At the Frankfurt International Motor Show in September 1981, Daimler-Benz presented the 380 SEC and 500 SEC Coupés. The new generation of Coupés was again based on the S-Class Saloon rather than an SL as in the case of the SLC models
Model
|
Internal designation
|
Production period Preproduction to end
|
Number of units
|
380 SEC
|
C 126 E 38
|
1980 – 1985
|
11,267
|
500 SEC
|
C 126 E 50
|
1980 – 1991
|
30,184
|
420 SEC
|
C 126 E 42
|
1985 – 1991
|
3,680
|
560 SEC
|
C 126 E 56
|
1985 – 1991
|
28,095
|
560 SEC (ECE-Version)
|
C 126 E 56
|
1985 – 1987
|
*
|
Total
|
74,060
|