1983 Mercedes-Benz 1000SEL / 1000SGS Styling-Garage
Mercedes Benz 1000SEL 1983
Styling-Garage 1000 SGS
www.1000sel.com
www.1000sel.com
A standard W126 S-class was a nice car, no doubt, but if you were going for extravagant a standard 500SEL wouldn't do. Companies like Styling-Garage and Gemballa were happy to help you with this, modifying everything from wheels, bumpers, paint to a completely new interior. One perticular customer received his "new" 500SEL rebuilt by Styling-Garage and came to the conclusion his new ride was at least twice as good as the 500SEL he began with. Simple conclusion was to have the trunk badge changed from 500SEL to 1000SEL. It's now clear he started a trend, because within 5 years the standard name for any modified Mercedes-Benz W126 was "1000SEL" (or similar like 1000SEC, 1001SEL, 5000SEL, 5000GFG, etc), nomatter if it was a 380SE or a 500SEL that was used as a base vehicle.
After Styling-Garage got into trouble with Mercedes-Benz they were officially not allowed to use the 1000SEL name, since it was too similar of official Mercedes-Benz nomenclature, they had to change the name from 1000SEL to 1000SGS. This did not change anything about the contents of the Styling-Garage 1000SEL/1000SGS formula. Basically anything was possible when ordering a 1000SGS in Pinneberg/Schenefeld. Most of the time a 500SEL was used, but there are examples of Styling-Garage converted 1000SGS that use a 280SEL as base. The options were endless, as when will see in the pictures from this article. From the official pricelist Styling-Garage could offer you the following options:
Styling-Garage 1000SGS exterior options (03/1985)
• 600-style (W100) bonnet
• SEC-style front end (bonnet, grille and bumper)
• SGS front bumper with 4-foglights
• SGS rear bumper
• SGS sideskirts
• Chrome wheelarch covers
• Sports suspension
• Centra, BBS, Remotec or SGS rims with Pirelli P7 tires (SGS and Centra wheels were optionally painted in exterior color if the car)
• Special rear lights that fill up the space of license plate
• All original exterior chrome work painted in the car's exterior color
Styling-Garage 1000SGS interior options (03/1985)
• Dashboard covered in leather matching color of interior
• Curtains for rear windows
• Burr walnut interior trim
• Burr walnut picnic tables with lighting, intergrated in rear doors
• Burr walnut picnic tables, integrated in the rear of the front seats
• Small console place in between the front seats, cooled by the airconditioning
• Special burr walnut console between rear seats with minibar and small cooling compartment
• Larger burr walnut console between rear seats, that contains minibar, small cooling compartment, TV and video-equipment
• Burr walnut shift knob
• Wooden sports steering wheel
• S-class separate rear seats, electrically adjustable
• Conversion of the rear bench into separate seats
• Fridge in the trunk
• Cooling compartment for the middle console
• Alarm system
• Stereo options, Nakamichi, Clarion or Pioneer
• TV between front seats in a burr walnut console
• Make-up mirrors with lights, intergrated in the front headrests
Usually a full-option Mercedes-Benz 500SEL (W126) was used as a starting point and then all the options could be added. The customer could basically order whatever he wanted, even options that weren't on the list, as long as bills were paid. Styling-Garage made most of the 1000SGS conversions prior to their first bankrupcy in 1986. How many were made is unknown.
Styling-Garage 1000 SGS
www.1000sel.com
www.1000sel.com
A standard W126 S-class was a nice car, no doubt, but if you were going for extravagant a standard 500SEL wouldn't do. Companies like Styling-Garage and Gemballa were happy to help you with this, modifying everything from wheels, bumpers, paint to a completely new interior. One perticular customer received his "new" 500SEL rebuilt by Styling-Garage and came to the conclusion his new ride was at least twice as good as the 500SEL he began with. Simple conclusion was to have the trunk badge changed from 500SEL to 1000SEL. It's now clear he started a trend, because within 5 years the standard name for any modified Mercedes-Benz W126 was "1000SEL" (or similar like 1000SEC, 1001SEL, 5000SEL, 5000GFG, etc), nomatter if it was a 380SE or a 500SEL that was used as a base vehicle.
After Styling-Garage got into trouble with Mercedes-Benz they were officially not allowed to use the 1000SEL name, since it was too similar of official Mercedes-Benz nomenclature, they had to change the name from 1000SEL to 1000SGS. This did not change anything about the contents of the Styling-Garage 1000SEL/1000SGS formula. Basically anything was possible when ordering a 1000SGS in Pinneberg/Schenefeld. Most of the time a 500SEL was used, but there are examples of Styling-Garage converted 1000SGS that use a 280SEL as base. The options were endless, as when will see in the pictures from this article. From the official pricelist Styling-Garage could offer you the following options:
Styling-Garage 1000SGS exterior options (03/1985)
• 600-style (W100) bonnet
• SEC-style front end (bonnet, grille and bumper)
• SGS front bumper with 4-foglights
• SGS rear bumper
• SGS sideskirts
• Chrome wheelarch covers
• Sports suspension
• Centra, BBS, Remotec or SGS rims with Pirelli P7 tires (SGS and Centra wheels were optionally painted in exterior color if the car)
• Special rear lights that fill up the space of license plate
• All original exterior chrome work painted in the car's exterior color
Styling-Garage 1000SGS interior options (03/1985)
• Dashboard covered in leather matching color of interior
• Curtains for rear windows
• Burr walnut interior trim
• Burr walnut picnic tables with lighting, intergrated in rear doors
• Burr walnut picnic tables, integrated in the rear of the front seats
• Small console place in between the front seats, cooled by the airconditioning
• Special burr walnut console between rear seats with minibar and small cooling compartment
• Larger burr walnut console between rear seats, that contains minibar, small cooling compartment, TV and video-equipment
• Burr walnut shift knob
• Wooden sports steering wheel
• S-class separate rear seats, electrically adjustable
• Conversion of the rear bench into separate seats
• Fridge in the trunk
• Cooling compartment for the middle console
• Alarm system
• Stereo options, Nakamichi, Clarion or Pioneer
• TV between front seats in a burr walnut console
• Make-up mirrors with lights, intergrated in the front headrests
Usually a full-option Mercedes-Benz 500SEL (W126) was used as a starting point and then all the options could be added. The customer could basically order whatever he wanted, even options that weren't on the list, as long as bills were paid. Styling-Garage made most of the 1000SGS conversions prior to their first bankrupcy in 1986. How many were made is unknown.
