560SL Mercedes R107 SL in Petrol Blue-Green Metallic. Runs and Road Trips Great

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Description:

1987 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

No rust, runs and road trips wonderfully, clean title. Reliable. All three factory combo-keys.

Sold as-is, where is. Currently garaged 10mins off of i5 just south of Portland, OR. Cold-starts great; road-worthy (took it on a 2000 mi road trip last year).

Please respect this vehicle and this sale by reading the entire description before bidding. All sales are final. No warranty expressed or implied. Buyer must be able to pay by direct bank wire or in-person with cash only within 72 hours of auction’s end.

Four owners ever: Original leasee, his family, my uncle, then me. Acquired from my uncle in early 2017. Losing storage; must sell.

Faded and imperfect paint/clearcoat. Looks great at a stoplight or from 20ft away, but paint and finish aren’t going to win any awards at car shows.

Soft top is old/ugly/has holes (I’ve never used). Hard top looks great on it. Interior is far from perfect; seats are worn and there’s a (nice-looking) cover on the dash to cover-up its cracks. AC doesn’t work; climate control very picky as to when it wants to turn-on.

New within 300 miles: tie rods and alignment, four new Bilstein OEM shocks, new steering stabilizer, new front brake pads.

New since 192,000mi: new fuel tank, both fuel pumps, distributor, plugs, plug wires, brake rotors, alternator, battery (receipts for $4,500+ for the aforementioned). Tires have about 12,000mi and were added after my acquisition of this R107 in 2017. They could use a front-rear tire rotation soon (it would be the first rotation).

Driver’s-side fender replaced with OEM Mercedes fender and paint-matched by a body shop in Portland, OR for $1675.80. Had a massive unsightly dent. Receipt for said amount/work included.

The catalytic converter was stolen, so paid an exhaust shop to repair it with new exhaust tubing. Currently has no cat; you’d need one from a yard for $200 or so then to pay someone $100 or so to install it if your area requires DEQ for 36 year-old vehicles. Passed DEQ with flying colors before the cat was stolen.

Vehicle currently wears Oregon “SP” plates for collector vehicles.

In summation, this R107 560 is far from perfect and definitely not a garage queen. Still, it may well be more reliable than any 560 claiming 30,000 miles.

Often these vehicles have odometers with unverifiable miles that don’t/won’t match DMV records (smog checks). This one has a true 208,000 miles on a stone-reliable engine (just like most listings that claim 80,000 miles : )

Transmission shifts smoothly and effortlessly; all fluids clean and clear. Leaves a few drops of oil on the pan if you don’t drive it for a month; never had to add oil between changes or on (numerous) long-distance road trips. Oil changed religiously every 3k mi with SAE 20w-50 (very important, btw, that new owner does *not* switch to synthetic oil and only uses SAE. Synthetics will damage the seals in older MBZ engines that have been designed for and run on SAE all their lives). The oil was changed with MBZ-recommended SAE 20w-50 within the last 200mi.

Happy bidding. I’ll miss this thing dearly: it’s one of the greatest GT cars ever made and I’ve enjoyed few things more than touring the West Coast in it.

Thanks,

Erik

Vehicle Details:

Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model: SL-Class
Type: Convertible
Year: 1987
Mileage: 208369
VIN: WDBBA48D5HA070926
Color: Teal
Engine size: Large, torquey 5.55 litre fuel-injected V-8
Number of cylinders: 8
Power options: Power Windows
Fuel: Gasoline
Transmission: Automatic
Drive type: RWD
Interior color: Tan
Drive side: Left-hand drive
Safety options: Driver Airbag, Anti-Lock Brakes
Options: Convertible, Leather Seats
Vehicle Title: Clean

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