Episode
Wheeler Dealers: 1983 Mercedes 500 SEC
Overview
Mike’s looking for luxury, and finds it in the most expensive car Mercedes had to offer in 1983: the 500SEC. With the right example and the help of a passionate enthusiast, Mike locates everything he needs to transform our coupe into a beautiful AMG Wide Body Tribute. Edd exercises his magic to turn our conservative SEC into a menacing autobahn cruiser.
Details
- Series
- Wheeler Dealers
- Season
- Season 13
- Episode
- Episode 11
- Air date
- 2016-11-21
- Runtime
- 45 min
Episode context
1983 Mercedes 500 SEC is Episode 11 in Season 13 of Wheeler Dealers. It aired on 2016-11-21. The runtime is 45 min.
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