FOR SALE 1993 300CE Cabriolet 3.4 AMG, Pearl Black/Black, 118kkm, BaT auction (Santa Barbara, CA)

[puchak]

No affiliation.

Link: Ex-Eike Immel 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300CE Cabriolet 3.4 AMG

The car was previously owned by Eike Immel, whatever that is worth... Regardless, cool little sleeper cabriolet, looks fun to cruise in.

Desirable 957 option code included, as well as widened fenders for the bigger wheels. Only drawback I've spotted is that the wiper motor covers are a darker shade of black. I also believe the badge on the trunk is wrong as well, should be this one - but I could be wrong so feel free to correct.

VIN: WDB1240611B884451
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[gsxr]

No AMG decals besides spark plugs? That's odd.

Photos are TERRIBLE. So very, very dark. The photographer should be embarrassed and if the seller paid for those, he should get a refund.

 

[puchak]

They went with a stylistic approach... which I agree, I don't like it and it doesn't help the car sell.

The speedometer does not feature the AMG letters either. Maybe the owner wanted to make the car as subtle as possible? Which is why I think the trunk badge is not original.

 

[AdamCabrio]

Interesting car (late 1992, not 1993). Rare, but 1 of only 7 AMG 3.4 cabrio's A124 (mentioned in the link) is a myth IMHO. According my sources there were between 35 - 38 original AMG 3.4 liter 124-cabrio examples build (plus 68 in the later 3.6 liter version). One authoritative source on this is Michael Lagemann Die E-Klasse-Cabriolets der Baureihe A 124 - Druckerei Laupp & Göbel GmbH

 

[WDB748372]

Interesting car. Rare, but 1 of only 7 AMG 3.4 cabrio's A124 (mentioned in the link) is a myth IMHO. According my sources there were between 35 - 38 original AMG 3.4 liter

I remember looking this up last year and posted in the table of rare AMGs. There are in fact 38 factory ones at least.

 

[TerryA]

I was in Santa Barbara yesterday “Thursday /10th”. Spent an overnight in Solvang, CA and was wandering around SB for a couple of hours on the way back to the OC. I don’t believe this tread was up yet at 6:00 AM PT when I checked the board’s posts. I maybe could have looked at it.

For our Danish friends. Solvang is a tourist town/trap advertised as the “Largest Danish Town in America” lots of danish bakeries and danish style hotels and motels. It’s a nice area for a short visit. Los Olivos has some miniature horse ranches you can observe from the highway, In Buellton we visited an Ostrich / Emu farm that claimed the Lemu Emu in the TV commercials was their’s. For the $10.00 admission you can feed pellet food these very aggressive suckers but watch out for your fingers. and Santa Yenez are also interesting.

Probably TMI

 

[2phast]

The AMG rear emblem is indeed, incorrect. The correct factory emblem would have been one piece, not individual letters. The individual letter version was introduced for model year 1996.

Factory AMG lit from 92 and 93 show the AMG emblem on the W124 chassis always on the left of the trunk lid and mirrors the placement of the logo that is in the ducktail.

The C36 is the first AMG built vehicle to feature the AMG logo on the right of the trunk lid

 

[FD.]

Bid to USD $40,124 on 7/17/25

I guess the respect — and demand — for the quirky C124 is a bit stronger in Europe than it is in California.

 

[gsxr]

Still for sale. Reserve not met. Top bids below. Seller shoulda TTMAR...

Reserve not met on 7/17/25 at USD $40,124
$40,124 bid placed by cjhooper
$25,000 bid placed by Highestone
$14,810 bid placed by JCuje73
$13,810 bid placed by Burgharc

 

[puchak]

I’m guessing ~$60k is reserve. The lack of body kit kills it’s value, in my opinion.

 

[FD.]

Rather amusing to spot a photo of a 2012 Daimler system printout among the images — complete with option code 784 helpfully described as 'code vorläufig ungueltig' = 'code temporarily invalid'.


Which, of course, is a dead giveaway for either the AMG suspension/wheel package or simply the AMG 17-inch alloys.


And then we all act surprised when junior Mercedes clerks churn out nonsense about youngtimers — whether in sales blurbs or on exhibition placards.

p.s. I suppose the moody lighting and modern-style AMG badge were enough to kill that “shut up and take my money” moment.

 

[doolar]

I’m guessing ~$60k is reserve. The lack of body kit kills it’s value, in my opinion.

And for me the other way around, I do not think the AMG body kit aged well, in fact I never really liked it.

Rather amusing to spot a photo of a 2012 Daimler system printout among the images — complete with option code 784 helpfully described as code vorläufig ungueltig = “code temporarily invali.”


Which, of course, is a dead giveaway for either the AMG suspension/wheel package or simply the AMG 17-inch alloys.


And then we all act surprised when junior Mercedes clerks churn out nonsense about youngtimers — whether in sales blurbs or on exhibition placards.

784 is probably the rims, I have the code listed as: ”8 X 17 ET28 235/45, 1-PIECE”

I guess the M+S tires came on the 8-hole stock wheels.

662 is 20 litres of delivery fuel, that code changed to a wheel code in 1995.

 

[AdamCabrio]

Bid to USD $40,124 on 7/17/25

I guess the respect — and demand — for the quirky C124 is a bit stronger in Europe than it is in California.

Yes indeed: Bonhams Cars : 1993 Mercedes-Benz 300CE 3.4 AMG Cabriolet Chassis no. WDB1240611B865659 (although - in all fairness - this was 2 years ago)