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Love this Benz body style
People will be hot on FBMP and CL looking for low mileage examples in widow's garages after this auction.
28k-Mile 1991 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC
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I had one of those. They are very nice and comfy, but not $145k nice and comfy
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Nice car, 126 coupes have always been appreciated...I think that they were the most expensive model in the line-up when they were new. The seller on this one specializes in ultra-low mileage MB cars that collectors pay crazy $$ for. He sold a 1995 w124 e300 diesel for $152k!! Even BaT commenters were making jokes about money laundering on that one. A normal, good example goes for like $6k.
You can still buy a nice 126 coupe on BaT for $20k-ish, and a lot less if you are the pre-flip buyer: https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-mercedes-benz-500sec-42/
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Collectors are laying down serious money
4 days to go. 57k-Kilometer RoW 1995 Porsche 928 GTS 5-Speed
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Anybody looking for a track ready car?
https://bringatrailer.com/listing/2008-ford-mustang-fr500s-3/
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Fantastic cars in their day and I remember when they were new. I always loved the seat belt presenter.
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I used to jokingly think SEC stood for "Securities and Exchange Commission." I remember being told it was the preferred car of F1 drivers, but goggling a bit shows the drivers were given them as loaners and also a substantial discount if they bought one.
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I don't understand the prices that some cars now bring. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
I am not going to spend 3, 4, 5 times what I paid for some of these cars when they were new, let alone the 7-figure tabs that some of them bring. And then put up with the hassle of finding parts for them to keep them on the road. People have lost their minds. |
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I liked the one from the movie, "Roadhouse".
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Seems like slow&rusty was a 126 coupe owner/fan, no?
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"Many thanks.
It was emotional. My 1988 560SEC in Signal Red/Saddle with 245000 miles and owned for over 30 years was totaled in April in a rear end collision with a guy on his damn cell phone. So this was revenge if you get my meaning." -the auction winner
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Holy crap!!! I’ve always loved the SEC body style but that price is stupid. I’d happily take one with more miles to drive and enjoy for like $15k.
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