XKR first batch

[XKR Fan]

Hi There, I have an XKR purchased second hand in the early 2000's and was told it was a 1998 model and one of the first 50 or 100 hundred models produced that had some mercedes parts and an increased bhp. although i'm a big fan, i'm not much of a mechanic and wondered if there is an easy way to check if this is true? the car is in a state of disrepair and i'm trying to get some idea of the value before i look into getting the work done to get the car back up to speed.

Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated

[StuartXKR]

All the X100 XKR's have Mercedes boxes. There are some Ford bits, switches etc.