Vehicle Description
1992 Mercedes-Benz 400SE Sedan� Owned by Motown singer Chubby
Checker from 1992 till 2015 (23 years of ownership!)� Black Pearl
Metallic (code DB-199) over gray exterior Gray leather interior
(code 268A) 4.2L, 32v V-8 engine (M119) 4G-Tronic four-speed
automatic transmission 1st title shows Ernest Evans aka Chubby
Checker Documentation includes copy of clean Carfax report,
original owner's manual, car care guide, maintenance book, airbag
guide, dealer directory, theft-deterrent radio instruction book,
original lease agreement and title issued to Chubby in 1995, after
the lease ended. There are also copies of Checker's music
memorabilia, including a box of his 45 records In a twist of luck,
MotoeXotica Classic Cars has acquired the car leased then owned by
Ernest Evans, aka Chubby Checker, a 1992 Mercedes-Benz 400SE Sedan.
This example was made in October 1991 in Stuttgart, Germany and was
in Mr. Chubby Checkers ownership for 23 years (1992-2015). The
singer responsible for singing "The Twist," "Let's Twist Again" and
backup vocals on The Fat Boys' cover of "The Twist" and many more
songs, Checker leased this Benz for three years, beginning June 1,
1992. After the lease ended, on May 20, 1995, he owned the car for
20 more years, trading it in for a new Mercedes at the same
dealership that maintained this car. Finished in Black Pearl
Metallic (code DB-199) over gray on the outside, the paint and trim
are in near-excellent condition. The windows are clear and
crack-free and in overall very good order. Interestingly, the rear
window has no rear defroster grid. The car's lights are intact and
crack-free and even sport washers and wiper blades. This Benz rolls
on Michelin Primacy MXV4 radials, size 235/60R16 at all four
corners, surrounding factory wheel covers. Both wheels and tires
appear in good order. All of this Benz's body panels are straight
and solid. The engine bay is very tidy and the bumpers fit tight
and look great. Under the hood with the three-pointed star ornament
is a 4.2L, 32-valve V-8 engine (M119) mated to a 4G-Tronic
four-speed transmission. The M119 engine differed from
the�M117�motor in the following ways: The engine block used
asbestos-free gaskets and has better oil flow The cylinder head was
now a�four-valvealuminum unit with�dual overhead camshafts The
connecting rods were forged and enable cooling of the pistons with
sprayed oil The pistons were iron-coated cast aluminum An improved
vibration damper system was used The aluminum oil pan had bolted-on
oil baffles to prevent foaming of the engine oil The intake
camshaft timing was adjusted�hydro-mechanicallyup to 20 degrees:
0-2000�rpm � retarded for improved idle and cylinder scavenging
2000-4700�rpm � advanced for increased�torque 4700-�rpm � retarded
for improved�volumetric efficiency The�Mercedes-Benz 4G-Tronic
transmission�was a hydraulically operated non-lockup four-speed
automatic and was calibrated to take off in second gear to reduce
"creeping" and provide a smoother ride. The transmission will
select 1st gear only if the selector is in "2" or in case of abrupt
acceleration. Other attributes of this transmission include a 2-3
shift delay when the engine is cold in order to speed up catalyst
warm-up. Fourth gear is a 1:1 ratio, meaning that cruising at about
62�mph generates engine speeds around 3000 rpm. Inside, the gray
leather front bucket seats are in near-excellent shape. The
matching gray carpet is in very good order, as is the complementing
headliner. The two-tone gray instrument panel, with its burled wood
accents, looks fantastic and the factory, four-spoke steering wheel
with its thick rim looks new. The inner door panels, mirror glass,
center console and shift lever are all in very good shape. Even the
rear seat passengers have their own air vents, however, the
speedometer and odometer are inoperable and the factory radio is
locked. The�Mercedes-Benz W140�was a series of flagship vehicles
that were manufactured by the German automotive
company�Mercedes-Benz. On November 16, 1990, Mercedes-Benz unveiled
the W140 S-Class via press release, later appearing in several
February and March editions of magazines.�The W140 made its public
debut at the�Geneva Motor Show�in March 1991, with the first
examples rolling off the production line in April 1991 and North
American examples on August 6, 1991. The W140 introduced
innovations such as�double-pane window glazing, power-assisted
closing for doors and trunk lid,�electric windows�which lowered
back down upon encountering an obstruction, rear-parking markers
which rose from the rear wings (discontinued on later vehicles, and
replaced with sonar-assisted parking) and a heating system which,
if desired, continued to emit warm air after the engine was turned
off. For details like this, the W140 is often known as the last
Mercedes to be "over-engineered." The W140 used a
rear�hydropneumatic suspension, first introduced on the W116 450
SEL 6.9 (introduced in 1975) to be used on the S 500 and S 600
models. � Documentation includes copy of clean Carfax report,
original owner's manual, car care guide, maintenance book, airbag
guide, dealer directory, theft-deterrent radio instruction book,
original lease agreement and title issued to Chubby in 1995, after
the lease ended. There are also copies of Checker's music
memorabilia, including a box of his 45 records. Competition to this
Mercedes-Benz in 1992 included Acura's Legend, Audi's Quattro 4.2
V-8, BMW's 750iL, Bentley's Turbo R, Infiniti's Q45, Jaguar's
Sovereign and Lexus' LS400. The late Dick Clark once said, "The
three most important things that ever happened in the music
industry are Elvis Presley, the Beatles and Chubby Checker." This
car is currently located at our facility in St. Louis, Missouri.
Current mileage on the odometer shows 197,600 miles. It is sold as
is, where is, on a clean and clear, mileage exempt title. GET OUT
AND DRIVE!!! VIN: WDBGA42E9NA034952 EIN: 119971 12 003890 TIN:
722366 03 629915 Note: Please see full terms and conditions listed
below that pertain to the purchase of any said vehicle, thank you.
