Registration No: NAB 647D
Chassis No: 11304222017337
MOT: July 2021

• Desirable UK-supplied, right-hand drive example with power steering and automatic restoration
• Partially restored by independent Mercedes specialist Colin Ferns Ltd of Surrey following almost twenty years' barn storage
• Approximately £1,250 worth of expenditure in 2020 with marque specialist SS Motors of Surrey

Successor to both the exotic race-bred 300SL 'Gullwing' Coupe and its humbler 190SL sibling, the W113 series SL proved more comfortable than the former and faster than the latter (a point emphasised by Eugen Bohringer's 1963 Liege-Sofia-Liege rally victory). First of the line, the 230SL was introduced at the March 1963 Geneva Salon. Penned by Paul Bracq, its wonderfully crisp styling clothed a monocoque chassis equipped with independent coil-sprung suspension and front disc brakes. Powered by a 2.3-litre straight-six engine mated to either four-speed manual or automatic transmission, the model was credited with 150bhp and 159lbft of torque. Reputedly capable of 124mph, it was praised by the contemporary motoring press for its performance, roadholding and refinement. Of the 48,912 W113 Series cars made between 1963 and 1971, 19,831 were 230 SLs.

A rare, UK-supplied example that was first registered on 16^th September 1966, ‘NAB 647D’ was reportedly barn-stored for almost twenty years before being unearthed in January 2008. Entrusted to independent Mercedes-Benz specialist Colin Ferns Ltd of Surrey thereafter, restoration work encompassed a brake overhaul, much panel work, repainting, engine fettling / servicing, an interior fresh and the installation of numerous new parts. Understood to have had eight former keepers, the 230 SL entered the current ownership in 2013. Fitted with four-speed automatic transmission, ‘NAB 647D’ boasts a hardtop and was despatched to marque specialist SS Motors of Surrey in 2020 for approximately £1,250 worth of attention to its starter motor, power steering and brakes. Offered for sale with a history file containing numerous invoices and past MOTs plus a current MOT certificate valid until July 2021.

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