Registration No: C677 NDP
Chassis No: WDB1070422A032914
MOT: November 2021

Motor Car Location: Lancashire

• UK-supplied right-hand drive example
• Current ownership since 2014 with only four former keepers
• Offered with a new soft-top fitted in 2016, hard-top and hard-top stand
• 84,946 miles (atoc) from new, and only approximately 5,000 miles in the last 10 years
• Offered with stamped service book and original owners manual

Nicknamed the 'Panzerwagen' by Mercedes-Benz's development engineers, the R107 series was the result of an extremely thorough design process. In an attempt to avoid falling foul of threatened American safety legislation, Stuttgart produced an open car whose structural rigidity surpassed that of some contemporary saloons! Indeed, even now some forty-seven years after its introduction, the R107 retains a reassuring air of solidity. Allied to this were sure-footed handling courtesy of all-around independent coil-sprung suspension, power-assisted steering, and disc brakes. Always more of a grand tourer than an out and out sports car, the vast majority of R107s were fitted with automatic transmission. Launched in September 1974, the Eurocentric 280SL was less powerful but more fuel-efficient than its V8 brethren. However, with some 185bhp and 177lbft of torque on tap from its fuel-injected 2746cc DOHC straight-six engine, the model could still boast authoritative 120mph performance.

This UK-supplied right-hand drive was manufactured in 1985 and was UK registered in August that year. Finished in the attractive colour scheme of Nautic Blue with Dark Blue leather interior trim, the 280 SL is offered with Dark Blue soft-top which was newly replaced in 2016, as well as body-colour hard-top, accompanied by a stand. In current ownership since 2014, the Mercedes-Benz has only four former keepers. The SL had just 84,946 recorded miles (atoc) and has only covered approximately 5,000 miles in the last 10 years.

Fitted with a stainless-steel exhaust, the Mercedes-Benz has also benefitted from rear suspension mounts, a front cross-member renovation, a new lower centre console section, and an original style and functioning Becker radio during current ownership. Offered with the original owner's manual, stamped service book showing 18 entries, and some past MOT certificates. Accompanied by the original tool-kit.

Vendor Condition Ratings:

Bodywork: 'Very Good’
Engine: 'Very Good'
Electrical Equipment: 'Excellent'
Paintwork: ‘Very Good'
Gearbox: 'Very Good'
Interior Trim: 'Very Good'

Please Note – Registration number ‘88 EJX’ is not included in the sale.

For more information, please contact:
Paul Cheetham
paul.cheetham@handh.co.uk
07538 667452