Mercedes-Benz 560 SL

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Car-ID: XT0166

Model, Body type:
Convertible
Registration:
1986
Engine Power:
5,547 CCM (167 KW / 228 BHP)
Transmission:

			
			Automatic
		
Color:

			Silver		
Doors:
2
Mileage:
62,700 mls

Vehicle Description

– the top model of Mercedes-Benz’s R107 series, not offered in Europe when new
– imported from the US in 2016
– clean Carfax report without gaps, 17 records
– original owner’s manual, service booklet and various other documents
– bumpers and headlights converted to European specs
– rare colour combination of silver paint and brown leather interior
– new dark brown soft top
– original Becker Grand Prix radio, climate control, car alarm, airbag
– valid technical approval until 02/2018 and historic plates

The Mercedes-Benz roadsters of the R107 series replaced the W113 “pagoda” in 1971. While the outgoing model only featured 6-cylinder engines, Mercedes had planned the new car with enough room for larger power plants under the bonnet, obviously with the North-American market as their main target – and indeed, that is where the SL proved most successful. Over a production run of a full 18 years, a total of 237,287 convertibles were built at the factory’s Sindelfingen plant, most of them equipped with V8 engines of varying capacity as 350, 380, 420, 450, 500 and 560 SL. 6-cylinder models were also offered, originally as 280 SL from 1974-1985 and later as 300 SL from 1985-1989.
The 560 SL was produced exclusively for the Japanese, American and Australian markets. Even faster, however, was the 500 SL with its European specifications, which was not sold in the US due to emission restraints.
Through continuous innovation over the many model years, the R107 set plenty of standards. When it was finally replaced by the R129 in 1989, it was already becoming one of the perennial automobile classics.