Mercedes CL 500 - 1998
Collection Freddy Deklerck
C140
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Bonhams
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2019
Estimated : € 20.000 - 25.000
Sold for € 29.900
'Nobody who viewed or evaluated the W140 when it first appeared was in any doubt that Stuttgart's engineers had excelled themselves once again: the car was a technological tour de force, which had been designed with typical Mercedes thoroughness and was built to the usual impeccable standards.' – James Taylor, 'Mercedes-Benz Cars of the 1990s'.
To say that the new W140 S-Class bristled with new technology would be a gross understatement, for at the time of their introduction in October 1991 there was no denying that these were the most advanced passenger cars in the world. With production of the saloon models getting underway, Mercedes announced the planned upmarket coupés at the Detroit Motor Show in January 1992. Built on a shorter wheelbase, they were available at first with only two alternative engines: a 5.0-litre V8 or 6.0-litre V12, and shared their mechanical underpinnings with the W140 saloons. Starting life as the 500 SEC and 600 SEC respectively, they were renamed S 500 and S 600 in 1993, and CL 500 and CL 600 in 1996.
This magnificent Mercedes-Benz CL 500 was ordered new by the current owner and delivered by via the Belgian dealership, Vereenooghe. Every four years the owner would buy a brand new Mercedes, and he always returned his current car to the dealership; with this car, he just could not part with it! Boasting every conceivable option, including overnight heating and a sunroof, this car cost a fortune when new - four million Belgian francs - which is the equivalent of € 100.000 today. Having covered only 47.000 kilometres from new, the car is presented in excellent condition throughout, with an interior that still smells like new. Finished in possibly the best colour combination for the model, it comes with Belgian registration papers and all the original books.
Mercedes CL 500 - 1998
Collection Freddy Deklerck
C140
Les Grandes Marques du Monde au Grand Palais
Bonhams
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2019
Estimated : € 20.000 - 25.000
Sold for € 29.900
'Nobody who viewed or evaluated the W140 when it first appeared was in any doubt that Stuttgart's engineers had excelled themselves once again: the car was a technological tour de force, which had been designed with typical Mercedes thoroughness and was built to the usual impeccable standards.' – James Taylor, 'Mercedes-Benz Cars of the 1990s'.
To say that the new W140 S-Class bristled with new technology would be a gross understatement, for at the time of their introduction in October 1991 there was no denying that these were the most advanced passenger cars in the world. With production of the saloon models getting underway, Mercedes announced the planned upmarket coupés at the Detroit Motor Show in January 1992. Built on a shorter wheelbase, they were available at first with only two alternative engines: a 5.0-litre V8 or 6.0-litre V12, and shared their mechanical underpinnings with the W140 saloons. Starting life as the 500 SEC and 600 SEC respectively, they were renamed S 500 and S 600 in 1993, and CL 500 and CL 600 in 1996.
This magnificent Mercedes-Benz CL 500 was ordered new by the current owner and delivered by via the Belgian dealership, Vereenooghe. Every four years the owner would buy a brand new Mercedes, and he always returned his current car to the dealership; with this car, he just could not part with it! Boasting every conceivable option, including overnight heating and a sunroof, this car cost a fortune when new - four million Belgian francs - which is the equivalent of € 100.000 today. Having covered only 47.000 kilometres from new, the car is presented in excellent condition throughout, with an interior that still smells like new. Finished in possibly the best colour combination for the model, it comes with Belgian registration papers and all the original books.