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Now if you're reading this advertisement then you're obviously very familiar with the piece of automotive history you're looking at, nonetheless, a brief history of this particular model is detailed below:

The Mercedes Benz W124 500E is endowed with a 5.0 litre V8 32 valve engine producing 326 bhp & 480 N·m (354 lb·ft) of torque, usually found in the R129 SL500 of that era A vehicle developed and produced jointly between Mercedes Benz & Porsche to conquer BMW's hand-built E34 M5, the build quality of the 500E was the pinnacle of Mercedes Benz craftmanship. Whilst other models of the W124 were built in 3 days, the E500 took 18 days each to build, with the shell being built & painted first, then taken to Porsche for fitting of mechanicals, in fact they were assembled on the Porsche 959 supercar production line in Zuffenhausen then shipped back to Mercedes and then back to Porsche throughout the build. Each was car was assembled by hand, so although visually the 500E resembles it's slightly lesser siblings, it has many, many differences making this vehicle really rather special indeed!!

This particular vehicle has spent the majority of its life in the car friendly country of Japan where the salt free roads and the hot, dry climate make it an ideal place to source such vehicles. Finished in brilliant silver metallic with full black perforated leather, extended to centre console, door panels and sun visors complimented by polished darkwalnut interior trim, it's specification includes MAE 18" 5 spoke diamond cut (wider rears) single piece light alloy wheels fitted with four new tyres, air conditioning, electrically operated front seats with 2x stage heating, electrically operated slide and tilt sunroof in steel, cruise control, headlamp cleaning, remote folding rear head restraints, front centre armrest, electric windows x4 and passenger electric mirror, outside temp indicator, front foglights etc. Since initial registration, the car has the addition of a Brabus sports exhaust unleashing the full unadulterated V8 burble in addition to performance suspension upgrade including adjustable top mounts and huge Ruf brakes all round with 6 pot front calipers and vented, cross drilled discs....

A UK V5C registration document is also present along with a fresh MOT certificate that shows no advisory items and also a HPI clearance certificae will accompany the vehicle.

Mileage is 104,000KM which equates to roughly 62,000 miles with an extensive service record to substantiate!! (Please call or email for more information!!) Furthermore, prior to delivery to it's new owner, this vehicle will have a service and mechanical health check at Mercedes Benz of Cardiff !!! A fantastic example of this iconic model, certainly a guaranteed future investment as these vehicles are steadily climbing in value and really are a testimony to Mercedes Benz rock solid build quality of the 90's.........