Mercedes Benz 500 SEL W126 (1983)

A 1983 Mer­cedes-Benz 500 SEL (W126) is for sale in dark blue with gray leather inte­rior.

High­lights

• Spe­cial his­tory (first reg­is­tered via the Saudi con­sulate in Paris, where the car was then stored for around 30 years before recently being brought back to life)
• Only one owner since ini­tial deliv­ery
• Pop­u­lar 5.0-liter V8 engine
• Exten­sive equip­ment, includ­ing air con­di­tion­ing, leather, elec­tric seat adjust­ment, elec­tri­cally adjustable rear seat, elec­tric win­dows, cruise con­trol, sun­roof
• Very low mileage of only 66,728 kilo­me­ters
• Orig­i­nal con­di­tion with no known repaint­ing

Gen­eral infor­ma­tion about the vehi­cle

• Year of man­u­fac­ture: 1983
• First reg­is­tra­tion: France
• Loca­tion: DE-72525 Münsin­gen
• Num­ber of vehi­cle own­ers: 1
• Acci­dent-free: Acci­dent-free under cur­rent own­er­ship
• TÜV: No, no Ger­man TÜV yet
• H license plate: No
• Reg­is­tered: No

Model his­tory

The W126 series was the sec­ond gen­er­a­tion of the Mer­cedes-Benz S-Class and was pro­duced from 1979 to 1991. For the first time, the vari­ants were dis­tin­guished by their own series codes for short (W126), long (V126), and coupé mod­els (C126). With over 890,000 vehi­cles built, the W 126 is the most suc­cess­ful S-Class series to date and is con­sid­ered the epit­ome of com­fort, dura­bil­ity, and time­less ele­gance.

Facts

Exte­rior & inte­rior:

• Exte­rior color: Dark blue
• Inte­rior: Gray leather – good con­di­tion with age-related signs of wear
  
• Repaint­ing: Orig­i­nal con­di­tion / no repaint­ing known

Engine and trans­mis­sion:

• Engine: 5.0-liter V8 engine with 231 hp
• Trans­mis­sion: Auto­matic
• Last ser­vice: Octo­ber 2025 (oil, fil­ter, etc.)

Mileage:

• 66,728 km (as read)
• Mileage par­tially ver­i­fi­able

Doc­u­men­ta­tion:

• French doc­u­ments
• Ser­vice records avail­able, but not com­plete
• No Ger­man papers avail­able yet

Tires, body­work, and under­body:

• Tires: should be replaced due to age
• Body: Good con­di­tion with some age-related signs of wear
• Under­body: Good con­di­tion, no rust-through known

Please take a look at the photo gallery to get a com­pre­hen­sive impres­sion of the con­di­tion of the vehi­cle.

Known defects:

• Slight rust on the rear right under the tail­light
• Wood trim under the speedome­ter loose (part avail­able)
• Seat nets worn out (typ­i­cal for this model series)
• No radio installed
• Rear seat adjust­ment not work­ing
• Odome­ter and fuel gauge not work­ing
• Small dents on the right doors
• Dri­ver's door lock­ing mech­a­nism sticks and can­not be oper­ated (the door trim was removed to repair the win­dow reg­u­la­tor – the door lock was prob­a­bly not rein­stalled cor­rectly)
• The owner does not know whether the air con­di­tion­ing works

Please view the photo gallery to get a com­pre­hen­sive impres­sion of the con­di­tion of the vehi­cle.

Sum­mary:

A Mer­cedes-Benz 500 SEL (W126) in dark blue with gray leather inte­rior is for sale. This is a vehi­cle with an extra­or­di­nary his­tory: the car was reg­is­tered as a Saudi diplo­matic vehi­cle in Paris, where it was stored for around 30 years, and has only had one owner to date. The 500 SEL also impresses with its low mileage and exten­sive equip­ment. Ideal for lovers of the S-Class W126 who are look­ing for an orig­i­nal vehi­cle with char­ac­ter.