– Mercedes-Benz 300 SL from R129 series, pre-facelift model from 1992
– German delivery, no US import
– with the last keeper since 2008
– mechanically and cosmetically well-maintained non-smoker car
– electrically adjustable, heated seats, cruise control, airbag, power windows
– original CD radio, Nokia carphone with hands-free equipment
– blue metallic paintwork, body coloured hard top, blue soft top and blue leather interior
– German registration documents
– at 25 years of age, a very well matured car on the verge of becoming a true classic
The fabric top mechanism was no longer manually operated as it had been in the R107, but electrohydraulically, it opened and closed within 30 seconds. The aluminium hardtop weighed about 10 kg less than the one of its predecessor.
The R129 was available with a variety of engines, from 2.8 litres of capacity all the way up to 7.3 litres in the rare AMG V12 variants. A total of 204,940 examples were built over the course of 12 years, with two facelifts in 1995 and 1998, most of them equipped with V8 engines.