500E Spotted On Pistonheads!!

[gurpz]

There seem to be a few of these for sale at this very moment:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/300309.htm

 

[Mudster]

That's nice and it's the right colour too. These are really starting to grow on me, and they are hardly likely to drop any value if well kept. I absolutely love the Q car look of these, very much like the original M5 too.

 

[A210AMG]

That looks very nice and well cared for.

£11k you will not lose much on that..

like the "Economy mode" on the box (I know they probably all have this makes you smile on a 5Ltr...

Nice plate also.

 

[Chas]

There seem to be a few of these for sale at this very moment:

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/300309.htm

Its LH drive

 

[gurpz]

All 500E/E500's were left hand drive and were never available in Right Hand Drive.

 

[Chas]

Pity ,

nice machine

 

[NW_Merc]

All 500E/E500's were left hand drive and were never available in Right Hand Drive.

Apparently a few super rare cars were

 

[jaymanek]

I get more drawn to these everytime i see one... but they just dont have that something about them like the SEC's... still i think if it was RHD i would be tempted..

 

[mattc]

Rhd E500???

Apparently a few super rare cars were

Really! I never knew this. where do you find one? If there was one RHD i would buy it tomorrow.

 

[jaymanek]

hmm ive never thought it was possible... only maybe if someone messed about and put in different steering gear..

 

[mattc]

So whats involved in taking the furniture out of a right hooker and transplanting it to a standard e500?

my first guess is the steering box will hit something but all things are possible right with enough know how?

 

[jaymanek]

a guy in the states converted an SEC to rack and pinion, with this setup it MAY be possible but still a big ?? as there are several obstacles with the manifolds, mounts etc...

 

[NW_Merc]

I know Ian B. Walker mentioned that a few cars were made that were super rare and were RHD. I dunno where you'd get one, I think they are collectors items and are sitting in very exclusive car collections.

 

[Mudster]

I genuinely thought they couldn't be made RHD due to the pedal box and other ancillaries simply not being able to fit. Or at least it being such a nuisance it wasn't worth the hassle.

 

[del320]

Page 37 of the Nov 2007 issue of that estimable bible, Merc Enthusiast states the W124 Hammer which was built between '85 & '89 with the M117 engine was "a rare and expensive sight. It is reckoned that just two right-hand drive cars were brought to the UK"

...so it must be true...

 

[Ian B Walker]

I think I am right in saying that only 17 RHD Hammers were ever built. Two to UK (Vlad had one, the other written off I think) I am also led to believe that the remainder went to the USA (investment?).