Chassis No. W09V97226XLB77046

When Mercedes-Benz presented the facelifted W210 E-Class in the summer of 1999, the model already stood as a success story. The company had sold around a million 210 series cars in just four years, making this generation the world's most successful car in the upper executive segment. The update went well beyond cosmetics and included new CDI diesels, a six-speed manual transmission, and advanced electronic assistance systems. The refined car kept the distinctive four-headlamp face that had set design trends in 1995, now sharpened for a more dynamic appearance.

This example takes the W210 brief a meaningful step further. It is a factory six-door limousine, an extended configuration that seats up to seven and places the car squarely within Mercedes-Benz's tradition of formal coachwork. Cars of this type were always built in modest numbers, intended for ceremonial duty, hospitality fleets, and discerning private owners.

Finished in Black (040) over Ash Grey leather, the limousine presents with an understated elegance its formality demands. It was specified in the upmarket Elegance trim line, which brought a leather-covered steering wheel, color-keyed seat belts, 16-inch 11-hole alloy wheels, burr walnut wood trim, and automatic dimming mirrors. The optional Parktronic sensors further ease the placing of its extended footprint.

A right-hand-drive example, this limousine was first registered in the United Kingdom on 31 December 1999, and its documented MOT history traces a well-kept life on British roads. It was subsequently imported to the United States, where it joined The Patina Collective in 2025. Today it shows just 66,915 miles at the time of cataloging. Rare in any market and rarer still in the United States, this six-door E 280 would be at home in a discerning collection of unique Mercedes.