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| Lot number | 69 |
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| Hammer value | £8,200 |
| Description | Mercedes-Benz 220 Cabriolet |
| Registration | L374 MLS |
| Year | 1993 |
| Colour | White |
| Engine size | 2,199 cc |
| Chassis No. | WDB1240622C011608 |
| Engine No. | 11196022028051 |
Launched in 1987 and remaining in production until 1997, the Mercedes-Benz E-Class (W124 Series) is widely recognised as the last of the 'over-engineered' Mercedes models before cost-cutting began to erode the marque's once impregnable reputation for money-no-object design.
Available in saloon, estate, coupe and convertible guises with a bewildering array of petrol and diesel engine options, it was most elegant in the cabriolet form you see here. Beautifully balanced and equipped with Mercedes' superlatively sure-footed multi-link rear suspension, it had nicely weighted power-assisted steering and excellent disc brakes.
Introduced in 1993, the 220 Cabriolet used a 2.2-litre straight-four 16-valve engine producing 148bhp and 155lb/ft of torque which gave the car a top speed of 130mph. Very expensive when new and with something of a cult following today, W124 owners tend to hang onto them for years.
First registered in August 1993, this particular Cabriolet has been in the current ownership for the last nine years and has covered just 59,000 miles from new. Always impeccably maintained, it comes with a detailed engineer’s report which gave it a clean bill of health when acquired by the vendor in 2005 and has eight Mercedes-Benz main agent service stamps in the book up to June 2007 at 56,714 miles plus many supporting invoices.
At the last service it was treated to new shock absorbers all round plus two new brake discs and pads and a host of minor items at a cost of almost £2,000. It has also recently been fitted with a new battery and a new set of tyres. Appearing to be in exceptionally clean condition throughout with excellent white bodywork and a particularly smart blue leather interior, it also has a very good electrically-operated soft top which functions as it should.
Supplied with all its original handbooks and MOTd until July with no advisories recorded, this lovely low mileage Cabriolet should have many years of useful life ahead of it.
