Mercedes-Benz S Class 560SEL W126 Black - Rare classic car - 129.8k miles 300bhp

Flagship Mercedes-Benz 560SEL W126

1989 / G reg

129.8k miles

MOT till May 2022

Fully maintained over the years including full rear glass out repair, see details below.

Owned for last 9 years, previous owner from 1996.

Always garaged.

Selling due to lack of use and other projects

No time wasters please.

Genuine enquiries only. Thanks

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About 200-odd RHD left with only 58 currently licenced in the UK, see:

https://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/vehicle/mercedes_560_sel_auto#!tax

VIN WDB1260392A510199

Model 560 SEL

Engine 117968 22 076309

Transmission 722350 03 290919

Order Number 0 9 537 68459

Order Location GREAT BRITAIN

Interior LEATHER - GRAY (268)

Paint 1 BLUE-BLACK - METALLIC PAINT (199U)

Approx. Build Date 1989-10

Code Description

226 FOOTRESTS IN THE REAR

239 ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PRO (DISTRONIC PRO)

251 BECKER RADIO MEXICO CASSETTE, FULL STEREO, ELECTRONIC

341 ADDITIONAL BLINKER LAMPS

362 RHD VEHICLES AS PER EC REGULATIONS (CONTROL CODE)

461 INSTRUMENTS WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND

524 PAINTWORK - PRESERVATION

540 ROLLER BLIND, ELECTRIC, FOR REAR WINDOW

601 OILS FOR REAR AXLE WITH LIMITED-SLIP DIFFERENTIAL, IN CANISTERS AND CONTAINERS

613 HEADLAMP LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC

872 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT REAR SEATS

873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS

18 Nov 1996 Previous owner acquired vehicle

18 Nov 1996 98,675 MOT Booth & Phipps, Bicester

16 Apr 1998 106,395 MOT W.Jones & Sons, Bognor Regis

10 May 1999 114,058 MOT West Wittering Service Station

04 Sept 2000 120,477 MOT West Wittering Service Station

03 Nov 2001 122,468 MOT Elite Auto Chichester

20 Feb 2003 125,093 MOT Elite Auto Chichester

16 Nov 2004 125,093 SORN Notice, Chichester

28 Oct 2005 125,093 SORN Notice, Chichester

02 Feb 2007 125,093 SORN Notice, Chichester

30 Jan 2008 125,093 SORN Notice, Chichester

27 Oct 2012 Bought by me, Prag Mistry

01 Nov 2012 Full original Mercedes Exhaust supplied and fitted £1,167.71

02 Nov 2012 Full service - filters / fluids £382.40

07 Nov 2012 125,957 MOT Staples Corner, London

01 Mar 2014 126,XXX Full body repaint inc rear parcel shelf repair £5600.00

04 Jul 2014 126,325 MOT Staples Corner, London

04 Aug 2015 126,385 MOT Staples Corner, London

16 Sept 2016 126,XXX Front pads, discs & sensors £300

19 Sept 2016 126,389 MOT Staples Corner, London

01 Aug 2017 126,XXX Rear pads, discs & sensors £300

19 Sept 2017 127,632 MOT Staples Corner, London

19 Sept 2017 127,619 Handbrake recommission

17 Oct 2017 127,815 Alternator belt

14 Nov 2017 128,300 Sachs shocks x 2 (front) and ball joints x 2 replaced

04 Aug 2020 128,854 A/C converted to R134a (condenser, compressor) £1010.00

28 Oct 2020 129,216 Starter motor refurbished

22 May 2021 MOT 129,400 Neasden, London

14 Jun 2021 Gearbox sump & gasket, oil sump & gasket replaced. All fluids too

03 Jul 2021 3 stage machine polish £500.00

This is a model that, when introduced in 1986, was considered by many as “the best car in the world”,  and the daily driver choice of many professional Formula One racing drivers.  A proper, four door classic super saloon.

These W126's were the successor to the earlier W116 line and the second generation of the Mercedes-Benz flagship to officially bear the S-Class name meaning Sonderklasse or 'special class'.

The model range introduced many Mercedes-Benz safety innovations, including the first airbag (supplemental restraint systems), seatbelt pre-tensioners and traction control. Six years of development resulted in the W126 model being introduced at the International Motor Show in Frankfurt in September 1979. Compared to its predecessor, the new model had a sleeker, lower profile with more aerodynamic qualities than previous models. All were immensely safe and capable machines that were designed to charge along the fast lane of the German autobahns all day long without a murmur of protest from car or driver. The flagship Mercedes luxury saloon powered by a smooth eight-cylinder 300bhp engine which gave it a top speed of 150mph and achieving 60 in about 7 seconds.

Final years of production car, the big S-class Mercedes is little short of amazing. That the word "class" is a part of its name seems altogether right.

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