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Published 09/12/2017 at 00:31

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That is, if it is truly a 500E; that’s what the badge said, and the subtly flared fenders tend to back that up, but I could be wrong.


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Kinja'd!!! "FTTOHG Has Moved to https://opposite-lock.com" (alphaass)
09/12/2017 at 01:03, STARS: 0

Someone where I work has a 500E that same color in similar condition. I looked up the VIN one day and it is a real 500E. My guess is that paint just does that. If it is in fact real, it’s a rare bird. Not many 500E’s and I can’t imagine more than a handful were made in that color.

Kinja'd!!! "RPM esq." (rpm3)
09/12/2017 at 01:10, STARS: 1

The *degree* of fender flare is hard to tell from this angle and lighting—since the 400e also has flared fenders, just slightly less so—but it does appear to have the 500e air dam.

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Kinja'd!!! "fintail" (fintail)
09/12/2017 at 09:57, STARS: 3

Hard to tell at the angle, but as was mentioned, the air dam is correct, and the presence of the R-class and W201 in front may denote an enthusiast (who needs to find a car wash :) ). If it is a 500E and is signal red, this is a very rare color, I have seen only one other in this color (locally, I know the guy who owns it). Production of this color was probably under 25 units. Most 500E I see are black/charcoal or beige/desert silver, but some oddballs exist - green, pearl white, blue/teal, reds. I suspect 25 years of neglect from a time when many cars had paint issues could result in that.

This is the color that might get me to buy one:

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