Lot details Registration No: D613CDD Chassis No: WDB1070412A052736 Mot Expiry: July 2012
Mercedes has manufactured an SL 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 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 nine years of production its 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 was launched in 1971, initially with just a 3.5-litre engine (350SL) mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. This so-called R107 series was essentially a marriage of the chassis components from the mid-sized W114 model with the larger engines of the S-Class (W116) range. 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. The range grew to two models when the 4.5-litre (450SL) derivative arrived the following year and to three when the 2.8-litre (280SL) appeared in mainland Europe in 1974. It was replaced by the 3.0-litre (300SL) in 1985. The latter's engine had an output of 185bhp - sufficient to provide the model with ample acceleration and an impressive top speed of around 130mph.
The Type 107 300SL on offer is a 1987 example sporting Silver coachwork teamed with a Blue leather interior. It was apparently taken off the road in 2004 and treated to a period of renovation, from which it returned to use in August 2010. The vendor currently considers the bodywork to be 'very good' and the paintwork, interior trim, six-cylinder engine and automatic gearbox as 'good'. D613 CDD is being sold complete with service history, all MOTs up until 2004, invoices for the restoration work carried out, a brand new hood, an MOT valid into July and tax until September. The odometer currently reads an unwarranted 165,000 miles.
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