MERCEDES 450 SL CALIFORNIA NO RUST DREAM CAR ORIGINAL PAINT (1979)
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“ORIGINALLY BOUGHT BY A LITTLE OLD LADY FROM PASADENA,CALIF.ALL ORIGINAL BOOKLETS BOUGHT NEW FROM LLOYD PEARSON MBZ IN PASADENA,Ca,usa” |
Year: | 1979 | VIN : | 107 044120549 |
Mileage: | 97091 | Model: | SL-Class |
Vehicle Title: | Clean | Make: | Mercedes-Benz |
Palm Desert, California, United States
Vehicle description
PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD TAKE NOTICE OF THIS ORIGINAL SURVIVING 1979 MERCEDES 450 SL.IT WAS GRANDMA OWNED UNTIL RECENTLY.NOW REALLY ELDERLY,SHE IS NO LONGER ABLE TO DRIVE THIS CAR,SO IT SPENT NEARLY THE LAST15 YEARS LOCKED AWAY IN HER GARAGE.IT IS REALLY QUITE NICE IN CONDITION.ALL THE OUTSIDE,AND INSIDE IS ORIGINAL,AND UNRESTORED.WE DID ALL REQUIRED SERVICING ,AND INSTALLED NEW COOPER HIGH END 14"TIRES LESS THAN 100 MILES AGO.IT STILL HAS A FAIRLY LOW MILEAGE OF ONLY 097096.THE MBZ MAINTENANCE BOOK,AND 1979 450SL OWNER MANUAL AND RECEIPTS ARE ,NATURALLY INCLUDED FOR THE LUCKY NEW OWNERS!THE CAR RUNS OUT VERY WELL NOW,AND STOPS,SHIFTS AND STEERS LIKE A TRUE GERMAN SPORTS CAR IS SUPPOSED TO.KEEP IN MIND THAT THIS IS A NATURAL ORIGINAL CAR,NOT A RESTORED CAR,SO THERE ARE A VERY FEW SMALL CHIPS ETC WHICH SHOULD BE EXPECTED ON A 41 YEAR OLD CAR.IT ACTUALLY LOOKS MORE LIKE A 60,000 MILE CAR,ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU SEE HOW NICELY THE INTERIOR HAS REMAINED OVER THE YEARS.THERE ARE NO SPLIT OR SAGGING SEATS.CARPET IS VERY NICE,ALSO ORIGINAL.TRUNK AND ENGINE AREAS WERE CLEANED SOME TO SHOW THEIR TRUE PATINA LOOK.ALL IN ALL,THE DK BROWN CANVAS TOP IS THE ORIGINAL ONE,AND IS STILL INTACT,BUT IS AGING.IT WOULD MAKE A NICE COLLECTIBLE FOR USA ,OR EUROPE.ALL LIGHTS,WIPERS,HORN ETC DO WORK.ALSO,THE PWR ANTENNA ALSO WORKS.WE UPGRADED THE RADIO WITH AUX USB PORT AND MP3 CAPABLE IN GLOVE BOX.DASH HAS NO TYPICAL CRACKING,AND HAS NOT BEEN RECOVERED.THE COLOR IS CALLED MAPLE YELLOW ,AND IS NOT BEIGE,IT IS A TRUE LIGHT YELLOW,INSIDE AND OUT.WE HOPE FOR SOMEONE TO ENJOY THIS NICE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA BEAUTY .THANKS SO MUCH FOR LOOKING.