The Mercedes Benz CLK Was First Introduced In The Middle Of 1997 And Was To Be The Direct Replacement For The Then Dated C124 E Class Coupe, Which Had Served The German Manufacturer Well For Nearly Five Years, But Now A More Modern Fresh Design Was Required To Tempt New & Old Buyers Into Their Global Showrooms, Creating A New Market Niche For Mercedes Benz Franchise. Designed By Michael Fink, The Exterior Body Had A More Elegant Flow Of Lines, Which Was Warmly Received By Both Ladies And Gents, With The New Addition Of Oval Double Front Lights, Smoother Front And Rear Bumpers And More Relevant Up To Date Technology, All Of Which Was Welcomed Well. The CLK Was Still Viewed As Being A Bit Of A Bad Boy On The Roads Compared To The Pretty Mercedes Benz SLK, The CLK Was Belligerent And If You Suddenly Found One In Your Rear View Mirror, You Would Automatically Move Over And Let The Brut Pass. The Mercedes Benz Was Designed To Look Classy, But For Those Who Investigated This Model Further Would Discover That Looks Definitely Was Not All That The Car Could Offer, With A Splendid Array Of Luxurious Refinement And An Excellent Level Of Engine Choices To Include The Mighty CLK55 AMG That Provided Unrestrained Power. These Exquisite CLK AMG Vehicles At The Time, Were To Be The Top Of The CLK Model Line Up, Of Course Excluding The Rare Black Series And The Limited DTM, With This More Affordable Option To Offer Those Well Healed Clients The Normal Lavish Refinements That Had Become Common Place, But Also A Monster Engine Designed & Developed By The Company`s Performance Sector AMG, Which Also Gave The Driver The Option Of Remarkable Driving Capabilities. These Stunning Powerhouses Came From The Factory With The Large Five Point Four Litre V8 Engine, Which At Time Of Build Produced A More Than Healthy 347 Brake Horse Power With 380 lb ft Of Torque, Capable Of Accelerating Both Driver And Passengers From 0-62 MPH In An Astonishing 5.4 Seconds And Would Further Glide To An Electrically Limited Top Speed Of 155 MHP, With All This Power Perfectly Controlled By a Slightly Adapted Five Speed Automatic Transmission Found On The Mighty Mercedes Benz S Class V12. If We Fast Forward To 2018, The Rarer DTM Cars Will Fetch In The Regions Of A Quarter Of A Million Pounds With Good Black Series Cars Going For The North Side Of One Hundred Thousand Pounds, So In The Grand Scale Of Things The Mercedes Benz CLK55 AMG Is Some What Excellent Value For Money, But Still Showing Encouraging Signs Of Having Plenty Of Scope To Further Climb On Values In The Years To Come, Of Course On The Basis That A Perfect Car Can Be Acquired, So With This Chassis Number F159292 Should Be Viewed As Being A Truly Excellent Proposition. On The Presentation This Example Is Indeed Perfect In Every Conceivable Aspect, Having A Full Total Recommission With Every Element Changed If Not Perfect And This Is Fully Documented With Two Large Files Containing All The Imagery During This Time Consuming Process, Which All Further Adds To The Already Impressive Past History Trace.
The Car Was First Supplied By Derwent Mercedes Benz Of Chesterfield In The June Of 2000 And Since This Date Of First Registration The Vehicle Has Had Just Three Private Keepers From New, With The Last Collector Acquiring The Car In The February Of 2017 From Ourselves, With A European Relocation Being The Only Reason Why This Fabulous Car Has Been Relisted For Sale. Over The Last Eighteen Years This CLK55 AMG Has Covered Just 60734 Miles, To Which If We Break This Down Further Is Approximately Just 3378 Miles Per Annum, However Regardless Of This Sensational Current Mileage Reading The Car Has Been Maintained To An Extraordinarily High Standard With Historical Service Visits Completed At 6364, 11943, 24512, 35053, 42059, 50978, 55057 & 57043 Miles, With This History Trace Further Strengthened By A Highly Extensive Past Invoice File, Which Will Increase The Cars Desirability To That Next Keeper Or Collector. Once Sold We Will Be Delighted To Offer The Car With The Entire Booklet Pack Set, An Original Bill Of Sale From Derwent Mercedes Benz, A Full Factory Build Sheet, The Original Sales Literature For Both CLK & AMG, A Fully Cleared Hpi Certificate And A Fully Functional Key Set To Include The Unused Master Key Blade, With All This Items Fully In Place For The Next Keeper To Enjoy And Cherish During Their Own Time Of Ownership.
This Has To Be The Very Best Of The Small Few Left To Acquire...