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1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SL – Price – SOLD

VIN ID# 10704412044542

Production Date: 11/77

Exterior: Signal Red (DB-568)

Interior: Black Leather (201)

Soft Top: Original Black Mercedes issue

Mileage: 94,300 (Original documented)

An exceptional example that was originally purchased in Northern California by Robert Miller Photography, its first owner, and lovingly cared for until 2014 when it changed hands. We have the original invoice and original window sticker. We are impressed at the condition and preservation on this vehicle and you will be hard pressed to find an equal.

The Signal Red paint shows very nice deep shine and luster. The chrome, rubber and trim look excellent. A matching hard top with high quality original headliner and superb glass and trim included.

The original issue Mercedes Wopavin black soft is in perfect condition as evidenced by its sparse usage and careful storage in the spotless convertible top compartment.

Exceptional interior with a flawless original dashpad. The instrument cluster markings and bright orange needles could easily rival vehicles with 1/2 the mileage. Original black leather upholstery still holds it’s supple look and feel and has a soft touch evidencing no dye or sun damage. Zebrano wood looks new with deep color and flawless lacquer finish free of blemishes or cracking. Carpets are perfect with even black color. Door cards do not show multiple heat and cold cycles on the trim. Equipped with an original AM/FM Becker cassette radio still in good working condition.

Undercarriage looks exactly how one would expect an extremely well preserved California Mercedes to look – clean and free of corrosion.

Excellent condition 14 inch bundt alloy wheels.

Original window sticker, original purchase invoice. MB service booklet is stamped with history showing dates, mileage and work completed. All handbooks and original owner’s metal plate and First Aid-Kit. Original spare, jack and tool roll.

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1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SL – Price – SOLD

VIN ID# 10704412046170

Production Date: 02/78

Exterior Color: Silver Green Metallic (DB-861)

Interior: Light Beige Leather

Soft Top: Brown German Canvas

Mileage: 64,900 (documented)

Sold new to Mr. Robert Langham of Kingwood, Texas on 2/17/78. A very nice example, this final generation 450SL 107 has recently gone through a major service. The previoius owner spared no expense upon their acquisition servicing any deferred and regular maintenance needs accordingly in 2019. Records available.

Interior shows excellent condition Leather seats look new having been preserved and covered by sheep skins for many years and steel feel soft and have mostly supple build. Original dashpad has minor crack near center. Carpet is in decent condition. Door cards look excellent. Wood consul does show some minor cracking. An aftermarket Alpine radio has been installed with cassette player. The original Becker has been ratained and this model was optioned with a cassette player in the glove box.

Paint shows very nice deep shine with excellent strong clear coat. A very high quality repaint was completed at some point in the factory color Silver Green Metallic (DB-861). All original glass, good chrome work, nice rubber and trim around car.

The brown canvas soft top appears to be a replacement in excellent condition.

Motor runs strong, gear box shifts effortlessly and acceleration feels very good. We replaced some fuel hoses and installed a new fuel accumulator. The AC blows cold. Everything is currently working and operating as it should.

All factory handbooks, original (first owner sold to) metal plate and data card are present. The MB Service booklet shows services with dates, mileage and services completed. Spare tire, jack, tool roll and original convertible tools all accounted for.

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1976 Mercedes-Benz 450SL – Price – SOLD

VIN ID# 10704412031850

Production Date: 03/76

Exterior Color: Cayenne Orange (DB-406)

Interior Color: Parchment MB Tex

Soft Top: Brown canvas top

Mileage: 114,500

This Northern California original 450SL recently came out of its unbroken one family 44 year ownership. Most recently it was passed from mother to daughter.

Comes with color keyed hardtop. The brown canvas top appears to be a replacement in excellent shape with vibrant color showing no rips, tears or fraying.

The paint shows excellent preservation and appears mostly original. This rare color, Cayenne Orange has a deep bright shine and mirror like appearance with the single stage paint Mercedes executed in the 70s era. All body panels and shut lines are even and correct.

The original dash pad has a few small cracks. Parchment MB Tex upholstery is in presentable condition and has supple shape with only minor nicks and expected wear. Door cards are clean and crisp. Loop carpet is original in nice shape. An aftermarket radio and antennae were installed by prior owner. Original first-aid kit stowed in rear area.

Excellent drive quality. Nice torquey even acceleration. Smooth shifting all the way through the factory 3 speed transmission. Good supple suspension feel. Steering tracks even and straight. Solid responsive braking. Having visually inspected the underside there are no fluid leaks to note.

AC service completed upon acquisition. The 134 freon blows cold and correct on all fan speeds.

Matching steel wheels wear new correctly sized tires.

Subframe update has been completed.

Previous ownership history, unfortunately, was not retained because it was misplaced during a recent residential move. We have all service records of work done since our acquisition. Available for review.

Comes with 2 key fobs, original manual, spare tire, jack, tool roll, and convertible tools.

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1978 Mercedes-Benz 450SL – Price – SOLD

VIN ID# 10704412047029

Production Date: 04/78

Exterior Color: Signal Red (DB-568)

Interior: Parchment MB Tex

Soft Top: Black (Mercedes original MB Wopavin Polyglas)

Mileage: 52,950 (Original documented)

Wonderful new arrival to our line-up is this 1978 450SL in classic Signal Red over Parchment interior from California. An incredible looking example with stunning appeal and high level original preservation. Fully documented back to new purchase in Ontario, California. It would be a safe to say this vehicle has never spent a night outside of a garage.

Excellent paint depth luster and shine. Very smooth to touch and consistently even across all panels. Straight as an arrow and correct gap space from panel to panel. Getting very difficult to find in this condition especially trailing back into the 1970’s. Excellent chrome and all original MB glass. A few minor chips can be seen near the driver door edge. Untouched trunk bolts.

The original dash-pad is flawless without one imperfection or crack. All door cards are well preserved, unfaded and the carpet is nice throughout. The wood trim shows like new condition. The Parchment upholstery is original and plush looking nearly perfect with no rips, tears or fading. Hard-top headliner is excellent. The original issue Becker AM/FM system has never been altered. The AC system was converted to 134a system upon our acquisition and blows cold.

Orignal 14 inch factory alloy Bundt wheels are wrapped over a new set of Hankook tires.

The engine bay is super clean and all vehicle ID and numbers data plate are still correctly in place on the radiator support. Drive quality is as expected on this slightly broken in motor. Nice torque, supple suspension, tight steer tracking and responsive braking.

Complete set of handbooks and MB service booklet with history. 2 original Huff keys including round valet key. Includes original dealership metal ID tag. Original convertible tools. Spare and jack are stowed in trunk. You will be hard pressed to find an equal caliber example in this condition.

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1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL – Price – SOLD

VIN ID# WDB10704412064996

Production Date: 06/80

Exterior Color: Silver Blue (DB-930)

Interior Color: Grey Leather

Soft Top: Blue (MB factory issue)

Mileage: 57,590 (original) documented with records from new.

Final model year 450SL. Recent acquisition from original owner’s wife. He was an oil executive with multiple residences in the USA.

All original glass and chrome in excellent condition. Original dash pad is free of cracks and shows perfect condition. Zebrano wood shows nice glossy finish with darker color center consul and trim on dashboard. Original Becker Mexico AM/FM Cassette in good working condition. Hirschman Antennae goes up and down without issue. A kinder rear seat was installed in matching grey color with 2 safety belts. Most rest of world cars were optioned with this set up.

Excellent drive quality as one would anticipate Mercedes engineering to feel at this lower mileage. The vehicle has impressive acceleration at all speeds, good steering, excellent shift quality and a firm suspension. It just feels correct and well maintained.

The blue original factory soft top is in very good shape. Comes with matching hard top in excellent condition with like new looking interior headliner, excellent chrome and MB glass.

Factory alloy 14 inch bundt wheels in nice condition wear an older set of Michelin tires with plenty of tread.

Recent oil and filter service.

Ice cold AC that’s already been converted to 134 freon. Blows properly on both fan speeds.

Full undercarriage and engine bay deep cleaning just completed.

Complete set of original issue hand-books and manuals. MB Service booklet with stamps for vehicle service history showing dates / mileage, factory build sheet etc. 2 original key fobs.

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1980 Mercedes Benz 450SL – Price – SOLD

VIN ID # WDB10704412063333

Production Date: 04/80

Exterior Color: Thistle Green (DB-881)

Interior Color: Cream (235)

Soft Top: Brown (German GAHH) in nice quality condition.

Mileage: 148,900 (fully documented from new)

Sold new in Carlsbad, CA. by Hoehn Motors-Mercedes Benz. Final model year USA 450SL Just arrived in this rare color scheme, Thistle Green over Cream. Beautiful looks and extensive service history. We have a 3 ring folder full of records, spanning 4 decades back to new purchase in 1980, that has been preserved through prior ownership.

Paint shows bright shine and luster. A good quality respray was conducted by prior ownership in the factory color. A nice alternative to your typical colors, Thistle Green is impressive to the eye.

All orignal MB glass. The brightwork shows well with a few close up nicks.

A cream interior is an excellent contrast inside the cabin. We installed new OEM replacement MB-Tex seats in matching cream (235). Additionally, we had the seats fully refurbished including rebuilt springs and new padding. The original dash-pad shows no damage. The wood still has nice deep color and presents well. Door cards look to be in excellent condition. The matching lighter cream stock carpet shows well.

The original Becker AM/FM radio with cassette player is currently not working. We will try and source the issue.

The AC is not currently operating and will be checked further.

The brown soft top was replaced according to records in 2001. The canvas shows very well as it appears to have been sparsely used.

Still wearing the factory issued 14 inch Bundt style alloy wheels in nice condition. Newer correctly sized BF Goodrich tires showing negligible wear.

Tidy trunk area, light color original carpet is good. Spare tire well storage area is very clean.

Full Handbooks, data card and build sheet. 2 original keys including valet key.

Spare tire, tool roll, jack, tire iron and convertible tools all present.

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1976 Mercedes Benz 450SL – SOLD

VIN ID # 10704412034907

Production Date:  09/76

Mileage:  40,000 (original documented)

Sold new at Auto Engineering, Inc. Lexington, Mass and delivered to the first owner on Jan. 28, 1977

Exterior Color: Deep Green (DB-825) 100% original factory paint in exquisite condition

Interior:  Bamboo leather upholstery

Soft top: Dark Brown – original issue in excellent condition

Original dash-pad in perfect condition

Original purchase invoice, metal ownership plate and all factory data cards retained.

Rare color in impeccable collector grade condition.  Always garaged and extremely well looked after.  Used only in the best weather conditions.  A showstopper 450SL in hi-quality investment grade condition.   You will be hard pressed to find another in similar condition.

AC and Heat working properly at the right temperatures and through the correct vents.

Just completed major service upon our acquisition to prepare for new ownership.

Color matched steel wheels were an upgraded option upon original purchase.  Newly installed correctly sized matching tires purchased 9/2015

Original books, manuals, jack, original unused spare tire, convertible tools and all paperwork/documentation and MB service booklet stamps from new.

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1976 Mercedes Benz 450SL – Price – SOLD

VIN ID # 10704412029586

Mileage:  98,570 with deep records/service documentation

Exterior Color: Yellow (624G) Beautiful paint soft to touch // Very high quality repaint executed years ago in superb condition

Interior:  Saddle

Soft top: black canvas by Gahh in good condition

Original dash pad

Original Ronal Wheels non chrome matching wheels

2 thick files with excellent documented service records dating back 3 owners

West Coast ownership last decade

Spare tire, jack, tools, 2 key fobs, convertible tools, manuals and paperwork

 

 

 

 

 

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1978 Mercedes Benz 450SL – SOLD

Exterior Color: Grey/Blue  (DB-906)

Interior Color: Parchment MB Tex

Gorgeous rare color combination

Mileage: 101,590

Navy Blue Soft Top and matching hard top

Major services done with records including preventative and regular maintenance such as timing chain, tensioner, rails, plugs, cap, rotor and the list goes on.  Recently had the AC serviced and fully recharged. AC Conversion already done to 134a and it really blows strong and ICE COLD!

Motor runs strong and shifts smooth. The previous 3 owners took care of the vehicle and it shows as it was garaged and covered. There is no rust on this vehicle and the undercarriage is very clean and dry. Original MBZ factory 14 inch alloy wheels non chrome in very nice condition not showing scratches or curb rash. Dashboard lights and cluster all in working order as are the windows and all switches.

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1973 Mercedes Benz 450SL – SOLD

Exterior:  Brilliant Red (DB-571)

Interior:  Black MB Tex

Soft Top:  Black in excellent condition with no rips or tears.

Beautiful period correct matching color code Mercedes Hubcaps.  Rare short European bumpers.

No smog emissions to worry about on this car for California.

Mileage: 129,600 Original. “Actual Miles” Box verified on Arizona clean title certificate.

1972 and 1973 USA designated model 107SL Mercedes were delivered with the European style short bumpers.  A much more stylish look that is factory correct.

Absolutely no rust on this car.

Arizona car that has been family owned for at least 2 generations.