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1983' Mercedes-Benz Sl Class

£14,995

Published 16 August 2025ID: sXri55

Expired
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Information from the owner

Body: Convertible

Age: 42 years

Mileage: 86000 km

Displacement: 2800 cc

Fuel: Petrol

Transmission: Automatic

Exterior color: Blue

Seller's comments about 1983' Mercedes-Benz Sl Class

We always like top have a selection of R107 Mercedes available and this is this months offering! This is a very interesting car, a 1983 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Automatic, finished in the rare and beautiful Metallic Lapis Blue with Blue Check Cloth Interior. What is interesting is that she has only covered a genuine 86k Miles in the hands of only 3 owners from new, the last for over 12 years! She has an MOT with No Advisories, comes with Hard and Soft Tops and is beautiful in all aspects!In 1971 Mercedes-Benz launched a new range of convertible sports cars to replace the much loved Pagoda. Longer and wider than its predecessor the new W107 chassis featured front and rear crumple zones to meet the latest crash protection standards and was, inevitably, heavier. Like its forebears the newcomer was more sports-tourer than outright sports car and came equipped with all-independent suspension. At first fitted with 3. 5 and 4. 5 litre V8 engines Mercedes nimbly responded to the 1973 oil crisis by introducing a 2. 8 litre model in October 1974. Its straight six twin-cam engine with Bosch electronic fuel injection produced 185 horsepower at 5800 rpm, providing a very respectable top speed of 118 mph, with the car being restrained by four wheel hydraulic disc brakes. Badged as the 280SL the model offered a delightful combination of styling, comfort, economy, and relative ease of maintenance when compared to its more complicated V8 siblings, and some 25, 500 units were produced until it was replaced in 1985.Our car has Electric Windows, new Blue Soft Top, Mexican Hat Alloys, and Body Colour Hard top, all in a lovely original condition. We have an incredible service history, almost from new, literally hundreds of invoices and nearly every MOT. The paintwork is beautiful and the interior very good indeed, she presents like a 20k Mile car and drives like one also. She has a current MOT until Jan 2026 with no advisories at all so is as solid underneath as on top and is ready for the summer. The colour and condition of this car make it stand out from the crowd, oh, and also the price!