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Want to live the life of a 1980s head of state? All this bulletproof (literally) Merc 500 SEL is missing are bonnet flags...

Now, you hear certain adjectives applied all the time to certain things, to the point where they become superfluous. We know the Queen is ‘dignified’, while Kim Jong Un is a ‘despot’ – or, if you’re North Korean and want to stay alive, ‘glorious’. And when it comes to Mercedes' of old, it’s ‘bulletproof’ that always crops up in the lexicon.

What’s fascinating about that is how they could accommodate such huge glass sections in a car without changing the exterior design that dramatically. I mean, take the Presidential Beast. That’s purpose-built. It was designed from the outset with that level of protection in mind, which, by the way, includes even thicker five-inch windows that’ll stop armoured-piercing bullets. But this S-Class is a modified car. Yet, inside and out, it looks pretty much like any other W126.

As well as the glass and body beefing, there are the tyres and wheels to consider, too. The tyres look pretty puffy, which is presumably because they’ll run when punctured. And I’ve never seen those wheels before on any W126 – have you? They appear to have a double rim, which I assume is something to do with keeping the tyres on if some unsavoury scrotebag decides to take a pop at them because he wants to steal your wallet. Or your head.

 

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That F button is probably for the fire extinguisher system & the test button to, well, test it

Now now, bullet RESISTANT... I don't think any car is capable of stopping a .700 Nitro Express round.

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