8th Sep, 2021 13:00

Imperial War Museum Duxford

 
Lot 121
 

1989 Mercedes-Benz 190E 2.5-16 Cosworth

Estimated at £16,000 - £20,000

Lot details

Registration No: F425 UJN
Chassis No: WBD2010352F585571
MOT: March 2022

  • One of just 4,784 2.5-16s sold worldwide and presented in Smokey Silver with contrasting black leather interior
  • Features the desirable manual gearbox and has been in current ownership for the last 13 years
  • Offered after having had £6,288 on mechanical recommissioning this year alone

Unveiled at the 1983 Frankfurt Motor Show, the 190E 2.3-16 was arguably Mercedes-Benz's most driver orientated car since the legendary 300SL `Gullwing'. Flagship of the recently introduced 190 (W201) range, the newcomer had originally been conceived as a potential World Rally Championship contender before morphing into a high-performance road car. For 1988, Mercedes-Benz created the 2.5-16. Engineered in-house, its larger 2498cc unit developed 204bhp @ 6,800rpm and 177lbft of torque. As well as being notably quicker (150mph, 0-60mph in 7.1 seconds), the 2.5-16 achieved considerable success in the prestigious DTM race series. Campaigned by AMG with factory backing, the distinctive sliver and black championship-winning machines netted the last of their 50 victories during 1993. During its four-year production run (1988-1992), just 4,784 2.5-16s were sold worldwide.

Presented in Smoke Silver with contrasting Black leather interior, ‘F425 UJN’ features the desirable manual gearbox and has been in the current ownership since 2008. Recommissioned this year following a decade in storage, the Mercedes-Benz had £6,288 spent on it including a new battery, fuel distributor, clutch master / slave cylinders, spark plugs, injectors and brake callipers etc. In addition, the self-levelling rear suspension was fettled and the engine tuned. ‘F425 UJN’ is offered for sale with the original tool kit, spare wheel, owner’s manual, service booklet (the latter carrying sixteen stamps) and old MOT certificates from 1999-2011. The current MOT certificate was issued on March 4th 2021 at an indicated 90,005 miles with ‘no advisories’. The vendor rates the bodywork and paintwork as ‘average’, the gearbox, interior trim and electrical equipment as ‘good’ and the engine as ‘very good’.

For more information, please contact:
Andreas Hicks
andreas.hicks@handh.co.uk
07943584762

 

Auction: Imperial War Museum Duxford, 8th Sep, 2021

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Cambridgeshire
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