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1993 Mercedes-Benz 600 SEC

United Kingdom • 2 Mar 2019 • Lot 264

Vehicle Details

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This is a rare 1993 Mercedes-Benz S600 Coupé (W140) finished in white with navy blue leather and dark wood trim. It features a silky smooth V12 engine, automatic climate control, rear blind, and reversing markers. The car has a documented engine change with missing paperwork, comes with spare keys and its original book pack, although it is missing its service book, and is well-known within the MB Owners Club, having been featured at the NEC in 2006.

Condition

6

The car is described as being in good condition overall, with an interior that looks as though the rear seats have never been sat in. There is mention of a documented engine change with paperwork misplaced, and the service book is missing. However, the car has spare keys and its original book pack. The presence of the engine change and missing service book suggest that while the car is well-maintained, it is not in perfect condition.

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Transmission:

Automatic

Chassis No:

WDB1400762A153664

Odometer:

104,589 miles

Reg Number:

L415 ASU

RHD/LHD:

LHD

The Mercedes-Benz W140 is a series of flagship vehicles that were manufactured by the German automotive company from 1991 to 1998.

On November 16th 1990, Mercedes-Benz unveiled the W140 S-Class via press release, later appearing in several February and March editions of magazines.

The W140 introduced innovations such as double pane window glazing, power-assisted closing for doors and boot 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,' a Mercedes trait that was costing the company in product delays and over budgeting.

According to 'Motor Trend', this action reportedly caused project cost overruns and resulted in the departure of Wolfgan...