Description
H&H Classic Auction @Pavilion Gardens | Buxton, Derbyshire
27th Nov, 2024 13:00
1985 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL
Estimate
£14, 000 - £16, 000
Lot details
Registration No: B676 EOC
Chassis No: 1070452A026409
MOT: None
63, 500 recorded miles and current family ownership since 2016
Just 4 former keepers recorded oh HPI
Last serviced in January 2023
Offered with hardtop and soft-top roofs
"If you are looking for a practical Roadster with style, fine handling, comfort, reliability and high build quality, the Mercedes-Benz 380SL is the answer". (Sports Car Market, August 2002)
Successor to the European 350SL and American 450SL models, the (R107) 380SL was introduced in March 1980. Utilising the same two-door monocoque bodyshell equipped with all-round coil-sprung independent suspension (wishbone front / semi-trailing arm rear), power assisted recirculating ball steering and four-wheel disc brakes as its predecessors, the newcomer boasted an enlarged 3839cc SOHC V8 engine and improved four-speed automatic transmission. Credited with developing some 204bhp and 232lbft of torque, European specification cars were reputedly capable of 0-60mph in 9. 1 seconds and 127mph. The vast majority of the 53, 200 380SLs made were to left-hand drive specification. Indeed, the website howmanyleft. com suggests that there are only 843 examples currently registered with the DVLA.
Completed to order number the details below during February 1985 for the UK market, chassis WDB1070452A026409 was finished in Diamond Blue Metallic with Blue cloth upholstery and a Dark Blue soft-top roof. Riding on fifteen-hole alloy wheels, its impressive specification included a limited-slip differential, cruise control, rear seats, electric windows and ABS brakes. First registered in Birmingham on May 1st 1985 (or so its ‘B676 EOC’ number plate would imply), the Mercedes-Benz entered the current (fifth) ownership during February 2016. An accompanying continuation service booklet contains a mixture of handwritten and stamped entries which range from April 8th 2011 to January 13th 2023 and cover attention to the automatic gearbox and brakes as well as routine servicing. Believed but not warranted to have covered some 63, 500 miles from new, the 2+2-seater is accompanied by assorted invoices and old MOTs dating back to June 2nd 2009 at an indicated 48, 041 miles. Entered from a deceased estate, the Mercedes-Benz is now in need of recommissioning prior to any road use. An attractive machine in ‘Triple Blue’, it is offered for sale with V5C Registration Document, owner’s manual, assorted old MOTs and sundry invoices.
