Certainly, if you had the money, MB would be inclined to entertain your whims, but I suspect it would be easier for someone who, for example, had a long term relationship with MB rather than some schmoe off the street with a pocketful of cash.

In other words, i should think that MB had a program smilar to Porsche's but it was probably more informal and less widely known and for preferred customers, not just those of particular birthright.

Then again, the MB suits in Stuttgart can be notoriously unco-operative at times.

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'94 W124.036 249/040 leder; 8.25x17 EvoIIs
'93 W124.036 199/040 leder; 8.25x17 EvoIIs, up in flames...LITERALLY!
'93 W124.036 481/040 leder; euro delivery; 8.25x17 EvoIIs
'88 R107.048 441/409 leder; Euro lights
'87 W201.034 199/040 leder; Euro lights; EvoII brakes; 8x16 EvoIs - soon: 500E rear brakes
'70 R113.044 050/526; factory alloys; Euro lights

Jan: I did run your vin through a euro epc to pull the datacard, the Russain sites does pretty much the same, but along with giving you the option codes, it tells you what they are, the datacard does not, you have to look them up.

Given what you have told me about how the vehicle is painted, it would appear that it is not a repaint, your vin verifies that. If it was a repaint, I would of expected to see another color on your datacard.

According to Gerry, he had raw data on the whole 500E production, so hopefully he has a chance to look through his data and see if there is anything in there about your car.

Its looking more and more like you have one special and super rare 500E!

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1993 500E
http://2phast.com/500e/500e-sig.jpg

thank you for the information
hopfully it is a one special i`ll wait and see if Gerry comes up with something
when i bought the car at the mercedes dealer in stockholm he tought the car would be hard to sell because it`s color,but i like rare colors,but the biggest
problem is that you can`t be shy driving a car in this color because everybody sees you but 99.9% of people i meet thinks it look great.
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jan-e500-94

I would love to see more pictures of your car if you have them to post

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1993 500E
http://2phast.com/500e/500e-sig.jpg

ok!

here are some other picture:

http://www.500ecstasy.com/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=2215&d=1109944389
(that one was from a mercedes meeting outside stockholm last summer)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/554000-554999/554614_21.jpg
(inside picture,now i got black carpets with yellow stiches)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/554000-554999/554614_23.jpg
(testing if my 18" magnesium centrebolt rims fits on a benz)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/554000-554999/554614_28_full.jpg
(summer in sweden)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/554000-554999/554614_2_full.jpg
(vinter in sweden cold but not so much snow here)
http://memimage.cardomain.net/member_images/2/web/554000-554999/554614_9_full.jpg
(the car is glowing on this winter picture)

but 19" rims would look very nice on it this 16" are far to small,the car was delivered with 17"evo when new.
hope you like the pictures i hope to take some more when it gets warmer outside and the snow are gone

bay the way i think your red color looks great.
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jane500-94

nice car.

very unique color.

did you say car is '94?

i've never seen a 94-95 with black rub strips...hmmm...anyone else?

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*92 400e 124.034, SOLD

*92 300e 124.030, SOLD

thanks

yes it was delivered 16 mars -94 and no i have never seen a 94 with black
rub strips before but i Haven`t seen a yellow E500 either
mybe the first owner wanted it so or mybe you couldnīt paint the rubber
with this special color, it is almost as the car is glowing and changin color in
different light it is nearly the same color as our ambulance here in sweden.
i have been thinking many times to fix a blue light on the roof then they think
i am a emergency car and can drive how fast i want
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jan-e500-94

Obviously not a real 94 - unpainted bumper strips and pre-94 grill, headlights and turn signals.

hmm
why is it so difficult to get people to belive that it is a-94
in my ablieferungskontrolle(deliverypaper) it says werk sindelfingen16 of mars 1994 fahrzeugauslieferung
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jan-e500-94

Probably because the VIN decodes to model year 1993.

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1993 500E
http://2phast.com/500e/500e-sig.jpg

ok but i am not suprised it s the same with the russian site there it showen
to be a -93 but in my paper and handlings its a-94
with bigger brakes etc etc
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jan-e500-94

The VIN decodes a specific way, so whether its a Russan site doing the decoding or the EPC, the forumula is the same.

Of course, I am not saying it is or is not, I think we have already concluded that your car is unique.

BTW, the larger brakes and other changes were implemented in mid 93 production. The only unique 94 features would be the cosmetics (hood, trunk, lights, stereo etc.)

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1993 500E
http://2phast.com/500e/500e-sig.jpg

The VIN site is not 100% accurate. My 1990 560SEL (built date 01/1990) is registered as a 1989 model onthe VIN site.

exactly my was built 01/94 and got all the update thing from 93 to 94
including bose stereo updated phone and other things that gerry has told about. a lot of my friends in mbsca in sweden had been out for the same.
and yes the car is uniqe but it is a bit irretating when the list is not correct.
there is also a couple of codes under the hood on a paper in the trunk and
in my wartunsheft that is not included in the russian side
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jan-e500-94

Guys,

The Russian VIN site is using pure FACTORY information, and it is indeed correct.

There is an option code for some cars that indicates that even though they were manufactured in a certain year, that the "official" model year of the car is changed over to the next year. This is very common on E500s and 500Es and I have seen it on dozens/hundreds of cars' detail.

Also remember that the model year cutoff point for MBs is often August, when model years are changed over and new production changes are phased in. This is certainly NOT the case for all changes, but in the case of the E500 and its bodywork and such, it certainly is the case.

So to say that a change was phased in "mid year" production, you need to be more specific as to whether that was in the model year production or the calendar year production as that is different.

And also remember that a particular car could have been manufactured in say July as a certain model year car. But it was put on a boat and shipped to the USA, and sat in a dealer for 5 months before being sold. So the car is sold in January, and is registered by the dealer and state as a "next year" vehicle, because the vehicle is licensed in that particular year.

I have seen this with many cars, such as the 4.5s (last produced in 1972 as 1972 model year cars, yet somewhat regularly licensed as 1973 cars) or 6.9s being licensed as 1980 cars (last produced solidly in 1979) and so forth.

Not everything is as it seems on the surface.

Cheers,
Gerry