Highlights
- Distinctive Maple Yellow (code 606) with brown interior
- Comprehensive mechanical overhaul carried out in 2023 and 2025, including steering, braking, suspension, and injectors
- French collection registration (carte grise collection) with matching serial numbers confirmed
- Technical inspection valid to September 2030
- Supplied with original booklets, numerous invoices, hard top, new soft top, and two keys
The Appeal
The R107-generation Mercedes-Benz SL is one of the great grand tourers, et la 450 SL est particulièrement prisée avec son V8 puissant de 4,5 litres. Avec une pour une période de production de dix-huit ans, de 1971 à 1989, la R107 a su séduire un public de collectionneurs qui apprécient ses proportions élégantes, son confort routier sans effort et la renommée de la fiabilité de Mercedes-Benz.
Cet exemple de novembre 1974 arbore la teinte Maple Yellow distinctive (code 606) sur une sellerie marron, une combinaison que le vendeur décrit comme saisissante. Initially sold in the United States, like the vast majority of 450 SLs, it was imported into France in July 2023 and now holds a French collection registration. Depuis son arrivée, la voiture a bénéficié d’une révision mécanique complète couvrant le système de freinage, la suspension, la direction et l’injection, et des travaux supplémentaires sur les joints du moteur et de la boîte de vitesses ont été réalisés en 2025. Le vendeur indique que les éléments mécaniques sont en très bon état et qu’aucune dépense supplémentaire n’est envisagée.
Un nouveau soft top a été installé en 2023, et la voiture est livrée avec son hard top équipé d’une lunette arrière chauffante. Le vendeur décrit la carrosserie comme exempte de corrosion, ne signalant que de petits retouches de peinture nécessaires et précise que l’habitacle est en très bon état. Fréquemment conduite sur de longs trajets et conservée dans un garage fermé, cette 450 SL se présente comme une classique bien entretenue et exploitable, avec la sécurité d’un contrôle technique valable jusqu’en septembre 2030.
History and Paperwork
- Mercedes-Benz 450 SL model from November 1974
- Originally American, imported into France in July 2023
- French collection registration (carte grise collection)
- Corresponding serial numbers confirmed
- 192,200 km shown on the odometer; the odometer is noted as having rolled over or been replaced, so the displayed distance may not reflect the actual total mileage
- Technical inspection valid until September 2030, with minor faults noted: excessive lateral drift and misalignment of the front fog light beam
- Mechanicals maintained by Mercedes-Benz or classic car specialists, supported by numerous invoices
- Supplied with the original manuals, invoices, the collection registration document, the technical inspection certificate and two keys
The Condition
- Exterior Maple Yellow (code 606) paired with brown upholstery
- The bodywork is described by the seller as corrosion-free, with only minor paint touch-ups needed to address small blisters and chips
- It is noted that the interior is in very good condition, but one side of a headrest needs redoing
- The original carpets are still present
- The dashboard instrumentation is stated to be in perfectly functioning order
- A/C fitted but needs a recharge
- The seller notes the car is regularly driven on long journeys and kept in a closed garage
- New soft top installed in August 2023
- Tyres replaced in August 2023
- Wipers replaced in August 2023
- Cabin auxiliary heater repaired/replaced in August 2025
Equipment includes:
- Hard-top with heated rear window
- Decorative network
- Alloy wheels
- Additional headlights
- Adjustable interior mirrors
- Central locking
- Power-assisted steering
- Cruise control
- Chromed sill plates
- Boot lighting
- Two height-adjustable headrests
- Dashboard lighting adjuster
- Clock located under the tachometer
- Two-speed wipers with intermittent sweep
- Electric headlamp wash
- Radio with electric antenna and four speakers (front and rear)
- Front ashtray and cigar lighter
- Power windows
- Tinted glass
- Panoramic laminated roof
- Lockable glovebox
- Courtesy mirror in the passenger sun visor
- Halogen headlights
- Five three-point front seatbelts with retractors
The Mechanics
- 4.5-litre V8 engine developing 190 hp
- Three-speed automatic gearbox
- Engine oil, air filter, fuel filter and spark plugs replaced in August 2023
- Shock absorbers replaced in August 2023
- Brake system overhaul in August 2023
- Tie rod, towing bar, control arm bushings and anti-roll bar replaced in August 2023
- Power steering pump and steering box replaced in November 2023
- Injectors replaced in November 2023
- Engine and gearbox oil seals replaced in August 2025
- Gearbox oil replaced in August 2025
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