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1989 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Auto R107
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Highlights
- Comprehensive service history with original booklets and keys
- Excellent condition inside and out in a very desirable colour
- Advisory-free MOT valid until June 2025
- Always garaged and meticulously maintained
- One not to be missed
The Appeal
Timeless, robust, and capable - the R107 is one of the industry's most widely-lauded roadsters. These big, boxy cars are so persistent, so utterly enduring because they simply get everything as close to 'right' as they can. They perform well, they're built out of stern stuff and they're immensely comfortable.
This 1989 example boasts a very impressive Light Ivory colour scheme, and has clearly been very well looked after, with a history of dry storage and plenty of paperwork. It's a great opportunity to take on one of Mercedes-Benz' all-time greats, and still carries much of that quintessential late-80s character that the cars are so known for.
This 1989 example boasts a very impressive Light Ivory colour scheme, and has clearly been very well looked after, with a history of dry storage and plenty of paperwork. It's a great opportunity to take on one of Mercedes-Benz' all-time greats, and still carries much of that quintessential late-80s character that the cars are so known for.
History and Paperwork
- Registered in 1989
- The DVLA records 6 previous keepers
- In current ownership for almost two years
- Advisory-free MOT valid until June 2025
- Currently indicates 43,504 miles, which the vendor reports is genuine
- Comprehensive service history with a stack of paperwork
- All original booklets and keys are present
The Condition
- Bodywork looks in very good order
- Light Ivory (paint code 623O) in excellent condition
- Original Mercedes-Benz alloys
- Brightly presented chromework
- Presented with a colour-matched hard top
- Soft top is free of rips and tears
- What we can see of the underside looks clean and well-presented
- The car is rust free as always dry stored
- Tan interior is in very good order
- Part-fabric plaid seats are free of any rips or tears
- Dark walnut veneers are in good, clean order
- Period cassette player is still fitted
- All instruments are clean and legible
- All controls, switches, and instrumentation are reportedly in good working order
The Mechanics
- 3.0-litre M103 six-cylinder powerplant
- Automatic transmission
- Engine bay looks in very good order
- The car looks to be in fine health
- This is backed by the advisory-free MOT
- We've no reports of any mechanical issues
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