First registered in November 2000, this Mercedes-Benz CL600 has been in the seller’s hands since July 2021 as part of a small but discerning collection.

Kept since its purchase in a professional storage environment, ‘V12 GCO’ was in the hands of its previous owner for 14 years, during which time he used it only a little, hence the mileage.

As well as a fulsome - and expensive – service history, it also benefits from a recent professional three-stage machine polish and wax as part of its pre-sale preparation.

The panel gaps could have been drawn in, couldn’t they? Mind you, given its low mileage and the fact it’s based on the S-Class, you’d expect nothing less, would you? Because Mercedes really did build contenders for the title of The Best Car In The World back then and the build quality you see here shows why.

Unruffled by the passage of almost a quarter of a century, its panel alignment is rivalled only by the condition of the metalwork; free of dents, dinks, and other damage, i...