I guess it should come as no surprise that I have acquired a W126 in the shape of a 420SEL, built at the Singelfinden plant in Germany in 1989. Right from the outset, there are two anomalies one would not associate with a car of the implied luxury status (at the time) - the absence of a sliding sunroof (and some might consider this a blessing), and no cruise control module. The absence of the last named is remarkable. It is also supposed to be a series 2 model (whatever that stands for)...