Years ago, on Miami Vice, I remember seeing a huge stretch Benz with a mock AMG package with an emblem saying 10000 SEL (yes 10K) but that was obviously a fake emblem on a custom job. The 88 model looks legit, but the 1000 designation is obviously just an arbitrary number not meant to reflect the engine size. We all know how easy it is to change those emblems, which was obviously what the LA "mobguy" did. The IRS must have repossessed the decent set of rims he had on the car.