AMG Royalty For Sale - 1984 Paris Show Car 500CE W123

[AMG5PT4]

A very important pre-merger AMG for sale. M117 5.0L engine. Comments from dealer:

New arrival. This is a very special authentic 1983 500CE AMG one-off W123 factory show car. Mercedes showed this exact car at the 1984 Paris Motor Show and in the AMG catalogs in its infancy. The current (and original) owner liked it so much, she bought it on the spot and had it imported into the US. Heavily bespoke, this car features an AMG-modified M117 V8, supple full-leather interior (including dash and custom door panels) sourced from Rolls Royce, well-bolstered Recaro Ideal-C seats with contrast piping, AMG suspension, AMG ground effects, AMG five-spoke wheels color-coded to the exterior with lips color-coded to the interior, Hi-Fi Dolby sound system, and a deeply vibrant pearlescent candy paint job. Original paint, miles, everything. The actual VIN is WDB12324312016653.Our site posts content to many other sites all over the world. To ensure all pictures are accessible, we provide a link back to each listing on our site. This listing's URL: https://www.carsauto.com/1983-mercedes- ... c-1712.htm

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Rumor mill the original owner will let it go for around $75k. Bargain.

Al

[48hp]

The most classic AMG ever!

Had the privilege to see this in person twice over the years.

This will command a small fortune no doubt.

[48hp]

Thread on the encounter: http://www.benzworld.org/forums/w123-e- ... -deal.html



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I spotted this once before during a visit up to the Bay Area. To my utter surprise whilst shopping at the local Costco this afternoon this absolute stunner sat in the parking lot.

1983 AMG 500CE. The very coupe that stood at the Paris Auto Show. Original owner for 25 years. The entire interior is wrapped in leather, Recaro Ideal-C's premium period sound system, AMG steering wheel, AMG five spoke wheels, AMG skirting and the all so wicked 5.0 stuffed under the hood.

What a treat! What a beauty!

[bondavi]

Yup the car is significant to warrant a separate thread on its FS. At over $60k with 7 days to go.

[bondavi]

I watched the ebay bid sit at $60k for the final few days (reserve not met), and then someone bid $75k, meeting reserve in the final seconds, then the auction was abruptly pulled.

You can't even pull it down from the link. Some strange stuff.

[48hp]

Bargain.