1998 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Designo Edition
One of 150 RHD examples

Registration No: S991 DGC
Chassis No: WBD1290672F166885
MOT: September 2022

• One of just 150 right-hand drive examples from a total production run of 500
• Just c.64,500 miles from new and five former keepers
• Special edition features including Designo paintwork and AMG wheels
• Offered with the original book pack with stamped service book
• Accompanied by both soft and panoramic hard-top, along with hard-top stand

The Mercedes-Benz R129 SL roadsters were produced from 1989 through 2002. It replaced the R107 in 1989 and was, in turn, replaced by the R230 SL-Class in 2002 for the 2003 model year. The R129 models were produced as a two-door, two-seat roadster with an automated (electro-hydraulic), collapsible textile roof, with a shell-like, colour-matched, tonneau cover. All these models came standard with an aluminium detachable hardtop that was fitted by folding the canvas roof down and manually attaching the hardtop. The number of standard features was high.

In 1957 Mercedes-Benz had unveiled the 300SL Roadster to the world, starting a lineage of grand touring cars under the Sport Leicht name. 40 years (and four generations) later in 1997, Mercedes-Benz celebrated the launch of the Roadster with a very special ‘40th Anniversary Edition’ of the SL, the Designo. 500 cars were built worldwide, with just 150 being offered in right-hand drive. These special cars featured Designo paintwork, AMG wheels, and ‘special edition’ badging on the sills and ashtray cover.

This SL 500 example was manufactured in 1998 and was supplied new via Bradshaw Webb Mercedes-Benz, Chelsea, being first registered in the United Kingdom on the 24^th of September that year. Fitted with the 4973cc V8 engine allied to the five-speed automatic transmission, the R129 is finished in Designo Vario Blue/Green paintwork with Grey leather interior upholstery. In current ownership since 2019, ‘S991 DGC’ has covered just 64,508 miles from new at the time of consignment and has had just five former keepers. Fitted with the factory glass hardtop, the SL 500 has benefitted from some £2,600 worth of expenditure while in the current ownership, including four new Michelin tyres in January 2022. Offered with a history file which includes the original book pack with stamped service book displaying twelve entries and two further service invoices (many from Mercedes-Benz main dealers and specialists), as well as a collection of invoices, previous MOT certificates, original sales literature, and current V5C.

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