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1969 Mercedes 280 SL Automatic W113

Sale price: £67,500.00 make an offer

Car location: Radlett, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom

Seller's notes: This is an original UK specification Right Hand Drive car with 103,000 recorded miles. The car is finished in Champagne Gold metallic with a gloss black hard top and matching hub caps. The interior is original MB tex, with new carpets and refurbished woodwork.

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Model:
280SL
Year:
1969
Doors:
2
Mileage:
103,000
Engine:
2,800
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1969 Mercedes 280 SL Automatic W113 for sale

Current customer rating: current rating for this car(2) based on 332 votes

This is an original UK specification Right Hand Drive car with 103. 00 recorded miles. The car is finished in Champagne Gold metallic with a gloss black hard top and matching hub caps. The interior is original MB tex. with new carpets and refurbished woodwork.

 

The car has a very good history with a thick file of invoices and old MOTs. Before I bought this car. I looked at. crawled underneath and drove every 280SL on the market in order to find the best. The car drives beautifully and keeps up with modern traffic easily. Its not surprising that these cars cost more than twice what Jaguar were asking for an E-Type at the same time. when you see how these cars are built and engineered.

 

This is a simply wonderful car. It has been maintained regardless of cost during its life. and has had anything done to it that needed doing. so as a result has never had a “restoration”. There is no rot or rust on the car. the paint is thick and glossy and the chrome is beautiful.

 

It drives really well. and the gearbox changes up and down through the ratios very smoothly. The soft top is practically brand new. and has rarely been used. Roger Edwards. the best Pagoda specialist in the country has been over the car with a fine tooth comb and there was nothing he could find that needed attention. I've replaced the hub caps with brand new black ones to match the hard top. although I still have an original set in champagne that I will supply with the car.

 

The interior is black MB tex and is original. although the carpets are fairly new. I've toyed with retrimming the interior. but decided that the original trim was too good to discard. New interior trim is available off the shelf if you wanted to retrim the seats and door cards. There is a small tear in the vinyl on the top lid insert. and I have the replacement part ready to fit.

 

Whilst never having had a specific restoration. this 280 SL was  maintained and looked after throughout its life. The car was resprayed in 1978. The engine was overhauled in 1981. and had some panels replaced and repainted. I think the car was then stored for some time. because it appears to have been recommissioned in 1988. I have MOTs dating back to 1978 that support the mileage.

 

The car is based in South Hertfordshire. Inspection welcomed.

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