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1991 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL [V140]

1991 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL [V140] in North Korea: A Day in the Life, Documentary, 2004 IMDB

Class: Cars, Sedan — Model origin: DE

1991 Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL [V140]

[*][*] Minor action vehicle or used in only a short scene

Comments about this vehicle

AuthorMessage

CarChasesFanatic ES

◊ 2007-10-06 14:30

 Odd tyres arent they, are they bulletproof? and what is it on?

Ingo DE

◊ 2007-10-06 14:43

 It seems so. You cannot see the side windows good, but the frontscreen looks also like the bulletproof version.

The North Korean leadership will have their reasons to choose bulletproof cars.

Gag Halfrunt UK

◊ 2007-10-06 15:01

 I think this car belonged to Kim Il-sung. The tyres appear to be resting on porcelain chocks, with porcelain vases under the body.

ggj NL

◊ 2008-05-03 20:58

 "The tyres appear to be resting on porcelain chocks, with porcelain vases under the body."

Why would you wanna do that??? :S

I think this is an S-Class Guard W140 as well because of the tires and the wider wheel arches:

http://www.gdtm.net/MBimages/W140Guard.jpg

Normal S-Class W140:
http://www.autoweek.nl/images/800/1/a5622af85fc8f9177925ded49724a3c1.jpg

Gag Halfrunt UK

◊ 2008-05-03 21:43
ggj wrote "The tyres appear to be resting on porcelain chocks, with porcelain vases under the body."

Why would you wanna do that??? :S

Because this Mercedes belonged to the Great Leader, Kim Il Sung. It's a holy relic.

ggj NL

◊ 2008-05-03 21:49

 Hmm... Still kind of weird to park your car on top of some vases. Expensive and rare ones yes, but still :S

Mackster SE

◊ 2008-05-03 21:52

 I know a Company that did the same with there products to show how good they were.


-- Last edit: 2008-05-03 21:54:18

ggj NL

◊ 2008-05-03 22:01

 According to the following site, this Mercedes-Benz is indeed Kim Il Sung's own car and is a Mercedes-Benz 500 SEL:

http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk03100&num=1756

Not sure which modelyear though...

car nerd US

◊ 2008-05-03 22:01

 If I recall correctly in the mid 1980's there was a Bentley or Rolls resting on tea cups as a publicity stunt for a British department store. Does anyone else remember this?

-- Last edit: 2008-05-03 22:02:01

ggj NL

◊ 2008-05-03 22:05

 No, but I can remember that, a long time ago, in a Dutch tv-program called 'Wedden Dat..?' a truck was placed on 4 glasses of beer (placed upside down and empty ones off course ;)) with its wheels. Looked pretty impressive.

Ingo DE

◊ 2014-12-26 11:47
ggj wrote No, but I can remember that, a long time ago, in a Dutch tv-program called 'Wedden Dat..?' a truck was placed on 4 glasses of beer (placed upside down and empty ones off course ;)) with its wheels. Looked pretty impressive.

This was in 1981, one of the most legendary scenes of this show: Link to "www.derwesten.de" Even more legendary than a car (it was a VW Golf I), hung up on a newspaper (I justt cannot find a pic of it).

dhill_cb7 US

◊ 2023-05-02 21:43

 [V140] then if this is the LWB.

https://www.dailynk.com/english/kim-jong-ils-love-for-mercedes/ wrote He explained that Mercedes was Kim Jong Il’s favorite car, and ridiculed the everyday lives of North Korean citizens that compares to the nation’s leaders’ extravagant lifestyles. He also added that Kim Il Sung’s car, Mercedes-Benz SEL 500, was exhibited in the Mansoosan Memorial Palace where Kim Il Sung’s body is laid in state.

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