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Highlights
- Desirable 24-valve 300 SL
- M104 3.0L 24-valve I6 engine with 4G-TRONIC automatic transmission
- Pearl Blue Metallic (paint code 348O) with Beige leather upholstery
- Highly original car with an exceptional history file
- Valid MOT until May 2024 with zero advisories
The Appeal
In 1989, Mercedes-Benz released a car that was intended to replace the legendary R107. It was a hard act to follow - but the new SL-Class was more than capable of holding its own. Boasting plenty of innovative options and detailing, with a modern twist on familiar styling, they were a matter of evolution done right.
While this is more than enough to substantiate the car’s model, this particular example is a step beyond. Beautifully finished, with a highly impressive history file, this car is still shining like a freshly polished pin, with its original interior, factory-spec alloys and - of course - that ever-admirable 24-valve engine.
The History and Paperwork
- Built for the UK market
- First registered in the UK in 1992
- The DVLA has 6 registered owners from new
- A new instrument cluster was fitted at 62,716 miles - circa 2005
- As a result the car currently indicates just under 16,000 miles
- The vendor informs us that the car’s total mileage is around 78,000 miles
- The car has been kept in dry storage, evidenced by its superb condition
- The car is being returned to its original registration: K823OWV
- Extensive history with Mercedes-Benz main specialists and dealers
The impressive paperwork file includes:
- V5c document
- 1994 Vehicle Release Note from a Mercedes-Benz dealer
- Original service record book with plenty of stamps
- Manual for the modern Bluetooth Audio System
- The car’s latest MOT certificate
- An enormous stack of invoices going back through the car’s entire history
The Interior
- Highly presented beige leather interior
- Black dashboard panel and binnacle with original-spec instruments
- The dashboard is in excellent condition with no cracks or scratches
- All instruments are in excellent order and working as expected
- The vendor informs us that the air conditioning is working perfectly
- A modern Bluetooth system has been installed and is in excellent order
- Mercedes-Benz steering wheel is clean and well-presented
- Tempomat cruise control with adjustable steering column
- Attractive walnut burr centre console has plenty of clean gloss to its finish
- Seats are beautifully presented with minimal signs of wear
- We can’t spot only rips or tears, and only the slightest creasing
- The door cards are similarly excellent with no major losses
- Carpets are beautifully presented with very little wear
- We’re informed that the hard top’s headlining is in similar order
- Boot is reportedly clean and well-kept with solid floors
The Exterior
- Highly impressive Pearl Blue paintwork (colour code 348O)
- Smoothed iteration of classic styling, designed by Bruno Sacco and Johann Tomforde
- Bodywork is free of dents and dings with a good, tight panel fit
- Paintwork is in excellent order with no marks or stone chips we can spot
- Chromework and trims in good order and provides a bright contrast
- Mercedes-Benz branding is all present and correct
- Glasswork and lenses in excellent order throughout
- Complete with wind deflectors
- Complete with coloured matched hard top and soft top
- Hard top is in excellent order with no damage to the fittings
- Soft top is reportedly in good order with no rips or tears
- The car is sat on its original 8-hole alloy wheels in very good order
- Shod in a full set of Pirelli tyres, in very good order
- Underneath, the car is reportedly very solid and well-presented with no substantial corrosion
The Mechanics
- Very desirable 24-valve 3.0 I6 powerplant
- 4G-TRONIC automatic transmission
- Engine is reportedly in excellent order with no faults
- The car is starting first time and has been kept in superb mechanical condition
- The MOT has highlighted zero advisories and the service record is excellent throughout
- The mechanical spec is exactly as the car left the factory with no significant modifications
- We understand that the car is ready and waiting to hit the road with a new owner
Recently subject to:
- New fuel injectors
- New fuel metering head and refit
- New cold start injector
- Fuel additive
- New spark plugs
- New rotor arm
- New distributor cap
- Cleaned out fuel tank, pumps and filter
Summary
Still more than capable of holding its own on the road, and still bound to impress with its capability, this 24-valve R129 is a perfect choice of modern classic for any discerning driver - and is increasingly clamoured for as the years tick by.
With minimal signs of wear and a simply excellent history file, it’s rare that we see a 90s Mercedes-Benz in this kind of condition - and it’s the perfect opportunity to take on a highly desirable roadster.
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