Lot details Registration No: F153YUB Chassis No: WDB1070412A090313 Mot Expiry: Aug 2006
Nicknamed the 'Panzerwagen' by Mercedes-Benz's own development engineers, the W107SL was the result of an extremely thorough design process. In an attempt to circumnavigate threatened American safety legislation, Stuttgart produced an open car whose structural rigidity reputedly surpassed that of some contemporary saloons! Even today - some thirty-four years after their introduction - W107SLs carry a reassuringly air of solidity. Allied to which is sure-footed handling courtesy of independent coil-sprung suspension and power-assisted steering. Introduced in August 1985, the 300SL was the ultimate straight-six powered derivative. Equipped with Bosch KE-Jetronic fuel-injection, its DOHC 2,962cc engine developed some 180bhp and 188lbft. Notably more fuel efficient than its V8 brethren, the model claimed a 125mph top speed. Fitted with four-speed automatic transmission as standard, it further benefited from improved anti-corrosion treatment and ABS brakes.
According to the vendor, this particular example "has had only three previous keepers, it says four on the log book as the car was earlier transferred to me privately after I sold my business". Finished in blue-black with beige leather upholstery, it has been in her possession since 1992. Covering 53,000 miles in that time, it is described as having "very good" chassis, paintwork and bodywork with "excellent" engine, transmission, electrical equipment and interior trim. Said to have "always been excellently maintained and garaged", it is only being sold "as since my retirement I have used the car very little". Believed to have covered 88,500 miles from new, this pampered 300SL retains "all its MOT certificates from 1991". Treated to a new soft-top last year, it is offered for sale with MOT certificate valid until 15th August 2006.
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