Lot details Registration No: F755EBW Chassis No: WDB1070472A090318 Mot Expiry: T.B.A.
Mercedes have been producing an SL (Sport Leicht) model or range of models since 1954 when the landmark 300SL was unveiled. The similarly styled, but mechanically unrelated, 190 followed in 1955, completing the first generation of cars. The second generation SLs began with the 230 of 1963. It was distinguished by its lower waistline, big curved screens and a distinctive optional hardtop that earned the model its nickname of 'pagoda top'. Over its nine years of production, the second generation SL's engine grew in capacity from 2.3 litres (230SL) to 2.5 litres (250SL) and finally to 2.8 litres (280SL). The larger, third generation SL (R107) was launched in 1971, initially with just a 3.5-litre engine (350SL) mated to four-speed automatic transmission. The car featured a two-door monocoque bodyshell with independent suspension all round - double wishbone and coil springs at the front and semi-trailing arms and coil springs at the rear. The power assisted steering was Daimler-Benz's own recirculating ball system. Braking was by discs all round - ventilated on the front. Over its very successful nineteen-year production span - the longest run of any Mercedes chassis - the R107 featured no less than two straight-six engines and six V8 units. The 420SL variant is understood to be the rarest of all the 237,287 R107 SLs made, with just 2,148 leaving the factory between 1985 and 1989. Its 4.2-litre V8 produced some 215bhp at 5200 rpm - sufficient output to endow the big Benz with effortless acceleration and a top speed of 130mph, while remaining more economical than its bigger-engined siblings. The unit was mated to a four-speed automatic gearbox.
'F755 EBW' is one of the rare right-hand drive 420SLs. It was manufactured in 1988 and features two-tone White paintwork. The Mercedes-Benz comes complete with both soft and hard tops, service book with some 12 stamps, an extensive history file and an owners' manual. The car has had a speedometer change at some stage, so has covered a few more miles than the 112,000 being displayed. The vendor currently considers the bodywork, paintwork, trim, engine and transmission to all be "good" and tells us 420SL "drives well".
PLEASE NOTE: The mileage of 112k is correct according to the vendor.
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