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Not 100% sure, but I think I read somewhere that they first appear around August/September of 2001... 

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Mine has a door jamb sticker that indicates a build date of July '01. It's an early version. VIN is WDBRF65J72F155220. Driven off the lot from South Bay MB on 9-13-2001.
She still runs strong, and it's always a kick in the **** to fire it up and haul some potent AMG HP.
She still runs strong, and it's always a kick in the **** to fire it up and haul some potent AMG HP.
