S500 coupe ... is this car unusual?
 

I went to lunch yesterday with my dad and his friend from Virginia, who has a beautiful 1995 S500 coupe. I'm just curious about how common this car is, as I've never seen one that looks just like it. It's a 2-door W140, but it has the standard W140 grille and headlights ... not the CL front end. I'm not that crazy about the CL front on the W140, but I love the regular look ... and this coupe looks sportier than the W140 sedan. This one's definitely not up for sale anytime soon ... my dad's friend really likes it; he bought it six years ago and has kept it up nicely. Anyone know why this has a regular front end and all the other S-class coupes I see from '95 have a CL front?

I think I've seen a couple around here before.....they're probably fairly rare. I don't really see regular W140's all that often either....if I am out driving a lot during the day I might see one or two W140's.

Yesterday I saw a W140 S600 at the grocery store. :eek: It was quite a machine. And it didn't like its owner, he was standing there pointing his fob at the trunk for a good 40 seconds as it kept blinking a red LED at him, then finally went green and opened the trunk. How stupid.....my $35 self installed remote locking can have my whole car unlocked and truck open in about 3-4 seconds tops.

Not all advanced technology is worth it. :D

The CL replaced the S500 coupe in name around '93 I think. Thought they were identical.

Nomenclature;Same car, 3 names.

1993- 500SEC and 600SEC

1994-1997 S500 and S600

1998-1999 CL500 and CL600


The SEC/CL/S-Coupes are always and always will be pretty rare. In a good month i'll see one of any year or model. I really like the look of the W140 Coupe but wow is it big! :eek: I'm going to hold off for a 560SEC.


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I forgot there was a W140 SEC. I start to like the W140, they are getting cheap now.

Tell that to the AC evaporator ;)

The S500 coupe my dad's friend drives has a front that looks like the photo attached. Only his is a two-door. It doesn't have the front like the one in your pic, fulcrum.:confused:

Is that where the rest of the payment go's?

Ahh well then yes that car is unusual. Looks like he has the front end of the sedan on the coupe. I know people have done the reverse with W126's (Putting an SEC front on a SEL) I've never heard of the same trick being pulled on a W140. The picture I posted is what the CL's are supposed to look like, here is another for good measure.


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Also I just noticed.....I think those are French euro lights...again I didn't know that they put them on W140's as well.....here is a US spec 140 sedan.

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Now that I look at more photos, I wonder if he at one point just had the hood and headlights replaced with the sedan features. Now I'm second-guessing myself, but I'm almost positive the headlights and grille don't look like the C140.

Snap a few pictures the next chance you get and we'll pick it apart for you. :)

There's a blue one here in town and I pretty sure it had a similar fascia to the pictured coupe but now I'm second-guessing myself. :) I'll have to swing by and double check.

Nice cars, but never really cared for the W140 coupes. The W220 coupe always looked a lot better to me.

They are all very big cars, the W220 coupe is as long as my truck.:D

They are rare because they are one of the most expensive Mercedes you can buy new, and one of the most expensive to own. You need a sturdy check book to sort out the suspension on a W220 coupe.:D

The C221 coupes look fantastic! Today parked in the center of town I passed a black CL63 AMG with dark tints and very nice Brabus looking wheels. A $150k CL63 would look very good parked in my garage, very good!:D

Just saw a W220 CL600 with a saggy front suspension driving on the 10 freeway.

Ka-ching!!!!! A few grand to fix.