Featured on AutoHunter, the net public sale platform pushed by ClassicCars.com, is that this 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL.

The Mercedes R107 SL automobiles that had been constructed from 1971 till 1989 are the one longest operating mannequin within the of the Stuttgart firm’s historical past. When new they had been among the best automotive symbols of getting made it within the quest for cash, energy, and success. In case you wished to exhibit to your folks that you just had been on prime of the world, you acquire a Mercedes SL. Whereas to a sure diploma that is nonetheless the case, it’s not the identical because it was within the Nineteen Seventies and ’80s. These had been the automobiles owned by CEOs, film stars, report producers, and well-known musicians.

All of them had been on to one thing because the R107 Mercedes SL automobiles are doubtless the best single mannequin automotive that the corporate ever constructed. The automotive was nicknamed “der Panzerwagen” (the tank) by the design and engineering crew, and the minute you get right into a automotive likes this 560SL and shut the door you recognize why.

These SL automobiles are usually not sports activities automobiles however touring automobiles. They did have sufficient energy to really feel sporting because of the enhance in engine measurement, which gave the 560SL a 0-60 time of seven.5 seconds, making it the quickest US specification R107 roadster that was constructed.

The vendor describes this 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL as having solely coated 56,000 miles from new. It’s stated to have been garage-kept over its life and options embrace energy home windows, energy steering, energy anti-lock disc brakes, air con with automated local weather management, a driver’s airbag, and energy mirrors. It’s painted in black and outfitted with a black delicate convertible prime over a tan leather-based inside. It additionally contains its black detachable hardtop, a hardtop stand, the unique first support equipment and hardtop instruments, receipts, brochures, an proprietor’s handbook, a clear CARFAX report, and a transparent title.

The included images present a automotive that appears to be exceptionally clear with what is claimed to be unique paint and an unique inside. Wanting intently on the images offered, I see nothing that might make me doubt that declare. The sprint additionally exhibits no seen cracks and the wooden seems to be in glorious form. The one change I’d make to this automotive can be to swap out the Mercedes manufacturing facility wheels presently on it for the right Mercedes 560SL wheels. I solely say that as a result of I just like the look of them higher, and a set of the wheels is routinely accessible for just a few hundred {dollars} on eBay. I made this actual wheel swap on mine, as mine had the identical wheels as this automotive.

This 560SL is an effective way to get pleasure from collector automotive possession in a bundle that it not solely extraordinarily effectively constructed but in addition simple to stay with. These automobiles are the very definition of cruisers, and I liked the drive I took cross nation to Monterey 10 years in the past in mine. Sure, it’s a bit thirsty, however additionally it is a relaxed and fashionable method to drive the interstate.

The public sale for this 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL Roadster ends Tuesday, September 19, 2023, at 1:00 p.m. (PDT)

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