Hi all, Here is a reply from John Olson, SL Market Letter editor to my query concerning a purported 1000SEL on eBay.
Take care, Chuck ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Daimler-Benz never built or sold a car called a 1000 SEL. In my opinion this offering should be pulled from E-bay, by E-bay, for gross errors in presentation. There was a car called a 1000 SEL marketed in Germany by a aftermarket modifier, I believe it was called Styling Garage. Their 1000 SEL was extrapolated from a long wheel base S-Class sedan -- I have an elaborate mid-1980s sales brochure from the Styling Garage in my archives featuring a 1000 SEL with widened body, conspicuous spoilers and side skirts, and elaborate interior, TV in the front and back seats, leather dash and headliner, and totally unique upholstery pattern. The Styling Garage prospered for a bout five years selling cars to Middle-Eastern oil sheiks after the first oil shortage/crisis. It was possible to get faster motors but the Styling Garage and other similar companies were infamous for extreme interiors and controversial fiberglass body appendages. Some of them wore this exact sale 1000 SEL nomenclature on their trunks. The only part of this E-bay offerings that I can see that appears to be a "genuine" aftermarket part is the "1000 SEL" trunk label. The car "may be" an early 1986 model (first titled in 1985) with 1986 side-moldings and allow wheels. Everything else about it looks like a normal, 1985 gray-market short wheelbase 500SE. The seller claims the the car has a 5.6 liter V8 but offers a "126-036" chassis number indicating a short wheel base (SE) 5.0 liter V8. A 560 SEL would have a 126-039 VIN. The 560 SE would be 126-038. You are welcome to forward this e-mail to anyone in the club asking about this E-bay car." // John // John R. Olson, Editor, THE SL MARKET LETTERS . "Publishing for Twenty-Seven Years" . . 2020 Girard Ave. So. Minneapolis, MN 55405 USA . Phone: (612)-377-0155 - FAX (612)-377-0157 On Jun 17, 2008, at 11:06 PM, Jim Cathey wrote: _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
