5 Mercedes-Benz 500 lots for sale across 5+ Copart locations — model years 1985–1993, odometers often unverified on cars this old. 60% clean title, 40% salvage; Front End leads the board (40%). Bids start at $575, and prices ride on body, trim and originality far more than on any single average.
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The "500" designation covers three very different Mercedes-Benzes in the auction pool: the 500SL roadster from the R107 generation, the long-wheelbase 500SEL flagship sedan from the W126, and the 500E — a hand-built performance sedan Mercedes co-developed and assembled with Porsche in the early 1990s. Only a handful of any of these trade here in a given stretch, and a scarce V8 flagship doesn't behave like a mainstream sedan at auction — a straight, numbers-matching 500E draws bidding wars that a rusty 500SEL parts car never will. Read this pool as project and enthusiast stock rather than daily-driver salvage. Most stay in the US with restorers and collectors, picked up on a trailer or shipped in-country.
What you're really buying on any of these three is originality and rust history, not a spec sheet. On the 500SL and 500SEL, the vacuum-operated central locking and climate controls common to Mercedes of this era get unreliable with age, so a note about non-functioning locks or doors isn't unusual and isn't automatically a deal-breaker. Wiring insulation on the W126 also turns brittle over decades and can crack behind the dash, showing up as odd electrical faults. Check the floor pans, rocker panels and rear wheel arches on both for rust, since that's what actually kills these cars, not the V8 under the hood. The 500E is its own animal — widened fenders, unique suspension tuning, and body panels partly hand-fitted at the Porsche plant, so confirm the car is a genuine 500E and not a re-badged 400E before you bid seriously. A shell too far gone on any of the three still carries value in its V8, trim and interior parts.
Buying is quick: register free — no dealer license — set a maximum bid and the system bids for you up to that cap, or take a lot at its Buy Now price. Win it, pay the invoice plus fees, then pick up, ship or export.
Note: ACV and damage data come from the original auction listing. Always check the condition and title yourself before you bid.
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