Beschreibung
In 1997, Mercedes offered a special 40th Anniversary Edition to celebrate this milestone in the production of the legendary SL roadster. Production of this special edition SL500 was limited to just 500 cars worldwide, with only 150 offered in RHD, making this both a highly desirable and extremely rare car. This SL500, propelled by the most powerful variant of the M119 5. 0 litre V8, developing 322 bhp and mated to a 5-speed auto, is the most sought after engine and transmission combination, for SL500 R129 enthusiasts.
First registered in 1998, this particular car was supplied by the Mercedes Benz Centre in Milton Keynes.
Special features for the 40th Anniversary Edition were the Designo Vario blue / green paintwork and a panoramic glass hard top. Additional features were: extra soft luxury leather seats were; cruise control; climate control; anti-glare rear view mirror; electric memory seats, door mirrors and steering column; rear child seats; wood and leather steering wheel; wood and leather gear knob; Xenon headlights; headlight wiper/ washer; rain sensor; walnut wood trim; wind-deflector; ?Special Edition? labelled brushed chrome sill top covers; and four airbags.
The condition of all the paintwork is immaculate, having had the benefit of a high quality bare metal respray in 2020, costing nearly £9, 000. In addition, the panoramic hard top is also in fantastic condition, benefiting from a recent respray in September this year and which comes with its own heavy duty wheeled stand.
The car has been exceptionally well maintained and comes with a FSH with 18 stamps to date, across two service books and an extensive history file, containing numerous parts and service invoices, past MOT certificates and the original leather bound dealer pack containing the owner's manuals.
The car was last serviced in June of this year and the MOT runs to September 2024.
The car sits on attractive AMG Monobloc 18 x 8 inch alloys wheels, which were also part of the special edition package and are fitted with a matching set of Continental Sport Contact 3 tyres, all date stamped 2020 and wear the correctly sized 245 x 40 R18 tyres, which show only minimal wear.
As a rare limited edition SL500, with the most desirable engine and gearbox combination, it represents a fantastic opportunity for anyone looking for one of these increasingly sought after convertibles, that effectively transforms into an airy coupe, with the hard top fitted.
