w202 C55 AMG

[MAS]

i swear i never did all i knew was that the w202 had a c36 and a c43

 

[KillerHERTZ]

Doesnt suprise me that it comes up as a C43 - im sure I read that according to MB it doesnt offically exist. IIRC there are only 3 RHD ones.

 

[mercboiuk]

Doesnt suprise me that it comes up as a C43 - im sure I read that according to MB it doesnt offically exist. IIRC there are only 3 RHD ones.

If it isn't official to MB, then I guess it'd be almost impossible to find build figures.
This is the 3rd W202 C55 I've seen for sale. There was a black one featured in Merc Enthuisat, and another C55 with 80k+ miles when it was last for sale. So that definately 3!
I've seen a C55 for sale with Sovereign Cars and with Mercedes Crawley, but I would guess it's this particular example, as the mileages add up from what I remember.
Sovereign quoted 7 RHD C55's being made, and figure duplicated in the Mercedes Crawley advert, IIRC.
This current add quotes of figure of 5 C55s having been made.

Whether these figures include C43s which were converted is anyone's guess!

Darren

 

[aka$h]

VIN WDB2020332F******
Plant 67
Model AMG C55
Chassis 2020332F******
Engine 113983 60 004975
Transmission 722636 01 112451
Tyres
Primary MICHELIN
Order 0 8 537 15034
Lights BOSCH
Cab 00000
Delivery date 16.07.98
Dealer Great Britain (537)
Interior leather black (581)
Paint
744 brilliant silver metallic (с 1991)
Options
221 left front seat, electrically adjustable (с 01.11.1978)

222 right front seat, electrically adjustable (с 01.11.1978)

240 outside temperature indicator (с 01.03.1982)

345 rains sensor for windshield wipers (с 01.10.1993)

414 electric tilting/sliding roof in glass version (с 01.10.1988)

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

461 instrument with mileage reading and english lettering (с 01.04.1990)

472 electronic stability program (esp) (с 01.10.1993)
dynamic handling control system

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

551 anti-theft/anti-break-in warning system with anti-towing system (с 01.04.1998)

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)

584 electric window lifters (front and rear doors) (с 01.04.1970)
electric window lifters, fourfold or sixfold

611 courtesy lamps for front and rear doors, with W124 also for central doors/W202 front doors only (с 01.11.1978)

613 lamp unit, asymmetrical, l.h. traffic (с 01.02.1963)

668

673 high-capacity battery (с 01.01.1964)

756 radio MB Audio 10 CD with vk and RDS (с 31.10.1996)

772 amg styling package - front spoiler, side skirts and rear apron (с 02.01.1992)

774 Shell modification for AMG-wheels

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

833

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

875 heated screen wash system (с 01.02.1988)
windshield washer heated (W201)

882 passenger compartment protection/towing-off protection (with anti-theft warning system only) (с 01.07.1993)

956 equipment package sport (с 01.11.1991)

984 elimination of ownership certificate but with coc papers (с 01.06.1993)

 

[Will]

IIRC - this particular example was originally bought/owned by Royalty, and the new cost was in the region of £80K?

Sounds crazy but I guess anything is possible.

Will

 

[500E]

The W202 C55 weighs: 1,570kg has 347 bhp and 376 lb/ft

Here are some photos I found off the net...

 

[500E]

More...

 

[500E]

& a C55 AMG I found for sale in Japan...

http://u-benz.ruhenheim.com/details.php/3757/

 

[Alfie]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/MERCEDES-BENZ...oryZ9855QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Its not a standard car. COMAND wasnt offered on the W202 from the factory plus those mirrors are not W202 ones. I think its a heavily modified C43 myself.

 

[Will]

Its not a standard car. COMAND wasnt offered on the W202 from the factory plus those mirrors are not W202 ones. I think its a heavily modified C43 myself.

Must admit, I didn't notice the COMAND install when I saw it.

I'm pretty sure it's a bona fide C55, I actually remember when this car was for sale before Nigel bought it.

It does appear to be showing up as a factory C55 from the build sheet:

VIN WDB2020332F******
Plant 67
Model AMG C55
Chassis 2020332F******
Engine 113983 60 004975
Transmission 722636 01 112451

Will

 

[Dee-124CAB]

i do like the look of that Designo Orange one I must confess!... I remember a few years back Jeremy Clarkson on Top Gear test drove a R129 SL73 AMG in the same Designo Orange, now that was a rare car!...........

 

[rubystone]

That's what it's badged up as.

In perfect black (040?) paint, chrome exhausts and (I think) G55 AMG wheels.

Certainly an unusual and different beast to a normal G-wagen, I think the 560 engines were about 300bhp standard?

Will

That will be scary - I presume he's played with the brakes.....my father has a 1991 GE300 - a tank of a car with handling and brakes to match. He's had about 6 over the years and each one acts like a snowplough if you brake heavily in the wet - a serious brown-trouser moment as over 2 tonnes of metal hurtles inexprably towards the dry-stone wall...

 

[ibrar]

why doesnt someone just check that insurance finder website, which is on another thread?? it should give us the engine size!

 

[mercboiuk]

& a C55 AMG I found for sale in Japan...

http://u-benz.ruhenheim.com/details.php/3757/

Ah the one from J AUTO. They have alot of E500/500Es, and well as a few 6.0 "Hammer" engined SECs, and the odd 6.0 widebody SEC too!
They seem to offer huge brakes, too. An E500 has Ferrari F50 brakes, while another has Porsche Cayenne Turbo brakes!
www.jauto.co.jp

But here's another C55 from Japan.
http://search.carhoo.jp/4116/car_detail1070677494.html?ch=2

That dealer had a 300E 3.4, a Brabus 3.6 estate and a RHD 190E 2.0 Turbo last time I browsed the website.
www.e-arrows.co.jp

Darren

 

[500E]

why doesnt someone just check that insurance finder website, which is on another thread?? it should give us the engine size!

I'm pretty sure the original VIN is accurate enough? (showing the vehicle to be an original C55 AMG)...

 

[wallingd]

3 S202 C55 estates in the UK if I remember correctly

 

[Will]

That will be scary - I presume he's played with the brakes.....my father has a 1991 GE300 - a tank of a car with handling and brakes to match. He's had about 6 over the years and each one acts like a snowplough if you brake heavily in the wet - a serious brown-trouser moment as over 2 tonnes of metal hurtles inexprably towards the dry-stone wall...

Hi Mark,

To be honest, I think he'd played with most of it, and it was really as much for his own fun to be honest.

The entire car was a work of art, complete exhaust was fabricated from scratch himself, manifolds - the lot, in stainless steel. There were four individual recaro leather seats with about 10 or 20 buttons on each, apparantly cost around £4K a piece?

The rest of the interior was also fabricated/trimmed, 5x G55 AMG wheels were fitted, I'm sure he'd have done whatever was needed after the time and money that he'd invested in the rest of the car. Technically, a pointless excercise but I'm sure he has had fun building/driving it

He runs a very well regarded MB, Audi and Landrover garage (BBG - Buryas Bridge Garage)

http://www.buryasbridge-garage.co.uk/index.html

Will

 

[Howard]

Make MERCEDES
Model C43 AMG AUTO
Engine Size 5439
Colour SILVER
Fuel PETROL
BodyStyle 4 DOOR SALOON
Transmission AUTOMATIC
Gears 5 SPEED
Previous Keepers 6
Date of registration 05.08.1998
Last keeper change 02.09.2005

Is no-one else noticing the 'engine size'

 

[Vlad]

That will be scary - I presume he's played with the brakes.....my father has a 1991 GE300 - a tank of a car with handling and brakes to match. He's had about 6 over the years and each one acts like a snowplough if you brake heavily in the wet - a serious brown-trouser moment as over 2 tonnes of metal hurtles inexprably towards the dry-stone wall...

Well imagine what a G55 must be like!!!

 

[500E]

Is no-one else noticing the 'engine size'

Nice one, certainly something I missed