Note: This car has been imported to the Netherlands from the USA. Check your local import rules to register it in your home country before bidding.
Highlights
- Comprehensive specification with $81,695 original sticker price (equivalent to over €150,000 in the Netherlands in 1999)
- Clean Carfax with 52 records, including 11 service entries, confirming damage free history and low mileage
- Xenon headlights and Bose sound system with Acoustimass
- All import duties and VAT paid with USA title and Dutch import documentation
- Seller can assist with worldwide transport and shipping
The Appeal
R129 SLs are really coming into their own right now, especially high-specced examples like this 1999 SL500. Presented in elegant Smoke Silver Metallic with Saffron Nappa leather interior, a sophisticated colour combination that highlights the car's timeless Sacco design.
What makes this SL500 especially appealing is its comprehensive documentation, including the original window sticker, Mercedes-Benz datacard, and a clean Carfax report with 52 records documenting its history. With all import duties and VAT already paid, this American-specification R129 offers a hassle-free entry into classic Mercedes ownership for European buyers.
History and Paperwork
- 1999 model year with USA Title and complete Dutch import documentation
- Clean Carfax report with 52 records, including eleven service entries
- Original window sticker showing $81,695 MSRP (equivalent to over €150,000 in the Netherlands when new)
- Comes with Mercedes-Benz datacard confirming factory specifications
- All import duties and VAT have been paid
- Matching numbers engine
- Current odometer reading: 64,115 miles
- VIN: WDBFA68FXXF184033
- Seller can assist with worldwide transport and shipping arrangements
- Road registration in Europe is the responsibility of the buyer
SAFETY
- Automatic pop-up rollbar
- Electronic stability program (ESP)
- Automatic slip control
- BabySmart automatic child seat recognition system
- Adjustable seat mounted 3-point front shoulder belts w/height adjustment & emergency tensioning retractors
- Door mounted side air bags
- Driver & front passenger front air bag supplemental restraint system
- Brake assist system (applies full braking pwr automatically when needed)
- Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
INTERIOR
- Dual illuminated visor vanity mirrors
- Rearview mirror w/auto-dimming feature
- Burl walnut wood interior trim on doors, dash, console, shiftgate
- Pwr AM/FM/cellular antenna
- Pre-wiring for CD changer & cellular phone
- Bose sound system w/Acoustimass inc: anti-theft coded AM/FM stereo/weather band radio & auto reverse cassette player, auto speed-dependent volume adjustment, 6-speakers
- Heated rear window
- Automatic climate control: inc dust filter, residual-heat REST mode
- Anti-theft alarm system w/starter interlock
- Cruise control
- Universal integrated garage door opener
- Remote infrared locking system: inc doors, trunk release, 4 inside storage compartments, window closing
- Remote illuminated entry
- Pwr door locks
- Pwr windows w/express-down control for each window & 1-touch up/down for both windows via soft-touch switch
- Pwr tilt/telescoping steering column w/3-position memory
- Velour carpeting & floor mats
- Adjustable front center armrest
- Nappa leather seats, head restraints
- 10-way pwr front bucket seats w/head restraints/3-position memory
EXTERIOR
- Eccentric-sweep intermittent windshield wiper w/heated washer
- Single wiper parking position, rain sensor wiper activation
- Auto dimming driver mirror
- Dual heated pwr remote outside rearview mirrors w/3 position memory
- Red rear foglamp
- Halogen front foglamps
- Halogen headlamps & heated washing system w/wipers
- Automatic pop-up padded rollbar
- Automatic convertible soft top
- Removable aluminum hard convertible top
MECHANICAL
- 21.1 gallon fuel tank
- Brake assist system (applies full braking power automatically when needed)
- Anti-lock brake system (ABS)
- 4-wheel front ventilated/solid rear disc brakes
- Independent recirculating-ball steering w/damper
- 17" X 8.25" aluminum-alloy wheels
- P245/45ZR17 performance SBR tires
- Front/rear coil springs
Mercedes-Benz datacard information:
Interior LEATHER NAPPA - SAFFRON (234A)
Paint 1 SMOKE SILVER METALLIC (702U)
Paint 2 SMOKE SILVER METALLIC (702O)
Code Description
200A LEATHER
231 GARAGE DOOR OPENER
241 FRONT SEAT LH ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
242 FRONT SEAT RH ELECTRIC ADJUSTABLE WITH MEMORY
249 AUTOMATICALLY DIPPING INSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR
254 RADIO MB AUDIO 30 - USA
309 CUP HOLDER
461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND
472 ELECTRONIC STABILITY PROGRAM (ESP)
494 VERSION FOR USA
501 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR, RIGHT, HEATED (R.H.D.)
524 PAINTWORK - PRESERVATION
551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN WARNING SYSTEM
612 XENON HEADLIGHT
634 DELETION - FIRST AID KIT
636 DELETION - WARNING TRIANGLE
668 MODE OF PACKING VE III WITH STYROPOR BUMPER RAILS
746 FOLDING TOP FABRIC 8023, DARK BROWN
809 CHANGE OF MODEL YEAR, THE LAST FIGURE SHOWING THE NEW MODEL YEAR
810 SOUND SYSTEM
873 SEAT HEATER FOR LEFT AND RIGHT FRONT SEATS
The Condition
- Finished in Smoke Silver Metallic (code 702) paintwork
- Saffron Nappa leather interior (code 234A)
- Equipped with both a soft convertible top in dark brown fabric and a removable aluminium hardtop
- Features an automatic pop-up padded rollbar
- Fitted with 17" x 8.25" aluminium-alloy wheels
- Xenon headlights with heated washing system
- Burl walnut wood interior trim on doors, dash, console, and shiftgate
- Heated front seats for both driver and passenger
- Power windows with express-down control
- Automatic climate control with dust filter and residual-heat REST mode
- Bose sound system with Acoustimass, including six speakers
The Mechanics
- 5.0-litre (4,966cc) V8 engine producing 302 HP
- Five-speed automatic transmission
- Electronic Stability Program (ESP) and Automatic Slip Control
- Brake Assist System that applies full braking power automatically when needed
- Anti-lock Brake System (ABS)
- 4-wheel disc brakes with ventilated front and solid rear discs
- Independent recirculating-ball steering with damper
- Front and rear coil springs
- P245/45ZR17 performance tyres
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