Pay attention:

This individual knows exactly whereof she speaks; just a few days ago, she just scored a beautiful federalized, California legal, smogged, 1983 500SEC euro coupe that had some history, one (wealthy) owner, rust free, loaded with desirable euro extras like trunk triangle, fire extinguisher, ABS, Airbag, and Euro bumpers and the high compression Euro 500 engine that most other '83 SEC buyers could only hope to dream of. Not to mention owners manuals in German AND also in English, in the glovebox along with the records, and four keys.

Amazingly, it was purchased from a charity auction where it had been donated
last month, by a curbstoner seeking to resell for a fast profit...

Normally, the absolute WORST way to buy a car imaginable. Most auction donated cars are one step from the junkyard and curbstoners the worst possible cheaters and sellers.

Yet a huge chance was taken. And the buyer hit the jackpot.

Proving yet again, the very best Mercedes Benz cars of this vintage are surely to be found in sunny Southern California, home of the car culture and where the owners and their mechanics love their cars and really take care of them......

Sometimes, when your head and heart speak to you, about something like this, it really pays to listen.....

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