Description
Description
** HISTORY.**
The Beautiful and very unique R107 450 SL is one of a kind, painted in the colour option of Aqua Blue code 917, something you may never see again, as this was a colour option for the very early R107's. The car was purchased from Mayfair Mercedes by a very wealthy client back in 1975 and was driven straight to his chateau in Monaco, where it stayed for over 38 years. It was brought back to the UK in 2012, where it was purchased by another owner who took the plunge to strip and repaint the car with fresh new paint.
Only recently, the current owner decided to fully retrim the interior to the blue sports check interior, including new seat covers and base supports. New carpets of the period type alongside a new Blue Soft Top. This is a rare opportunity to own such an elegant, classy 450 SL in all its period glory and stand out from the R107 crowd.
It was upgraded for a wider stance of 15inch Mexhat alloys and proper Michelin tyres. It had all new injectors fitted at over £2000 alongside all rubber pipework, filters, fluids, etc. A very well sorted example that you just don't see anymore
** WHY BUY.**
We all lean towards the later R107's for there desriability becuae the choices of the early SL's from the 1970's have fallen away to support parts for the later cars, so when one comes up like this, especially in a fantastic, unique colour of Aqua Blue. Rust has normally taken these away, and the cost of bringing them back is very unlikely to happen on this vintage. Something very charming about the colour-coded dashboard with no wood and the small driver's mirror. It looks right, drives right, and behaves itself on the road. Come along and see this period piece of History from 1974.
