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

I’ve stated this again and again, however I’ll repeat myself. If you’re on the lookout for a Seventies-80s European convertible to drive and revel in with the potential of no hassles, it’s best to look no additional than the R107 Mercedes automobiles that had been constructed between 1973 and 1989.

These automobiles, of which this AutoHunter Highlight is one, supplied construct high quality of such a excessive order that we have now actually by no means seen something like them since. Positive the early W113 Pagoda SLs, and the later R129 SLs, had been properly made, however I really really feel that the R107 SL is the perfect automobile Mercedes has ever constructed.

The 1987 560SL we have now right here is the final mannequin of the R107 Roadster that Mercedes constructed. Mercedes offered plenty of these automobiles within the U.S., and the one criticism folks had about them was that they wished the automobiles had been sooner. Mercedes answered that in 1986 by growing the engine measurement of the V8 to five.5 liters. This alteration made the SL not solely properly constructed however quick for the period. As a substitute of 0-60 occasions of 10 seconds with the previous 380SL, this new automobile did it in seconds flat. That is what makes the 560SL essentially the most fascinating of your complete R107 SL sequence of automobiles.

The automobile is claimed to have had solely two house owners from new and has coated a complete of solely 52,000 miles. The automobile is completed in Darkish Blue paint over a black leather-based inside, and the outside of the automobile appears to be in wonderful situation. This comes as no shock that the vendor states this 560SL has obtained roughly $40,000 in exterior, inside, engine, transmission, suspension, and braking system updates since 2014.

The inside of the automobile appears stellar, and that’s probably as a consequence of not solely the mileage but additionally as a result of the black leather-based upholstery, woodgrain trim, carpeting, and gauges are all new. Normal options embrace energy home windows and locks, energy steering, a driver-side airbag, cruise management, a middle console-mounted computerized transmission shifter, a seller-added Kenwood AM/FM/CD/Bluetooth stereo with a distant, and air con, which the promoting supplier states was overhauled.

Below the hood is the automobile’s unique fuel-injected 5.5-liter V8 backed by a four-speed computerized transmission. The promoting supplier states the highest finish of the engine was rebuilt lower than 500 miles in the past. As well as a front-end alignment has been carried out, the suspension bushings and shocker had been changed, and the transmission, steering field, and brakes have been serviced. This feels like a properly sorted instance.

The automobile features a CARFAX report that begins in March 1987 when the automobile was new and reveals an accident-free historical past with possession in Illinois, Florida, and California. The automobile contains its detachable hardtop, service data, and the unique radio as a part of the sale.

These automobiles actually characterize the very best that Mercedes can ship and are trendy, enjoyable to drive, snug, and actually basic roadsters. I’ve owned two through the years and they’re merely fantastic automobiles to personal and drive, delivering fashion and high quality higher than another roadster constructed.

The public sale for this 1987 Mercedes-Benz 560SL ends Wednesday, February 14, 2024 at 12:00 p.m. (MST)

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