We caught up with our good friend Mel who was kind enough to give us an up-close look at his special E500. Enjoy the photos and Mel's point-of-view.

I am fortunate to be the owner of this 1994 W124 Mercedes-Benz E500.
I bought her from another MB enthusiast, who in turn had bought it from another enthusiast.



Needless to say, she has been pampered her entire life - words like "meticulous" and "open-checkbook" only begin to describe the care given.



By the time I became her caretaker a few years ago, she had already been tastefully modded, mostly cosmetic with a few performance goodies. Additional mods by me include 18" AMG Mono II wheels and swapping in a Brabus steering wheel in wood/leather.





But it's still largely stock, and for good reason. There is simply very little to improve upon! Born out of a close collaboration between MB and Porsche, the 500E was produced between 1990-1995 (rebadged as E500 in 1994).



Each car took 18 days to build, as it was transported several times between the MB and Porsche factories, with the majority of the assembly hand built in the same factory that produced the the legendary Porsche 959. In all, just over 10,000 of these W124.036 models were built, with only about 400 making to the US in 1994. So it's not something you tend to see everyday.







How does she drive? Think "butter" and "locomotive". Even in the midst of today's horsepower wars where 300 hp is commonplace (I think my minivan has almost that much), she more than holds her own. The extraordinary build quality is only matched by the smoothness and power delivery of the engine.



Smooth as butter while still pulling like a locomotive until you are well into car impound territory. It's not going to overwhelm the car (unlike so many current AMG models today), but that's not really the point. It was built to be an Autobahn cruiser, getting executives from Point A to Point B very quickly and with a minimal amount of fuss.



Handling wise she can still hold her own on the twisties, but where she really shines are the road trips at sustained triple digit speeds (so I have heard ).

Mercedes marketed the E500E as the "Velvet Hammer", and almost 20 years later it's still so very appropriate.

Beautiful Porsches killer.

Right on brother ...

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Jim

1992 500E
2007 CLK63
2003 Audi RS6
2001 Audi allroad

nice

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1999 w140, quit voting to old, and to old to fight, a god damned veteran

Mel, Its great to see that you still have my old 94 E500 and are talking such good care of it. I'd miss it more but I am enjoying my 93 500E in rare 040 !!

Great photo shoot hope to see you again soon !

Mark, you should come to our next E500 / 500E GTG and bring your camera !

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1971 250C Ivory / Cognac Leather ~ 1993 500E - 040 / 271 - Porsche Type 2758

Past Cars - 1994 E500 - 2003 CL600 V12TT by SPEEDRIVEN - 1994 E500 - 1995 E320 Cab - 1988 BMW M6 - 1994 E320 Cab

Just beautiful

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EURO 04 M3 Current Mods: Eibach Pro Kit & AntiRoll Bar kit, INTRAVEE II + Alpine KCA-420i, CF Roundel Kit, Monochrome M3 Badges, Depo's, EAS Screen protector for OEM 16:9 display, H & R 12mm & 10mm spacers, VCSL Bumper + Race Lip, VCSL CF Boot, VCSL CF Rear Diffusor, DIETZ TV in Motion, Streamline, Oem exhaust + 80mm tips, Z8 Starter Button, Lamin-X, GM SMG Paddles, RE RTABs/RSMs/RCAs, 0-60 Steering, OEM CSL interior, K&N/ECIS intake

Give me a shout, mark@pelicanparts.com and I'll be there! Looking forward to it.

Mark/Pelican Parts

As pristine as the first time I saw this particular car back in year 2000. I know three of the four owners this E500 has had during its life and all of them have been enthusiastic connoisseurs, who have preserved this car in its current condition.

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Ernesto Molina

1993 500E Pearl Black / Alpaca Grey
2001 E55 AMG Brilliant Silver/ Anthracite
2007 SL55 AMG Black / Anthracite

Awesome!

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1995 E420 152k
1991 300D 2.5 348116 daily driver
1992 300E 2.6 196k-work in progress(head gasket)
2002 BMW 745Li 93k

Absolutely beautiful ... Great machine!

I am also fortunate to be the owner of one Mercedes-Benz 500E

I love it!

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500E, Mercedes 1992 Pearl Blue
G500, Mercedes 2001 Metallic Beige
250SE Cabrio Mercedes 1968
300SE Coupe Mercedes 1964
220SE "Ponton" Cabrio Mercedes 1960

Beautiful Ride!

Love the 2 tone!


Seeing cars like this in great shape, make me impaitent for the spring to come around. I cant wait to show off my 560sel to the folks on here.

Theres always a wow factor from fresh, snug, well kept finely aged MB's lol

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Just my MB's:
1990 420sel - Winter DD - 410,000km
1990 560sel - absolutely showroom mint - 360,000km!

A beautiful ride, lovely looker!

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1991 560 SEC AMG, 199k <---- 300 hp 10:1 ECE euro HV ...

1995 E 420, 170k "The Red Plum" (sold)

2015 BMW 535i xdrive awd Stage 1 DINAN, 6k, <----364 hp

1967 Mercury Cougar, 49k

2013 Jaguar XF, 20k <----340 hp Supercharged, All Wheel Drive (sold)

One of the few cars which uses lots of gas I would consider owning.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

Outstanding !!