A young Clarkson and a beautiful car

[neilz]

It's 1991 and a new car has just come in (beautiful if I say so myself)

Old Top Gear 1991 - Mercedes S-Class - YouTube
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It's the W140! He's driving the 600SEL

 

[mirras]

Love it, especially the key features like windows that don't cut off your hands any more...

 

[grober]

The start was a "take off " of a VW golf television commercial of the time!

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[finisterre]

JC sounded a good bit posher in 91.

So how much is an okay SEL now ?

 

[bpsorrel]

How times have changed! Personally I like JC...

So, how much would £85K be now??

 

[MercFanUk]

£152,150, according to Historic inflation calculator: how the value of money has changed since 1900 | This is Money

 

[artyman]

Certainly more of a BBC accent in those days

 

[grober]

Lord Reith would have approved--- of both the accent and the dinner jacket---- whereas now faded jeans and bomber jacket----

 

[smoothrider]

nice find! is there one of the 126 anywhere!?

 

[grober]

nice find! is there one of the 126 anywhere!?

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[smoothrider]

grober you just made my day!