The Perfect S500 - Restoring a Modern Classic (W140 Mercedes) 

Over 1 billion USD spent to develop this car, and that was back in 1991. Most said it was over-engineered, I say it's the best car to drive this planet.

Not only this W140 is a beautifully restored car, but this is also one hell of a test drive video!! 10 years ago I first saw this video I wowed myself, 10 years later today I still think this is one of the best test drive video ever, the vibe, camera angles, music, tip top!!!!

Love these cars for some weird reason.. But I cried a little when I saw it in the auto wash, fresh black paint too, crazy!

The best looking S-class of all-time. It's presence is mighty.

You are a good son. My dad died in 88. Would have loved to give him a trophy like that. W140 S Class is the best ever. Nice work.

The 140 is an incredibly good looking car. It is one of my most favorite Mercedes of all time. There is nothing like sitting behind the wheel of one, and looking down the hood at the star on the end.

The BEST CAR ever made!!! Thank you Bruno Sacco. This car will never die....

Omg this just made my day! I have a wonderful S500 but I bought it that way, just imagine this young man's pride - he made it!

Beautiful car. I got 99 S500 black on black. One of the best cars built to this day.

The w140 is definitely one of the most beautiful benzes ever made.

To do this for your father is really a beautiful thing. If my Dad was still here, I'd do this for his 1969 BMW 2800. I'm a BMW guy but I've had alot of experience with Mercedes-Benz. This car is just too pretty. One of, if not "THE best" car ever made. I had a 1992 400SE. It was the only "short-body" V8 S-Class at the time in the US. Hope Dad liked it. Salud!

Shame we don't get to see the dad's reaction when he receives the car as his birthday present.

Beautiful car, beautiful video. Just driving this beauty through an automatic car wash bugged me a bit.

Still one of the best W140 vids on the internet! Makes me want another one!!! 🤪

Great job! I hope more people start restoring the 140, they're real classics now.

Black with grey skirts looks so badass on the W140

well done! had owned 2 of them in the past, best looking benz even these days! will never regret you did this for your dad. Great job!

W140 was something to aspire to. A modern classic..

Whoever bought this car brand new at that time and still has it is really lucky !

WHAT A TRANSFORMATION!!! I currently own a 95 S320 with only 107,000 miles on it and beautifully kept. I will definitely be sending my Ivanka (thats her name) to you when cosmetic issues begin to creep up.

W140 is the best Mercedes ever made.

I've got a 93 300SE...and I floss in it like it's a 500! Great car!

Your car was in really good condition. I have a 92 w140 and I've been working on it for 7 years now. I found it abandoned in Lake Los Angeles with a broken window and it sat there for 6 years. I tracked down the owner and got the car for free. Literally, every single part on the car is now new, interior, exterior, electrical, and mechanical. I love this car and I get compliments every day. Mercedes over Lexus any day but I do like the ls

the perfect movie. W140 S500 is best of the best car.

I have a 02 S430 that the Restoration Barn will Deff be servicing in a year from now. BEAUTIFUL s500. Yes once you drive a Mercedes it's really hard to drive anything else. Got to love em lol.

5:42, how I feel right after a car wash, rolling like a big shot

Well done this is the best S-class mercedes made. Nice restoration

The coolest car in the world ever You just get scared when you see it behind i love it

I'm glad I saw this video!... I was just about to sell mine now I'm going to put the time, effort and money into restoring it. Thank you!

Sweet car! One of the best Mercs of all time.

You couldn't have given your father a better gift for his birthday! Beautiful car! Personally, i'd put the 15-spoke wheels under that where available in the later years of the W140 instead of the AMG wheels. I'm hoping to own such a fine car some day!

.....E38....and....w140...BEST EVER.....

The King of S class 👑

Black color is best choice !all my w126/w140/w220 was in black !!!!(or very dark grey)

love it. Even today nearly year 2023, this w140 S500 still looks amazing and would turn heads even in Miami next to other big sedans. Car has aged well and more than a classic.

GREAT GREAT vehicle,inside and out,AWESOME...

I want to restore one of these with my son and give it to him as a present. I had a 1992 420SE when I was young. The only year they made a short body V8 in America. I loved that car.

i owned a 94 sel 500 have had much newer and more expensive cars but never one i loved so much. the feeling this car gave me was indescribable

I have a 95 SL500 with the M119 V8 and it sounds better than a lot of these new cars on the road! Great engine!

Excellent job! The Car looks stunning! Proud dad!

im just blown away W140;s is a special mercedes benz fro tech wise to the billion dollars they put in pre development process its pride all the way and an awesome piece of machinery I cant wait to get mine

Music is reminds me of the 90s.tastefully done.

Great work man. Its such a great car. Black is the perfect color for a S Class ;)

I'm so smiling right now, you cannot comprehend what I feel and felt around 5:40 ... Finally someone did something right to the w140 !!

It's never too late to start. I'm about to get started on a w124 that's already pretty decent and original.

Amazing. Best w140 I've seen!

What a beast... you can't beat a classic.

Guys, I saw the same questions remaining unanswered over and over, so I'll try to save you a scroll down the comments' rabbit hole. Q: "How much did the restoration job cost?" A: $9,500 Q: "What is the music playing at 5:40?" A: "Open Up My World" by Bonez Productions (found it on ReverbNation)

Lol back in 2001 my parents had a 1999 S500 and a 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee, in the same two colors you see in the first movie you showed. Brings back memories. It was leased but I don't remember having trouble with it, although I couldn't drive back in 2001.

This is truly the best looking S class I ever saw, dont get me wrong the new models are so fine but the looks on this is so charming so shaped and so classic!

I have a grey 1997 S 300 TD I would die to have such a great repainting in black...!!!! There's no word to describe how beautiful is the w140 model however it's an old one...I think it will last for years and years again... great video guys Iand what a gift to your dad...

majestic piece 😍

Great Video!! My first car for my 18th birthday my dad gave me a1999 Mercedes S500 Grand Edition...One of the sexiest car ever built.

Let me start with: I am not a Mercedes guy, I'm a Jaguar guy. But that said, I pay tribute to this as one of the great cars of its time. And it's SO cool a guy with $$$ understands that and commits himself to restoring a Euro-spec model for his dad. The values of his dad's generation have obviously percolated down to the son, and the result is something that every gearhead on the planet will embrace as just too cool for school.

Absolutely love this car!!!!!! There is nothing like a deep dark Black on a big S Class Benz. It is almost as if Black, was Especially created by the Car God for the S Class Mercedes Benz. You can see the Love and attention to detail, that was put into this cars restoration! Honestly this car Aces It!.........This young man obviously loves his father, there is no doubt. I have done a few complete restorations, and man, you kill anything I have Ever Done.....This Benz is a Labour of love, without a Doubt. Congratulations on a superb Restore, and on the Very Best Birthday Present any Dad could ever dream of. You my friend are "The Man!" Sincerely, M.

I HAVE AN S. CLASS 320 BLACK AND IT'S A BEAUTY

I love it, I must do my car like this, I'm working on my paint next

Has to be one of the best w140 vids on the tube! Nice work!

And in the end you had to take this lovely beast to a fucking automatic car wash ? I mean cmon dude ....

I have a 97 c280 S500s are my fav model!!! Beautiful

Mercedes isn't just a car, it's fucking perfect art in every way! I own a 1996 w202 c220 and a 1984 w201 190e, wish I got more money to fix them.

Feels envious with my little S320 in midnight blue lol I want a black S500 now....

this was simply beautiful, SWB is the way to go because it makes the car look more driver oriented and it corners better

A wonderful car in every aspect. And It just has that presence. Great choice.

Nice Reply to that Jerk.. I got the 1998 S 500. Wish I had the dollars.. Restoration Barn would be seeing me right about Now.. What a Great Job.. These guys are Darn Geniuses. Great work Guys, Great work.

Respect........... That car has more wiring than most modern luxury cars really great! It looks modern even today years flew by that's for sure we had one ( my parents ) in 1995. You did something to it I can't figure out what a stunning looking Benz!!!!! The video made me a-bit emotional. Sorry for the grammar it's not that easy for a German. Grtz.

The merc w140 looks like classic design for the world

Wow! 4 place multi contour seating, parktronic. Super rare feature set. Added the 5 spoke wheels from the R129 sportline. Lovely in what appears to be 040 black

Nice, I have a 98 black on black also and I love it.

Love this car great gesture. Blessings for making your dad happy.Why 🤦🏻 car wash a newly painted car. The perfect luxury car.

beautiful cars...love the 140s!

Seen this car on us1 while I was driving the bus, Very beautiful!

I don't have an S500 but I like this one. I have a 97 E420 and it's a great car! I love it, Kind of gives me nostalgia

If only we had a W140 restoration station like that in Australia :P

Oh that's beautiful!

Great job ❤❤i love it!! ❤❤

beautiful work on a beautiful Mercedes...great job folks!

love the w124, 126 and especially the mighty 140!

No other car commands respect on the street like a Mercedes W140 big-body beast. 20 year old classic german tank.

The best luxury sedan ever made period!

How much does it cost to do this?

Something about the w140 seems so elegant, timeless & sexy...I still want one.

Congrats ! I live in Brazil, and recently, after the economic boom, I see some very cute cars as Mercedes abandoned in the streets. In the street I live there is one C280 ... the problem is cars are more accessible now, and people in general use the cars and after 10, 15 years, when the repair cost becomes higher than the market price, or non-paid taxes are higher than the market value, they simply abandon their cars ... It is nice to see people not in what I call 'culture of waste' ...

best 9 minutes i spent this week!maybe thats because i spent too much time on GTA 5

William your a smart man, choose a car with one problem ether body, mechanical or interior.

Love this car like a human

Unbeliveable cool car... It can't be easier to you to look cool when you're driving this car

Beautiful car! Your dad is a lucky man!

W140, great car, though I'd get the V12 S600. ☺

The S500 in "Enemy of the State" really made me fall in love with them. Don't know why.

you killed me with that automatic washer

awsome job u did/had done !!!

wow wow wow!!! I have a 95 S420. this is my dream, just don't know if it will ever come true. Nicely done.

best S class ever. i will have one, one day.

He's a good son to have it and share with his family!

My mom still has her 97 s500 runs like a champ! I just bought myself 04 c240 since I love the older style/model benz's. To bad some lady smacked into me the first month I bought it.

I never planned on falling in love with the s class but after four of them in the 90's I did just that. When they stopped making the w140 in 99 I ddint' know what to buy... Finnally I bought a 99 CL (coupe) with very low miles. Changed the wheels and tires and the car is modernized. Now the Cl has 108k on it and I don't know what I will do when it becomes an old car? The new coupes just don't do anything for me... The 90's w140 was quite a car

after all that work and you take it through an automatic car wash?

epic from the middle of the video

Seriously this is a goal for me, I love S class 1996 model or W140 chassis, it's beautiful, aside from gas or parts, I would not mind spending the time or money to fix this throughout time, I wanted this as a first car but I think once I have my first car it will be something else, and this will be my project