I wonder if he had to jump through hoops to get the car past EPA or DOT.
There's a similar 500SEL at the Imperial in Reno. Glass is 3" thick with armor all the way around. The shocks and tires must have been pushed to the limit with all that weight.
Sixto: Yep that's the one. Too bad all that trunk space was wasted on shoe transportation at the expense of the people.