11th Mar, 2023 13:00
March 2023 Classic & Performance Car Auction
1997 Mercedes-Benz C200 Elegance
*** NO RESERVE ***
Registration - P862 OKE
Chassis No. - WDB2020202F617349
M.O.T. - February 2024
Odometer - 66,875
This lovely looking C Class Mercedes has had just six keepers from new, who’ve amassed a total of 66,875-mile between them. However, it is such a clean tidy example inside and out, it could easily pass for a one-owner car. Finished in ruby-coloured metallic and trimmed in cream fabric, it still retains the rear window sticker of its supplying dealer, B&K Thomas Ltd of Nottinghamshire. The vendor purchased the Benz from Mercedes specialist Mark Taylor Special Vehicles of West Yorkshire in April of last year, to use as a weekend car. He says it ‘starts, stops and runs as it should’, and currently grades the bodywork as ‘excellent’ and the four-cylinder engine, automatic transmission, paintwork and upholstery as ‘good’, and adds that the car is ‘very clean underneath’. He is now selling it complete with sunroof, cruise control, spare key, service book and history file, included within which is a current MOT valid all the way to February 1 next year.
The first of what have so far been five generations of C Class (W202) cars from Mercedes-Benz entered production in 1993 as a replacement for the much admired 190 model. The saloon version of the newcomer was effectively the company’s entry level offering until the advent of the smaller and radically different A Class in 1997. Over eight years of manufacture the original C Class was available with a wide selection of petrol and diesel powerplants ranging from 1.8 to 5.4 litres in capacity. The car was of front-engine rear wheel drive configuration and dressed in either a four-door saloon or five-door estate body. In C200 guise, as per the sale car, it was powered by a 2.0-litre DOHC four-cylinder petrol engine of 130bhp, which was sufficient output to achieve a 0-62mph time of 11 seconds and top speed of 126mph. There was the option of manual or automatic transmission.
In summary:
- A genuine six-owner, 66,875-mile example
- In remarkable condition inside and out, and underneath
- Features its original dealer sticker and is MOT’d to 1/2/24
'A Buyer’s Premium applies to the Hammer Price of this Lot if your bid is successful, as per the following; Motor Cars 12.5% + VAT (minimum £150 + VAT), Motorcycles and Bicycles 12.5% + VAT (minimum £150 + VAT); Registration Numbers 15% + VAT (minimum £50 + VAT); Automobilia 15% + VAT (minimum of £5 + VAT).'
Potential buyers should satisfy themselves with the description and condition of each lot prior to sale. Each vehicle is offered ‘as is/as seen’ as per the terms and conditions for the auction, buyers are asked to inspect the vehicle in person or use a professional to carry out the service. Any disputes over descriptions will not be entertained.
Sold for £2,500
(Inclusive of Buyer's Premium)
Auction: March 2023 Classic & Performance Car Auction, 11th Mar, 2023
Our March auction of classic, modern classic and prestige cars and motorbikes will take place at Mavericks in Holywell, North Wales (half an hour’s drive from Chester). Mavericks, 8 Moyston Road Business Park, Llannerch-y-Môr, Holywell, CH8 9DQ
There will be free parking for auction attendees.
Entries are now being invited, and sellers will benefit from Hampson’s unique offering of zero sellers commission for physical auctions, meaning that vendors keep 100% of the hammer price achieved for their vehicles.
If you wish to consign your vehicle to this auction, you can request a valuation here or by calling one of the Hampson Auctions team on 01606 828124
Viewing Days:
Friday 10th March 2pm - 7pm
Saturday 11th March 9am - 1pm
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