5 (V8). Once I visited his garage in south of Spain, I was also offered for the W126 AMG and loved the car following my inspection on exterior and interior but not able to check the engine. I checked the VIN number with MB manufacturing database and the records was matching as 500 SEL AMG as per my friend who owns private MB workshop in Turkiye. I am happy to share that the classic I bought was also chasis of restored probably by the same garage in Poland and the wotkmanship on body, paint, interior and mechanics was extensively manhour spend amd the rnd result was nearly perfect. There were minor impacts I noticed like the speedometer sometimes does not work. I am taking the car for spin around at some weekends weather permit and enjoying the wibe a lot. Also, a couple of words for Johan, I found him quite responsive, helpfull and postive approach on special needs addressed to him for international transport and registration on different Country. I respected him a lot and we become friends although we haven’t met each other in person. I realized some negative comments shared here in which I did not have such experience before, during and after the closure of the sale with him. Happy bidding to all VrlJanuary 26th, 2026 at 10:17am ESTmknmike (3) 1I am jumping in here because I sold this car to Johan. I believed the engine to be stock, but pulled harder than any other w126 5.0 motor car I have owned. I sold it to him as rust free, which I truly believed it to be, but Johan's body guy did find some minimal rust in the trunk which I believe they corrected. The car was sold to Johan with the original AMG wheels, side skirts and rear AMG bumper (not the one currently on the car). It did not have an AMG front lip. I do not know why. The car was purchased from someone who was given it by his unlce in who I believe lived in California when he bought this car, and then moved to Arizona, which explains why the car had no rust but paint faded on top. I have had too many MB cars for a long time and somehow encountered Johan, and he was only interested in rust free cars. We started the deal with this car, and added a 199 (blue black) 1985 500sl which I believe he said he gave to his mechanic for the work he did on all his other cars. I don't know anything about these cars after they left the US, but it is clear that Johan has put a LOT of work into them. I also know that the story of the white r107 500sl AMG, previously owned by a friend of mine here in the US who sold the car to someone in Europe who apparently did some terrible work on that car before selling it to Johan. Johan was furious about the purchase, and we all felt bad for him. I think that is the car that had the AMG cams they reproduced. I believe I also supplied the AMG penta wheels for that white 500sl. I know the paint job was not good when I sold them to the US owner of that car, but I believe my friend had them refinished after I sold them to him because the clearcoat had gone yellow. The wheels were not the complaint about that car as I understand it. I really know nothing of that car first hand, but it sure seems like the person here is pretty frustrated with that car too, just like Johan was. If I was to ask one question, it would be about the dyno video. I will admit that I don't know or understand dyno tests well. Why does the HP only reach 128 hp? That car was the strongest running w126 I ever owned, running 0-60 faster than the MB claim when I owned it. Did the engine work not make the engine more powerful? Or am I missing something in those dyno tests? Thanks, mknmike aka fonzi from benzworldJanuary 23rd, 2026 at 2:30pm ESTJohan (3) Seller 1@GoBoGo Hi, and thanks for the constructive comment. The front seats are new Recaros, the original MB seats come with the car too. The white mig