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This is peak Mercedes. The 560 SEC sits right at the top of the W126 food chain built in an era when cost-cutting was a dirty word and engineers ran the show. When sold new in Australia this car was more expensive than an average Sydney house!

Under the bonnet is the mighty 5.6-litre naturally aspirated V8, smooth, torquey, and utterly unbothered by modern nonsense. It wafts when you want it to, and growls with quiet authority when you lean on it. Paired to a silky automatic, it delivers effortless, long-legged cruising exactly as Stuttgart intended.

The pillarless coupe body is the star here. Windows down, no B-pillars in sight, and suddenly you understand why this shape has become a design icon. Long doors, subtle chrome, and that unmistakable SEC presence dignified, not flashy, but impossible to ignore.

Inside, its pure old-school Mercedes luxury: wide leather seats, real timber trim, bank-vault build quality and a driving position that feels engineered, not styled. Everything works with reassuring heft switches, doors, even the steering has that solid, mechanical honesty modern cars just dont bother with anymore.

The 560 SEC wasnt built to chase lap times or trends. It was built to outlast them. And it has. Today it stands as one of the finest grand tourers of the 1980s refined, powerful, and dripping in quiet confidence.