Sold for £17,000
(including buyers premium)
Registration No: NT52 VPK
Chassis No: WDB2304742F023357
MOT: None
PLEASE NOTE: Unfortunately the vendor did not have time to get a fresh MOT on this lot however will pay the test fee (c.£50) for the new owner
Notable as the most powerful production car ever fielded by Mercedes-Benz upon its launch in 2002, the SL55 AMG received rave reviews from the contemporary motoring press. Boasting one of the greatest engines of the 2000s, its supercharged 5.5-litre (5439cc) V8 produced some 476bhp and 700Nm of torque (the latter at just 2,650rpm). Allied to a five-speed automatic transmission, it enabled the two-seater to sprint from 0-60mph in 4.5 seconds and on to a limited top speed of 155mph. Though, AMG ‘let slip’ that a de-limited yet otherwise standard example has been clocked at 205mph! Surprisingly civilized given the performance on tap, the SL55 boasted a full suite of ‘creature comforts’. Visually enhanced via re-profiled bumpers, quad exhaust tips and 18-inch alloy wheels, demand for the newcomer soon outstripped supply. An undoubted modern classic and one of those cars which is more than a sum of its parts, the SL55 AMG enjoys something of a cult following.
With just 1 former keeper and 63,400 miles from new, this SL55 AMG wears Tellurium Silver Metallic and was first registered on the 4th February 2003. Over the years it has been looked after, with plenty of receipts and invoices for thousands of pounds for work done, including servicing, brakes and the benefit of new roof seals in 2016, for Mercedes' special folding hardtop. Regarding servicing, in the service record there are Mercedes Benz dealer service stamps at the following mileage intervals: 10,248, 20,022, 29,860, 39,584 and 46,653 (including pulley V belt change) and 53,731, with a service at an independent garage at 60,864. The last service was by Mercedes Benz on June 17th, 2022 at 63211 miles. 'NT52 VPK' is offered with the bookpack, handbook and service book. As mentioned, it’s recently serviced by Mercedes-Benz and offered with a collection of invoices, old MOT certificates and V5c document.
For more information, please contact:
James McWilliam
james.mcwilliam@handh.co.uk
07943 584760
Auction: Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, 27th Jul, 2022
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