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1980 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL
Estimated at £5,500 - £6,500
Lot details
Registration No: ULA951W
Chassis No: 10704522000450
Mot Expiry: May 2013
The larger, third generation SL (R107) was launched in 1971, initially with just a 3.5-litre engine (350SL) mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. The car featured a two-door monocoque bodyshell with independent suspension all round - double wishbone, coil springs and anti-roll bar at the front and semi-trailing arms, coil springs and anti-roll bar at the rear. The power assisted steering was Daimler-Benz's own recirculating ball system. Braking was by discs all round - ventilated on the front. Over its 17-year reign, the R107 range was powered by no less than eight different engines - two sizes of straight-six unit and six versions of Mercedes-Benz's silky smooth 90 degree V8. The 380SL option was available from 1980 to 1985. It produced some 215bhp at 5,500rpm and 221lbft of torque at 4,000rpm. This was sufficient to endow the model with swift, effortless acceleration and a top speed of a whisker under 135mph.
This right-hand drive R107 Series SL features White bodywork complemented by Black cloth upholstery. It is equipped with automatic transmission and the vendor views the bodywork, paintwork, interior trim, V8 engine and gearbox as all being in "very good" order. 'WLA 951W' is being sold complete with a selection of bills and receipts and an MOT valid into May 2013.
Registration No: ULA951W
Chassis No: 10704522000450
Mot Expiry: May 2013
The larger, third generation SL (R107) was launched in 1971, initially with just a 3.5-litre engine (350SL) mated to a four-speed automatic transmission. The car featured a two-door monocoque bodyshell with independent suspension all round - double wishbone, coil springs and anti-roll bar at the front and semi-trailing arms, coil springs and anti-roll bar at the rear. The power assisted steering was Daimler-Benz's own recirculating ball system. Braking was by discs all round - ventilated on the front. Over its 17-year reign, the R107 range was powered by no less than eight different engines - two sizes of straight-six unit and six versions of Mercedes-Benz's silky smooth 90 degree V8. The 380SL option was available from 1980 to 1985. It produced some 215bhp at 5,500rpm and 221lbft of torque at 4,000rpm. This was sufficient to endow the model with swift, effortless acceleration and a top speed of a whisker under 135mph.
This right-hand drive R107 Series SL features White bodywork complemented by Black cloth upholstery. It is equipped with automatic transmission and the vendor views the bodywork, paintwork, interior trim, V8 engine and gearbox as all being in "very good" order. 'WLA 951W' is being sold complete with a selection of bills and receipts and an MOT valid into May 2013.
Auction: Newbury Racecourse, 5th Dec, 2012
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