This 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SEL was first sold and registered in Maryland with subsequent registrations noted in Virginia through 2023. The long wheelbase sedan is finished in Smoke Silver Metallic (702) over Brazil Leather (273), and power is provided by a 5.5-liter V8 mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. Equipment includes heated power operated front and rear seats, power windows, an aftermarket head unit with Bluetooth, automatic climate control with air conditioning, and rear footrests. The seller reports service records from prior ownership have been lost. The fuel pump was replaced recently. This 560SEL now shows 129k miles and is offered for sale with the original tool kit, a clean Carfax report, and a clean Pennsylvania title in the seller’s name.
The exterior is finished in Smoke Silver Metallic (702) and features darker-toned lower body cladding and chrome trim lining the beltline and bumpers. Exterior equipment includes heat insulating glass with an electrically-heated rear window, headlamp wiper/washers, and a power adjustable passenger-side door mirror. The seller reports the car has received a complete repaint under prior ownership in the factory color. The seller has included detailed photos of the body and glass.
Silver painted 15” Gullideckel wheels are mounted and wear Travelstar all-season tires measuring 205/65 on all four corners with 2023 date codes. A spare tire can be found in the trunk along with the original tool kit.
The cabin is trimmed in Brazil Leather (273) and features Burl Walnut wood trim lining the center console, dashboard and door panels. Both front and rear seats are power adjustable with heating for all four seats. The veneer shows some fading and cracking while the original velour floor mats show equal fading. The carpets remain dark brown. Interior equipment includes an aftermarket head unit, automatic climate control and rear footrests. The seller notes damaged rear speaker housings and the rear windows only function via the front window switch controls.
The instrument cluster features a 160-mph speedometer along with a 7k-rpm tachometer, an analog clock and gauges for fuel level, fuel economy, coolant temperature and oil pressure. The mechanical odometer currently reads 129k miles.
This W126 is powered by a 5.5-liter M117 V8 which is factory rated at 238hp and 287 lb-ft of torque. Power is sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed automatic transmission. The seller reports service records from prior ownership have been lost. The fuel pump was replaced recently. Engine bay and underbody photos are viewable in the gallery.
The Carfax report shows linear mileage updates since 2000 and documents a clean history. This 560SEL now shows 129k miles and is offered for sale with the original tool kit, a clean Carfax report, and a clean Pennsylvania title in the seller’s name.
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@Drkkrkn OK I will keep an eye on your next auctions, I did search through my email and phone for your contact information from the last auction that I won but I could not find your information unfortunately@Map19335 hey man, nice to hear from you. I was checking through my ‘junk’ email that’s how I saw mbmarket’ email stating that I had a message -which was from the winner and was only an hour old thank god- but couldn’t locate their email for hour message. Try to locate my # from previous auction that you’ve won. I got two V70R’ (one spaceball) and E39 540 6speed coming soon to c&b with no reserveNot sure if there’s an issue with the MB market messaging but I also sent a message to the seller about coming to see the car in person since it’s listed in my town, I’ve purchased from this seller before and was hoping to go see the car before hand sorry I just checked back too late.wow! what a deal! congrats@Fort I thought I did sorry, it should be able to make it to VA with no problem. It never overheated on me, even when I was driving last October-ish with AC on. It is a good driverIs that Car Driver walk a few hundred miles does it overheat? Can you answer me that question please? Thank you.$4,300 bid placed by @Fort
Hello everyone! Last 24 hours, let me know if you guys have any questions or concerns. By the way the AC works on the car as well, good luck and congrats buyer in advance.$4,050 bid placed by @alfredogls
$3,800 bid placed by @W212MercMatt
@DutchP sorry missed that part on your first comment, I haven’t had the car in warmer weather so I’ll check it tomorrow to see if AC is working and if so what kinda system. I left the car upholstery shop and I believe they bought the material to replace the leather on all seats. There were a lot of sun damage on seats/paint@Drkkrkn thanks for the reply. Do you know if the AC has been upgraded and if it blows cold? Also, what did you do when you said you upgraded the interior? Thanks. I’ll get back to you on either Monday or Tuesday for a visit@DutchP hello, sorry just saw this. I couldn’t see any messages, matter of fact I couldn’t see where my inbox is anyway :) I dropped the car off to my friend’s body shop and all I know is how much I paid but I know they got the paint code from dealership etc. Not aware of any leaks and sure thing! You’re more than welcome to stop by to take a look at it, I parked it at where I work at so I could have an access during the auction and is located in Clifton Heights, PA 19018Hi. I tried to message the seller but apparently nothing went through. A few questions on this listing. What caliber of repaint did you get? You say you redid the interior; was the leather died or what other process did you do? Are there any leaks? Has the AC been upgraded to the modern standards? Is it possible to come see the vehicle early next week? Thanks in advance for your response and sorry my message to you apparently didn’t go through.$3,250 bid placed by @seanshanny
$3,000 bid placed by @W212MercMatt
Hello everyone, appreciate the interest so far! I just realized that I didn’t include the YouTube link for the ‘function check II’ because it was under ‘shorts’ section on my channel. Here’s tne link to rest of the power options. Good luck! https://youtube.com/shorts/Unr4o7y5Jxs?feature=shared$2,750 bid placed by @SellCLE
$2,500 bid placed by @W212MercMatt
$2,250 bid placed by @omarshareef
$2,000 bid placed by @Centurion
$1,750 bid placed by @SellCLE
$1,500 bid placed by @Centurion
$750 bid placed by @SellCLE
$500 bid placed by @Centurion
$250 bid placed by @SellCLE
Hello everyone and welcome to my no reserve auction on this beautiful W126. I initially purchased this vehicle from a really cool Benz enthusiast as a donor car for my other W126 but it was a great runner with a lot of sun damage on paint and interior. Since I’m not known with good decision I went ahead and got the car painted and had upholstery shop re-do the interior. Its definitely in a decent shape and it has some issues such as; antenna doesn’t work, cracked rear speaker bezels, rear door panel window controls don’t work, when you turn the car off (radio turns off (which is normal)) and when you open the driver door radio wakes up until you shot the driver door (prolly something with ignition). Becker radio that’s in trunk wasn’t working so I just got this Sony head unit put in but Becker will come with the car as well. Not trying to smart but I’ve put 600-700 miles without even opening the hood, runs pretty promising. You guys are more welcome to come take a look at the car during the auction, Feel free to check cold start, function check, drive around videos and congrats the buyer in advance!