Factory E400 W124 RHD

[janner]

Never seen one of these before :bannana:
http://forums.mbworld.org/forums/showthread.php?t=253172
Half an AMG kit but a very interesting car.

EDIT. Looking closely it's a LHD and therefore pointless! I thought a Japanese market car would be RHD. D-oh!

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Spec..
VIN WDB1240341C179620
Model E420
Chassis 1240341C179620
Engine 119975 12 020407
Transmission 722366 04 045610
Order 0 4 839 99446
Approx. year 1994
Dealer Japan (839)
Interior leather black / anthracite (271)
Paint
199 metallic blue-black (с 01.01.1983)
Options
240 outside temperature indicator (с 01.03.1982)

244 sports seats, front (с 01.07.1986)

253 radio MB-Exquisit - Japan (с 01.07.1992)

260 elimination of model designation on rear lid (с 01.05.1968)

289 wooden/leather steering wheel (dia. 390 mm)
wood-/leather steering wheel (ш 390mm) and leather gearshift (с 01.02.1993)
multiple contour backrest for right rear single seat

341 additional lamp (с 01.09.1982)

412 electric sliding roof with tilting device (с 01.07.1983)

441 steering column, electrically adjustable, W202 manually adjustable (с 01.07.1984)

498 Japan version (с 01.07.1970)

543 sun visor with vanity mirror, illuminated, left and right (с 01.11.1978)

570 folding armrest front w202/210 stowage box front with armrest (с 01.04.1970)
front folding armrest w202 - housing at front with armrest

581 automatic climate control (с 01.01.1977)

593 heat-insulating glass, all-around, heated rear window pane (single-sheet safety glass), band filter
green heat-insulating glass all round, heated rear window, single pane safety glass - tinted strip (с 01.01.1972)

600 headlamp wiper/washer (с 01.08.1971)

615 lamp unit, asymmetrical l.h. traffic, and front and rear door courtesy lamps
like 610, and with type 107 bifocal bulbs
611 + 613 (с 01.11.1978)

805 Change of year of model, last figure shows new model year

814 active bass loudspeaker system (с 01.10.1989)

873 seat heater for left and right front seats (с 01.02.1984)

877 reading lamp in the rear (с 01.11.1963)

987 battery cut-off switch for vehicles to be shipped (с 01.02.1993)

 

[aka$h]

its got gen II front and rear bumpers, but is missing the skirts. But as you say LHD, so might as well just go for a 500E

 

[BTB 500]

I thought a Japanese market car would be RHD.

Standard practice for them to specify LHD to show it's a prestigious imported car.

 

[mercboiuk]

For those of you who don't have a mbworld.org, login, the car's also appeared on PistonHeads

http://www.pistonheads.co.uk/sales/637890.htm

I generally like it. Assuming they are correct about the stage 3 AMG engine upgrade, power isn't far off an E500/500E. I does need gen 2 side skirts, though. I'm also no fan of that style of AMG alloy wheel.

Darren

 

[NW_Merc]

At that price a 500E would be a cheaper option....

 

[janner]

Standard practice for them to specify LHD to show it's a prestigious imported car.

Yeh, it was probably ordered by a bloke with lots of tattoos and short pinkie fingers

 

[BTB 500]

Yup!

 

[gina2201]

Just spotted in this on PH, nearly posted a new thread, but saw this first, hmmm, tis very nice...

 

[Vlad]

400's + 420's were a standard factory model in LHD markets and I've read posts of owners having them in Germany, USA etc etc.....if you go onto www.mobile.de there are lots of 400's and 420's for sale

I'm not that convinced its as AMG as its claimed to be...why the AMG Vin plate on the door pillar and it looks like a stuck on plate, which I would have thought would have been on the slam panel and either screwed or riveted in....could it just be a 400/420 with AMG bits added to it and at this money I think I would still prefer a 500E.

I could be completely wrong....just my suspicious mind!