Registration No: H544 VSH
Chassis No: WDB1290612F028047
MOT: July 2023
Estimate: £5,000 - £7,000

Motor Car Location: Angus

• Current ownership since 2011 (with one additional keeper change recorded from business to private)
• UK-supplied, right-hand drive example of the rarer 300SL-24, entered from a large private collection
• Offered with the original book pack and hard-top
• 88,000 miles from new

Mercedes-Benz introduced their fourth generation SL, the imposing R129-series in October 1989. A technical tour de force, its balletic electric roof operation still impresses today. Out of production since 2003, the R129 is going the way of its illustrious W198, W121, W113 and R107 forebears and becoming a true classic. At launch, its advanced specification included all-round independent suspension, ABS brakes, power-assisted steering, remote central locking, electric front seats, door mirrors and windows. Despite having automatic transmission as standard, the R129 was the choice of many Formula One drivers during the early nineties such was its tenacious grip and fine poise. The more powerful of the two six-cylinder engines initially available, the 2962cc DOHC 24-valve M104 unit was credited with developing some 231bhp and 201lbft of torque. Outputs which reputedly enabled the 300 SL-24 to sprint from 0-60mph in 8.6 seconds and reach 137mph.

Manufactured in 1991, the 300SL-24 offered was supplied new to the United Kingdom, being first registered here on the 1^st of March that year. Fitted with the 2960cc straight-six 24-valve engine allied to the automatic transmission, the Mercedes-Benz is finished in White with Black leather interior upholstery, a Black soft-top and a hard-top finished in body colour. In the current large private collection since 2011 (with one additional keeper change recorded from business to private), ‘H544 VSH’ has eight former keepers, with 88,800 miles from new. Specified from new with optional extras including heated front seats, heated rear window, paintwork preservation, automatic antenna and cruise control, the 300SL-24 is offered with the original book pack including stamped service book, as well as current V5C document.

Vendor Condition Ratings:

Bodywork: 'Average'
Engine: 'Average'
Electrical Equipment: 'Average'
Paintwork: 'Average'
Transmission: 'Average'
Interior Trim: 'Good'

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452