Highlights
- Smart facelift car in stand-out Polar White
- USA title and European import documents
- All duties and VAT have been paid for the EU
- Popular SL320 with 230bhp straight six
- Low mileage for year of under 95,000 miles
The Appeal
Few cars approaching their 30th birthday can justifiably claim to be both daily driver and weekend indulgence, but the R129 is certainly one of them. This Bruno Saco-penned masterpiece rebooted the SL lineage and gave buyers an ultra smooth, beautifully built GT perfect for blasting across continents to warmer climes.
All those reasons make good R129s popular with European buyers. The pick of the range is the SL320 because it offers decent performance with fair economy. This car, finished in rare stand-out Polar White, has covered less than 95,000 miles from new and recently arrived in Europe from the USA.
It is a well kept, highly specified car that comes complete with its factory hard top to complement the factory dark blue folding roof. We are told that all EU duties and VAT have been paid. It is sold with a USA title and European import documents.
The History and Paperwork
- Delivered on 22 August 1996
- First registered in 1997
- Supplied with USA title and European import documents
- All EU duties and VAT have been paid
- Includes a Mercedes Datacard detailing original specifications
- VIN: WDBFA63F4VF143885
- Mileage as 94,478 miles
Factory specification:
- 200a Leather
- 241 Front seat l/h electric adjustable with memory
- 242 Front seat r/h electric adjustable with memory
- 249 Automatically dipping inside rear view mirror
- 251 Radio Mercedes-Benz - Exquisit - USA
- 289 Wood/leather steering-wheel
- 309 Cup holder
- 340 Additional 3rd stop lamp
- 441 Steering column, electrically adjustable
- 461 Instrument with miles ind. and English legend
- 494 Version for usa
- 501 Outside rear view mirror, right, heated (RHD)
- 524 Paintwork - preservation
- 551 Anti-theft/anti-break-in warning system
- 600 Headlamp wiper/washer
- 634 Deletion - first aid kit
- 636 Deletion - warning triangle
- 668 Mode of packing ve iii with styropor bumper rails
- 744 Dark blue soft top fabric 5010
- 807 Change of model year, the last figure showing the new model year
- 810 Sound system
- 987 Battery isolation switch for shipment vehicles
The Condition
- Polar White (149O) paintwork presents well
- Matching Polar White hard top appears to be in good order
- Few visible signs of age or use to paintwork
- Bodywork presents as straight with no accident damage reported
- Sits on factory correct alloy wheels in good order with quality Pirelli tyres
- Facelift car with vents let into front wings and body colour side panels and bumpers
- Beige leather interior appears in smart condition with few signs of age
- Complementary brown dash top and dark walnut wood veneers all well kept
- Retails its original factory radio/cassette system as shown
- Supplied with roll hoop and wind deflector as shown
- Dark blue soft top fabric looks in very good order
- Well specified including electrically adjustable steering column and wood/leather steering wheel and leather seats
Specification:
- ABS
- Adjustable steering wheel
- Air conditioning
- Anti-theft alarm
- Audio system
- Centre armrest
- Central door locking
- Climate control
- Cruise control
- Detachable roof
- Driver side airbag
- Fog lights
- Interior light
- Intermittent windshield wipers
- Leather interior
- Leather seats
- Leather steering wheel
- Passenger side airbag
- Power brakes
- Power mirrors
- Power seats
- Power steering
- Power windows
- Radio
- Retractable soft top
- Rev counter
- Traction control
- Trip counter
- Wooden steering wheel
The Mechanics
- M104 3,199cc straight six 230bhp engine
- Automatic transmission
- Matching numbers engine
- Equipped with ABS and traction control
- Features power steering and power brakes
- No reported running or driving issues
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