Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
1986 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL
Estimate
£7, 000 - £9, 000
Lot details
Registration No: C722 SPC
Chassis No: WDB1070462A040754
MOT: April 2025
Desirable UK-supplied, right-hand drive example of the rare 500 SL
86, 000 recorded miles and current ownership since 2013
Finished in the popular colour combination of Smoke Silver paintwork with Brazil Brown leather interior upholstery
Offered with a body-coloured hard-top
The Mercedes R107-series SL was launched in 1971 to replace the long-lived W113 'Pagoda' SL that first appeared in 1963. Though dispensing with Mercedes' usual model identification, it was based on the suspension of the W114 saloon and ran until 1989 with more than 237, 000 examples built, being the longest single series ever produced by Mercedes-Benz except for the G-Wagen. The Bruno Sacco-designed car was bigger, heavier, and softer-riding than its predecessor, but can still handle and won the plaudits from distinguished motoring writers including LJK Setright. The 245bhp 500SL made from 1980 had an all-alloy fuel-injected V8 and was made for Europe only, with 60mph available in 7. 4 secs the top speed was 140mph, faster even than the US, Japan, and Australian 560SL. Plenty of R107s (and SLCs) come to market but 500SLs are still a rarity, with only 11, 812 built.
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