1983 Mercedes-Benz 280 SL

Registration No: FLD 532Y
Chassis No: 10704222014644
MOT: October 2022

• Current ownership since 2010
• Both hard and soft-tops
• Displaying c.111,000 miles

Nicknamed the 'Panzerwagen' by Mercedes-Benz's development engineers, the R107 series was the result of an extremely thorough design process. In an attempt to avoid falling foul of threatened American safety legislation, Stuttgart produced an open car whose structural rigidity surpassed that of some contemporary saloons! Indeed, even now some forty-seven years after its introduction, the R107 retains a reassuring air of solidity. Allied to this was sure-footed handling courtesy of all-around independent coil-sprung suspension, power-assisted steering, and disc brakes. Always more of a grand tourer than an out and out sports car, the vast majority of R107s were fitted with automatic transmission. Launched in September 1974, the Eurocentric 280SL was less powerful but more fuel-efficient than its V8 brethren. However, with some 185bhp and 177lbft of torque on tap from its fuel-injected 2746cc DOHC straight-six engine, the model could still boast authoritative 120mph performance.

In the vendor’s hands since 2010, this right-hand drive 280SL is finished in two-tone Gold with a Brown upholstery and registers some c.111,000 miles. Described as being in 'very good' condition as regards its paintwork, body, interior, engine, and automatic gearbox, the car has benefited from previous remedial work and comes complete with a hardtop and current MOT to October 2022. A multi-CD changer is also fitted.

For more information, please contact:
John Markey
john.markey@handh.co.uk
01428 607899