Some people say that Wales is 25 years behind the rest of Great Britain

How dare they!? As a proud Welshman I find that very offensive.

Anyway, I wandered into the Mercedes dealership in Swansea yesterday and I saw this:Interesting eh? It was built in 1986 in South Africa, two years after they ceased production in Stuttgart. It is when the E-Class was known as the xxxE where the xxx actually signified the engine size rather than some random number to make the car look faster.

The car was shipped under armed guard to Cape Town and then on to the UK where an elderly lady had ordered it. It was then “professionally stored” until last year. There is no news on the old lady but given that we are talking 1986 I don’t fancy her chances.

It comes complete with “thistle green” metallic paint and a Becker electronic Radio Cassette Player – not to mention original Mercedes-Benz rubber mats.

I have to say that the car looked beautiful and was most definitely the most interesting item in the place. Even more so than the 2009 SLKs going for under £19000 and this SLS Soft-Top:And even more so than this house nearby that looks like Hitler.