M156 Manual Widebody C126 in the States, Sorry

[poormansporsche]

I think I'd prefer a Auto but that's how you do a restomod...

C126

 

[E55BOF]

"The car has not been inspected by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair and it cannot be sold to an in-state private party buyer." How odd. Don't they have confidence in their work passing a DVLA/ MoT inspection...?

 

[poormansporsche]

"The car has not been inspected by the California Bureau of Automotive Repair and it cannot be sold to an in-state private party buyer." How odd. Don't they have confidence in their work passing a DVLA/ MoT inspection...?

By all accounts, that's a good thing, California have certain draconian rules on power and emissions that other states do not. That's why the original 560 had less power in the States than the Euro 500.

I'm sure @alabbasi will be along to explain the differences

 

[E55BOF]

I was only joking anyway.

 

[badgx]

https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a62777204/1990-mercedes-benz-560sec-bring-a-trailer-auction/

Another link. I like but wrong colour. Not sure the standard sports suspension and chassis will be up for it by today's standards. I did drive a V8 stock c126, very barge like feeling, instead of going smoothly over bumpy roads, it felt like it was skipping and a bit wallowy road the corners. Power steering was very lightweight, even at higher speeds.

 

[badgx]

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Worth a watch

 

[Darrell]

Big fan of restomods here so it’s a thumbs up.

 

[alabbasi]

I'm sure @alabbasi will be along to explain the differences

Lower compression and different exhaust. Putting Euro twin exhausts on a US motor will wake it up.

 

[poormansporsche]

Lower compression and different exhaust. Putting Euro twin exhausts on a US motor will wake it up.

Thanks. I was referring to the differences in Californian regulations compared to other U.S States (Californian laws which I believe c£cked it up for the whole of the U.S !)

 

[alabbasi]

Where California went, the rest of the country would follow. In the 80's, they adopted cats and 02 sensors to burn leaner. In many cases, they were lower on power. Some cars adapted better than others. In 1980, Rolls Royce made a fuel injected version of the silver shadow for the California market. The chassis # ended with a C.

 

[ALFAitalia]

Very nice... my favourite Merc and I intend to have a normal width one, one day. Not sure it with be a 560 though as they reach strong cash now.
That one looks great...put some more modern wheels and lose the orange plastic (a pet hate of mine in any car....new or old and akways switched to clear/white when possible) and it would be near perfect. Oh and move the steering wheel to the correct side or course.....and paint it a nicer colour.... and lose that peaky old tech motor and slip on a twin turbo 5.5 and... and...
Actually maybe that one's not for me!!!
Sold $560,000 US.... thats £432,000 Pound sterling.....ouch! Can't see it at that really.... but someone did and that's all that matters.

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Tuned old school Mercedes have all of a sudden become very collectible and therefore very expensive. Having an M156 in this one might limited the market for serious cash, but it only takes two people who really want it, with the ability to buy it!

 

[poormansporsche]

Tuned old school Mercedes have all of a sudden become very collectible and therefore very expensive. Having an M156 in this one might limited the market for serious cash, but it only takes two people who really want it, with the ability to buy it!

Eh ? Is £432,000 not serious cash or are you saying it is just luck because 2 bidders particularly liked it ????????

 

[Bobby Dazzler]

Eh ? Is £432,000 not serious cash or are you saying it is just luck because 2 bidders particularly liked it ????????

It’s a huge amount of money.

The old tuner car market it even stronger still but rewards cara which are period correct and original. The number of collectors at that level is tiny.

This car is neither period correct nor original and I suspect the number of people who would and could buy it would be smaller still.

Despite this is still achieved strong money - and more than I expected - but only needs right two bidders and no more to get serious money.

Right being people who would spend that amount of money, could spend that money, and are participating in the auction.

The reason fewer people would be so keen is that if it’s not period correct and original then they could build it rather than buy it (and probably for less).

 

[poormansporsche]

It’s a huge amount of money.

The old tuner car market it even stronger still but rewards cara which are period correct and original. The number of collectors at that level is tiny.

This car is neither period correct nor original and I suspect the number of people who would and could buy it would be smaller still.

Despite this is still achieved strong money - and more than I expected - but only needs right two bidders and no more to get serious money.

Right being people who would spend that amount of money, could spend that money, and are participating in the auction.

The reason fewer people would be so keen is that if it’s not period correct and original then they could build it rather than buy it (and probably for less).

This car is a "personal" retromod and I would imagine that whoever bid on this car had already enquired costs, availability and timescales with the company that built the car and decided not to wait......

The last period correct "genuine" 6.0 widebody AMG sold at auction about a year ago for 275,000 dollars. So this cars sale price is somewhat astonishing and definitely goes against conventional unmodified unmolested period correct is king wisdom ????