European Market Find: Mystery Blue 1999 Mercedes-Benz E 55 AMG Avantgarde Wagon

What: 1999 Mercedes-Benz E 55 AMG Station Wagon
Color: Unknown Green or Blue
VIN: N/A
Mileage: 199,999 km (24,273 miles)
Price at Time of this Writing: € 19,900
CarFax: N/A
Window Sticker: N/A
Location: Rüsselsheim-Königstädten, Germany
Dealer listing: Link

Why we love it:

Hear us out. Yes, we know the E 55 AMG Station Wagon was sold in the United States. They’re exceedingly rare, especially in solid survivor condition, but they were sold here. Still, anyone who loves these cars or is seeking a unique long roof may find this one worth going through the extra effort of importation. That it’s old enough for easy import is one obvious reason, but more so is the unique build specification this car got from the factory. This sort of specification would have been extremely difficult if not impossible for anyone in North America to order, so it’s worth noting… even if it does have a dash of turn-of-the-century Y2K kitsch in the color choices.

Regarding the color, it’s a bit of a puzzle. It’s listed as “green” and 027 Designo-LCP paintwork, then later in the thorough option code listing we see Z98 PAINT FINISHES OUTSIDE THE SAMPLE CARD. So, we know it’s special paint, but we don’t know what color as “027” is effectively ambulance white in the lexicon of Mercedes-Benz color codes.

Looking over the photos, the color almost appears to be a predominantly blue metallic that fades to green from certain angles or in certain lighting conditions. So, we’re not even sure if it’s blue or green. Maybe it’s both.

Inside, the car has a period “Avantgarde” interior package, which is typically two-tone leather with segments of the seats in some more bold color. In this case, that color is green that would have been popular in the late 1990s when this car was produced. It’s not a timeless shade of green, but it definitely puts you in the period and plays on the theme.

We’re going to go ahead and list the listing description and options (translated to English with Google Translate) for reference here. We found them all in the car’s listing over on AutoScout24.

LISTING TRANSLATION BELOW:

Beautiful E55T AMG in LCP from 2nd hand with no maintenance backlog
Vehicle from 2nd hand
23 years in one hand
Service booklet available
AMG rims in several parts in 18″
Inspection with engine mount recently new
Summer tires in 5/2024 new
Non-smoker
Very well-maintained vehicle
Sale on behalf of customer
Original equipment codes according to MB query
Sales name E 55 T AMG
AMG order number 0822300604
Delivery date14.12.1998
Paint number027 (Invalid designo-LCP paint)
Interior 581 (Exclusive leather – black/anthracite)
Engine 11398060006397
Transmission 72263601237265
213 PARAMETER STEERING / VARIO STEERING
214 ADAPTIVE DAMPING SYSTEM
220 REAR PARKING ASSIST
231 GARAGE DOOR OPENER
242 RIGHT DRIVER’S SEAT ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
249 INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR MIRROR AUTOMATICALLY DIMMING
260 TYPE PLATE ON REAR LID REMOVED
275 MEMORY PACKAGE (DRIVER’S SEAT, STEERING COLUMN AND MIRROR)
312 SUN BLIND IN THE CARGO AREA (PARTITION GRID)
345 RAIN SENSOR
351 ECALL EMERGENCY CALL SYSTEM
363 ECALL CONVERSION TO NATIONAL EMERGENCY CALL
414 ELECTRIC GLASS SUNROOF
423 AUTOMATIC 5-SPEED GEARBOX
472 PETROL PARTICULATE FILTER (OPF) WITHOUT SENSORS
500 ELECTRICALLY FOLDABLE EXTERIOR MIRROR
543 SUN VISOR WITH ADDITIONAL FUNCTION
551 BASIC BURGLAR AND THEFT ALARM SYSTEM (EDW)
570 ARMREST WITH COMPARTMENT AND REAR COMPARTMENT VENTILATION
581 AUTOMATIC AIR CONDITIONING
581 EXCLUSIVE LEATHER – BLACK/ANTHRACITE
600 HEADLIGHT CLEANING SYSTEM
611 SURROUND LIGHTING
612 XENON HEADLIGHT LIGHT UNIT
673 BATTERY WITH LARGER CAPACITY
682 FIRE EXTINGUISHER
772 AMG STYLING – FRONT SPOILER, SIDE SKIRTS
774 AMG 5-SPOKE WHEELS 18″ ALL AROUND
810 SOUND SYSTEM PREMIUM
815 SINGLE DVD DRIVE
819 SOUND2LIGHT
873 HEATED SEATS FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER
882 SENSORS AND SIREN BURGLAR AND THEFT ALARM SYSTEM
910 ALTERNATOR WITH LARGER CAPACITY
954 EQUIPMENT LINE/PACKAGE – AVANTGARDE
988 INVALID (VEHICLE REGISTRATION AND COC PAPER AND TYPE PLATE)
Z51 BUSINESS CONSOLE WITH SOCKET
Z98 PAINT FINISHES OUTSIDE THE SAMPLE CARD