The starting point was an Australian-delivered 1989 560 SEC. After a series of initial false starts, I sourced a genuine one-owner car in Sydney and flew up for a pre-purchase inspection at the local MB dealership and a test drive.
The car had around 100,000 kms on the clock and was blue-black in colour with a grey interior. Seemed like a good, clean and honest car. It had all the service records from the dealership and drove well. Only real issue seemed to be the typical delaminated rear screen.
The seller was reluctant to part with it as it had been his trusty steed since new. However, with failing eyesight, he made the tough choice to let it go. The fact that I was an enthusiast made him feel like it would go to a good home. We did the deal and I flew home. The original plan was to drive it back, but I ran out of time and the car made its way to Melbourne later by transporter.
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