A S600 from 1996 may be exciting because of its V12, but no one would spend more than 30,000 euros on it. Unless the previous owner was none other than basketball legend Michael Jordan. And there is also something very special in the car that makes fans mad.
Michael Jordan on his S600 in the late 1990s.
(Foto: Beverly Hills Club)
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It is actually clear that in a store like the Beverly Hills Club no off-the-shelf cars are sold. What should be brought to the man or woman there are veterans made of sheet metal, whose condition ranges from a well-preserved body to a drivable gem. The car dealer currently has a Mercedes S600 from 1996 on Ebay.
A real celebrity car
The special thing about the car is not the V12, which generates 395 hp from 5987 cubic centimeters of displacement. Even the 6.6 seconds it takes for the sprint to 100 km / h can not be as impressive as the name of the previous owner: It is none other than Michael “Air” Jordan. The name of the basketball superstar, the current owner of the Charlotte Hornets, is listed in the vehicle documents in addition to that of his ex-wife.
The vehicle registration document shows Michael Jordan as the owner of the S600.
(Foto: Beverly Hills Club)
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One reason why Jordan is parting with his S600 is of course not mentioned. Maybe it’s because of the unsuccessfulness of his team. For ten years the hornets have been bobbing around in the NBA without taking a real sting. The money Jordan earns from the sale of the car he could very well put into his team. And that wouldn’t be so little. The last bidder has already driven the price to $ 201,700 with his bid. And just for comparison: With a little patience, you can get an equivalent Mercedes S600 V12 in the local online markets for a good 20,000 euros.
Please switch on the phone
But what else does the car offer besides the registration document with the famous name? Well, a paint job in Metallic Navy Deep Blue and an odometer reading of 252,803 kilometers. So Jordan must have done one or two laps in the Sport-Benz in recent years. But as an absolute highlight, the seller describes a rather minor thing, which makes the hearts of Jordan fans beat faster: “The coolest thing that happened in the car is that when you turn on the car phone, the name Jordan appears in the ad . “
Even when nobody calls, Jordan is present on the car phone.
(Foto: Beverly Hills Club)
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Well, if that doesn’t knock you out, you might get intoxicated by the gray interior or the sunroof, which was ordered as a special accessory at the time. The pictures do not reveal how it was otherwise in the interior. Not because the recordings are bad, but simply because they are missing. It is also not known whether the fund has seen many guests over the past 24 years.
So, if the name of the previous owner, the simple blue, a V12 that was famous at the time and the fact that the name Jordan appears on the phone display induce you to spend over $ 200,000 on an S600, you still have until August 23rd. Good luck with your bidding!
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