1996 Mercedes-Benz SL 320
1 lady owner and just 34,000 miles

Registration No: P923 GPE
Chassis No: WDB1290632F146549
MOT: October 2025

• Supplied new by Mercedes-Benz Woking to its one and only lady owner
• Just 34,000 miles from new
• Rare colour scheme of Tourmaline Green Metallic with Mushroom leather
• Offered with the original book pack with the well stamped service book documenting solely main dealer and specialist service history
• Very nicely presented and highly original!

The fourth generation of Mercedes-Benz’s much-vaunted SL model (the R129 Series) was launched at the Geneva Motor Show of 1989. It was a beautifully-engineered motor car that bristled with technical refinement and innovative safety features. The specification included independent suspension all-round (double wishbone at the front and a five-link system at the rear), adaptive damping, ventilated disc brakes with ABS, electronic stability control, integral roll-over bar and front air bags. When introduced in 1993, the SL320 variant featured a DOHC in-line six-cylinder engine of 220bhp and continued through to 2002.

We are very pleased to present this supremely original SL320 in one of the loveliest colours offered, and also one of the rarest. The dazzling Tourmaline Green Metallic is evocative of coastal drives at the height of summer, and even though the paint on this car is almost 30 years old, it’s lost none of its sparkle. Stepping into the Mushroom leather interior, the car just gets more impressive – the general wear one expects to encounter with 30-year-old leather has been kept to an absolute minimum. But then, this car has always been looked after by the archetypal ‘one careful lady owner’. She bought it new from Mercedes-Benz Woking, has covered only around 34,000 miles, and kept on top of maintenance, with 17 services completed between 1997 and 2024. The first nine (up to 2011) and the latest two (2023 and 2024) were undertaken by Mercedes dealerships, and the rest have been the work of a trusted marque specialist.

In addition to the lovely colour scheme, this SL comes with a factory hardtop, and the black soft-top is in fine condition. Other desirable features include the five-speed automatic gearbox, polished alloy wheels, burr walnut interior trim, a wind deflector, a Blaupunkt radio, climate control, cruise control and power mirrors. It is additionally sold with a full-size spare wheel, two sets of keys and an original book pack, including the owner’s manual and the stamped service book.

A recent appraisal of this car concluded: “The engine and gearbox are extremely smooth and perform as they should. There are no warning lights on the dashboard. The suspension is very compliant and smooth with no knocks or vibrations.” The last MOT tester was similarly pleased – the Mercedes has a certificate with no advisories valid until October, 2025. One-owner R129s are vanishingly rare and there can be few as original and well-preserved as this. Complete with book pack, service history and a V5C showing no former keepers, this is surely one for the connoisseur.

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