Highlights
- £8,500 overhaul by specialist Farringtons in November 2024
- Only five registered keepers with current one since 1999
- Well preserved Blue Green metallic with matching hard top
- Low mileage for year of under 93,000 miles
- Extensive service history and maintenance
- MOT to November 2025 with no advisories
- Very tidy example of these ever-popular convertibles
The Appeal
Can it really be summer if you haven’t spotted a R107 convertible out and about? These cars are the epitome of relaxed, warm days and amongst the most perennially popular of open-top classics.
The later 300SLs got a new 3L straight six and durable galvanised bodywork to add to the car’s long list of highly engineered attributes. If you’re looking for one, there are plenty to choose from, but we think this car clearly stands out.
It is finished in rare and fetching Blue Gren metallic and has covered few miles for a R107. In recent years it has been in dry storage but was extensively recommissioned and overhauled in late 2024 prior to sale. This work was carried out by a well-regarded specialist, Farringtons, and cost £8,500. Since the car was structurally sound, the work focussed on bringing the mechanicals up to standard, including work to the fuel and cooling systems. We’ve provided copies of the invoices for you to inspect in the photos.
The car has had just five keepers in its life, the current one since 1999. In very good condition with a cabin that belies the car’s 37 years, it comes to market with the added reassurance of a lengthy, advisory-free MOT to November 2025.
History and Paperwork
- First registered 28th January 1988
- Factory built in December 1987
- Five registered keepers
- Current keeper since December 1999
- Extensive invoices from Farrington’s shown in photos
- This work totals around £8,500 and covers fuelling and coolant systems
- First aid kit which appears to be unused
- V5C in current keeper’s name
- MOT history shows car was in storage for 10 years to 2024
- Stamped service book with 16 stamps to 88,793 miles in 1999
- Factory handbooks as shown
- MOT to 19th November 2025 with no advisories
The Condition
- Well kept Blue Green metallic paintwork with few indications of age
- Some light stone chips to front of car as shown
- Matching factory hard top included
- Bodywork is straight and well kept and presents well in usual R107 check areas
- Exterior chromework in good order with light pitting to note to some fittings
- Fitted with Gullideckel alloy wheels which are in good condition and there is a matching spare
- Underside presents well in photos with no structural advisories on last MOT
- Dark blue factory-correct roof in good working condition as shown
- Mix if Goodyear and other tyres fitted with good tread all round
- Beige fabric interior in good condition with no obvious damage or stains
- High traffic cabin areas such as driver’s bolster show little wear
- Factory fitted rear seats with rear seatbelts
- Veneers in good order with only very slight age to note
- Period correct radio cassette fitted
- Door cards, carpets, dashboard and switchgear in good order
The Mechanics
- M103 2,962cc straight six 185bhp engine
- 4spd automatic gearbox
- Extensive mechanical overhaul by specialist in November 2024
- Invoices for this work as shown in photos
- No reported running or driving issues
- No advisories on current MOT
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