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1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC

Sale price: £10,500.00 make an offer

Car location: Weybridge, United Kingdom

Sale type: Fixed price listing

Technical specifications, photos and description:

Model:
450SLC
Year:
1978
Mileage:
87,848
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1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC for sale

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For sale by auction on Saturday 01 June 2013 with Historics at Brooklands. Brooklands Motor Racing Circuit. Weybridge. Surrey. Call 01753 639170
The R107 and C107 took the chassis components of the mid size
Mercedes-Benz W114 model and mated them to the larger engines from
the W116 S-Class. The SL version was a 2-seat roadster with
standard soft top and hardtop with optional folding seats for the
rear bench. The SLC (C107) derivative was a 2 door hardtop coupé
with normal rear seats. The SLC is commonly referred to as an 'SL
coupé'. but in reality it was an S-class coupé. replacing the
former saloon-based 280/300 SE coupé in the Mercedes-Benz line-up.
The SLC was replaced earlier than the SL. in 1981. with a much
larger model. the 380SEC. based on the new S class. Volume
production of the first R107 car. the 350SL. started in April 1971
alongside the last of the W113 cars; the 350SLC followed in
October. Sales in North America began in 1972. with the name 350SL. br/>but with a larger 4. 5 litre V8 engine and were renamed 450SL/SLC
for model year 1973; the big V8 engine became available in other
markets with the official introduction of the 450SL/SLC in March
1973. US cars sold from 1972 until 1975. From July 1974 both SL and
SLC could also be ordered with a fuel-injected 2. 8 litre straight-6
as 280SL and SLC. September 1977 saw the introduction of the 450SLC
5 litre featuring a new all-aluminium five-litre V8 engine. br/>aluminium alloy doors. bonnet and boot lid - and a black rubber
rear spoiler.

This left-hand drive. French registered. two owner Mercedes-Benz
450SLC was supplied new in Monaco in 1978 with all the usual extras
including sunroof. leather interior. cruise control. alloy wheels
and Becker radio/cassette player. Finished in Mercedes 861 Silver
Green with black interior. this low mileage car has been looked
after all of its life. The second owner. a Canadian who has homes
in France. UK and the USA. had this Mercedes gone through at a cost
exceeding €20. 00 around 2005. This completely rust free 450SLC is
supplied with a French registration document. a new UK MoT test
certificate. English and French handbooks. invoices showing the
works carried out and a service book stamped up to 1989. This is
fast becoming regarded as a very usable. stylish classic which
still looks at home parked outside the Casino in Monte Carlo.

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