Mercedes Benz 450SEL W116 (1979)

Kick­down Check

• On-site kick­down assess­ment com­pleted:
• 128 pho­tos
• Video includ­ing engine run­ning
• A Clas­sic-Data appraisal from March 2020 assigns the car a con­di­tion rat­ing of 2+ and a mar­ket value of €25,000
• The recorded mileage is 139,035 km and is plau­si­ble. The own­er­ship his­tory is known; the car is in its third own­er­ship
• The last ser­vice was per­formed in 2025

Facts & Spec­i­fi­ca­tions

• Year of man­u­fac­ture: 1979
• First reg­is­tra­tion: Ger­many
• Engine: 4.5-liter V8 engine with 224 hp (165 kW)
• Trans­mis­sion: Auto­matic
• Exte­rior color: Cit­rus green
• Inte­rior: Beige velour
• TÜV inspec­tion renewed prior to sale, H-license plate
• Fea­tures, includ­ing:
• Auto­matic cli­mate con­trol
• Heated seats
• Sun­roof
• Power win­dows
• Radio
• Cruise con­trol (not work­ing)

Con­di­tion

Exte­rior

• Exte­rior color: Cit­rus green
• Pre­vi­ously owned (pre­vi­ous owner ran a paint shop); com­pletely repainted in the orig­i­nal color
• Body, paint, and chrome parts are in very good con­di­tion with only minor age-related signs of wear
• There is no known rust or dam­age to the body

Inte­rior

• Beige velour uphol­stery with burl wood accents
• The inte­rior is in very well-main­tained orig­i­nal con­di­tion with a light patina
• The sun­roof motor has been replaced
• There is no known dam­age to the inte­rior

Tech­ni­cal

• The 450 SEL is ready to drive imme­di­ately and is reg­is­tered.
• The engine runs smoothly across all eight cylin­ders with con­sis­tent power deliv­ery
• The auto­matic trans­mis­sion shifts flaw­lessly
• The cruise con­trol is not work­ing. Addi­tion­ally, the air con­di­tion­ing is not cur­rently cool­ing, though it was still work­ing last year—the seller assumes that it sim­ply needs to be refilled with new coolant and will do so before the sale
• The last ser­vice, includ­ing an oil change and fil­ter replace­ment, was per­formed in 2025

His­tory

Own­er­ship his­tory

• 2021 to present: third owner
• 2018 to 2021: sec­ond owner
• 1979 to 2018: first owner

Ser­vice His­tory

• Last doc­u­mented ser­vice in 2025 (oil change and fil­ter)

Doc­u­ments

• Clas­sic Data eval­u­a­tion from 03/2020 with a grade of 2+ (Image 128)
• Invoices (Images 120 to 127)
• Vehi­cle reg­is­tra­tion cer­tifi­cate (Image 9)
• TÜV report (Image 10)

Sum­mary

This 1979 Mer­cedes-Benz 450 SEL (W116) is in very good con­di­tion with a rat­ing of 2+. The vehi­cle stands out for its rare exte­rior color in Cit­rus Green as well as its well-main­tained mechan­i­cal con­di­tion, with the last ser­vice per­formed in 2025. The body was com­pletely repainted by the pre­vi­ous owner and is in very good con­di­tion. The inte­rior is also in well-main­tained con­di­tion. With an H-license plate, a new TÜV inspec­tion prior to deliv­ery, and a trace­able his­tory span­ning three own­ers, this vehi­cle offers an attrac­tive oppor­tu­nity for enthu­si­asts of clas­sic Mer­cedes-Benz sedans.