Number of cylinders: 8
Number of owners: 3
APK (MOT): tested until 06/2028
Registration number: XR-261-T

Mercedes-Benz E-Klasse 500E W124, 1991. Three owners, 239,000 km.

Porsche had the 928. BMW had the M5, and shouted about it from the rooftops. And Mercedes? Mercedes said nothing. They simply built the fastest four-door of its era, bolted on a modest little badge, and left it to those in the know to work out what was really hiding beneath that bodywork.

Because in the early '90s, Mercedes-Benz wanted to build something that could loosen the prim and proper W124's tie without the neighbours ever noticing. A saloon that nudged past 250 km/h, yet in which your gran could settle into the back seat without a word of complaint. The problem: Mercedes didn't have the room for it themselves. The 5.0-litre V8 from the SL wouldn't simply slot between the wheel arches of an ordinary W124. So they knocked on the door of their neighbour in Zuffenhausen. And that is how the 500E, the real one, the original, came to be built largely by hand in Porsche's factory halls. A Mercedes, assembled by Porsche, that was faster than many a Porsche. If that isn't a plot twist straight out of a film, then I don't know what is.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 66 photographs. The service history, scanned in full. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 23 December 1991 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the online auction on our own website. What changes is the way you buy, not the location — once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon–Fri 9–18 and Sat 10–17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for — another Mercedes-Benz we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings. Have one of your own: we buy exceptional cars outright, classic or modern.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m², with over 150 cars under one roof. You are just as welcome if you are not buying — walk around, take your time and enjoy the cars; sharing the enthusiasm is half of it.