Junkyard Gem: 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SEC

During the 1980s, if you had serious bucks and wanted to flaunt them with your choice of massive European luxury car, you had one sensible choice: the Mercedes-Benz W126. Stupefyingly complex, yes, but built so well that mechanical troubles didn’t dare occur, the W126 showed the world that you were rich and planning to stay that way.