To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION WITHOUT RESERVE at RM Sothebys' Paris
event, 6 February 2019.
Estimate:
€40.000 - €50.000
- Offered from the Youngtimer Collection
- Nicknamed the 'Wolf in Sheep's Clothing' by the press of the
day
- Final-year model of the Porsche-designed high-performance
W124
- Just 24,572 km on the odometer
From 1991 to 1994, Mercedes-Benz sold a high-performance version of
the W124, the Mercedes-Benz 500 E. Created in close cooperation
with Porsche, each 500 E was transported back and forth between the
Mercedes plant and Porsche's Rossle-Bau plant in Zuffenhausen,
Germany, during assembly - taking a full 18 days to complete each
model. Called '500 E' through model year 1993, for model year 1994
it was face-lifted and renamed 'E 500'.
Ordered new to Switzerland with an Italian owner's manual, this
1994 E 500 presents here in the original special-order Sapphire
Black (009U) with distinctive Black and Red abstract leather
interior. Options ordered new include an electric sliding roof,
adjustable steering column, roller blind for rear window,
Evo-Design light alloy wheels and automatic climate control. Still
present is the trunk-installed CD changer and black Birdseye maple
wood trim surrounding the dashboard.
After being purchased from Japan, the current owner returned this
stunning E 500 to its home in Switzerland where it was carefully
maintained and now awaits its new owner. To view this car and
others currently consigned to this auction, please visit the RM
website at rmsothebys.com/en/auctions/pa19.
