31st Oct, 2012 13:00
The Pavilion Gardens
1995 Mercedes-Benz SL 500
Estimated at £3,000 - £4,000
Lot details
Registration No: J500RTB
Chassis No: WDB1290672F116149
Mot Expiry: Aug 2013
Daimler-Benz has produced an SL (Sport Leicht) model since the mid-1950s, when the landmark 300SL and 190SL were unveiled. The second generation car (W113), was the much loved `Pagoda' roofed design and the third, the much bigger and apparently everlasting R107 Series. The fourth, the R129 Series, was launched at the 1989 Geneva Salon and was a beautifully-engineered motorcar that bristled with technical refinement and innovative safety features. The specification included independent suspension all round (double wishbone at the front/five link system at the rear), adaptive damping, ventilated disc brakes with ABS, electronic stability control, integral roll-over bar and front air bags. Some 213,089 examples were manufactured over the R129's 12-year reign.
The White-coloured right-hand drive SL500 being offered hails from 1995 and features contrasting Black interior trim and hood. It has apparently recently been treated to a £1,800 engine overhaul, and is now felt by the vendor to have "excellent" bodywork, paintwork and V8 engine, good interior trim, automatic transmission and tyres. `J500 RTB' is being sold complete with factory supplied hardtop, Tracker, "full service history (mostly Mercedes-Benz)" and MOT valid until August 2013. The odometer currently registers an unwarranted 165,000 miles. These wonderful cars run and run if properly maintained and are amazing value in today's market.
Registration No: J500RTB
Chassis No: WDB1290672F116149
Mot Expiry: Aug 2013
Daimler-Benz has produced an SL (Sport Leicht) model since the mid-1950s, when the landmark 300SL and 190SL were unveiled. The second generation car (W113), was the much loved `Pagoda' roofed design and the third, the much bigger and apparently everlasting R107 Series. The fourth, the R129 Series, was launched at the 1989 Geneva Salon and was a beautifully-engineered motorcar that bristled with technical refinement and innovative safety features. The specification included independent suspension all round (double wishbone at the front/five link system at the rear), adaptive damping, ventilated disc brakes with ABS, electronic stability control, integral roll-over bar and front air bags. Some 213,089 examples were manufactured over the R129's 12-year reign.
The White-coloured right-hand drive SL500 being offered hails from 1995 and features contrasting Black interior trim and hood. It has apparently recently been treated to a £1,800 engine overhaul, and is now felt by the vendor to have "excellent" bodywork, paintwork and V8 engine, good interior trim, automatic transmission and tyres. `J500 RTB' is being sold complete with factory supplied hardtop, Tracker, "full service history (mostly Mercedes-Benz)" and MOT valid until August 2013. The odometer currently registers an unwarranted 165,000 miles. These wonderful cars run and run if properly maintained and are amazing value in today's market.
Auction: The Pavilion Gardens, 31st Oct, 2012
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