JOHNNY HALLIDAY - MERCEDES S500 LIMOUSIN

JOHNNY HALLIDAY - 1998 Mercedes-Benz S500 (220) Limousine V8 5.0i BA by Johnny Hallyday - French registration - Chassis n°WDB2201751A002353 Johnny Hallyday wasn't just a rock legend. He was also a fine collector of beautiful cars: Ferrari 275 GTB, Iso Grifo A3C, Ford Mustang, Ferrari 512 TR, Ford GT, AC Cobra 427 and the legendary Lamborghini Miura. In his private life and on his daily commute, however, he preferred more discreet, comfortable cars. Such as the Audi A8 auctioned for 33,376 euros on March 18, 2022 by Artcurial. Our Mercedes S-Class is the exact synthesis of Johnny's taste in cars: comfort and sporty performance. Beneath its emerald-black limousine exterior, where everything is designed for passenger comfort, it conceals a V8 engine developing 306 hp and reaching 0 to 100 in around 6.5 seconds. A real technological leap forward, it incorporates almost 330 new patents registered by Mercedes, including the Air Matic suspension. Johnny was immediately won over, and bought the model as soon as it came out in 1998. In 1999, he featured it in the video clip for "Partie de Cartes", with Jean Reno. This car has always been in the singer's entourage. Initially made available to one of his newspaper magnate friends, it has been in the hands of its current owner since 2008. A loyal friend of the singer's, he is now painfully parting with this souvenir, and hopes it will find a new, enthusiastic buyer. He recalls having accompanied Bruce Willis, Catherine Deneuve, Françoise Sagan, Carlos, Garou, Bernard Tapie, Philippe Labro, Robert Hossein, Gilbert Coullier, Stomy Bugsy, Laetitia Hallyday, Jade, Yves Rénier, Franz Olivier Giesbert and many others in this Mercedes. Perfectly maintained for almost 204,000 kilometers, our Mercedes will delight its future owner with its many options: massaging seats, sunroof, DVD player, navigation, TV, double glazing... Above all, it's a rare emotion to travel aboard this road companion of the immense rock star. Technical specifications : - Exterior: emerald black - Interior: black leather and wood trim - 306 hp (23 PS) 5.0i V8 petrol engine - Automatic gearbox Supplied: - Copy of registration document in the name of SMET Jean-Philippe aka Johnny Hallyday - Maintenance booklet - Manuals History : - delivered to the singer on October 27, 1998 by Mercedes-Benz Longchamp - First owned by the singer, then only two successive owners from the singer's entourage -Mileage consistent with technical inspections (see histovec report) - Maintenance invoices - Approximately 200,000 km completed to date Condition report : - Some exterior scratches, a chip on the rear window, repainted ATTENTION: in the event of a winning bid, the car may be collected until Wednesday June 19 in Aix-en-Provence, then in Noyers-sur-cher (Loir-et-cher) after the sale.