1983 Mercedes 380 SL project / short bumpers / 81012 mls / no reserve / clean SL

1983 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

This a no-reserve auction of a 1983 Mercedes 380 SL (not running)
Bought this Mercedes in 2015 from a local deale, didn't run it only idled and died once pushed the throttl, discovered all kinds of vacuum leaks and incorrect vacuum hose connection, it came to a point that i could drive it around the block but had to push the throttle slowly otherwise it would die .I worked in the oil fields and was out for 4 weeks and home for a week .Had a local mechanic working on i, when i came back home i wondered what he had don, bought all kinds of parts and messed with the injector, found all kinds of injectors in the trunk .After a hot conversation with the man he admitted that he didn't know what he was doing and wasn't used to work on Mercedes .I put the SL in storage and haven't looked at it till the neighbours storage got on fire and the fire department had to cut open my storage door to prevent that the fire would spread .They sprayed foam all over the items in storage (which they should)I pulled the SL out (last 2 pictures) and brought it home and cleaned it (just gave it a wash, came out goo, seats needs a clean u, the chrome bumpers had some smoke damag, i polished a part of them and came back to live .
The chrome bumpers came of a 1973 450 SLC and all the hardware and fog lights / turn signals are include, as pictured in trun, the valence of the rear bumper is complete and in good shap, overall the bumpers are in great condition besides they need to be cleaned
The body of the SL is super straight has still a nice shin, there is a small spot as pictured under the fuel doo, also as pictured there is small blemish on the driver door (paint shipped of ) and some surface scratches on the passenger side rear fende, i tried to buff them out with mild polisher and it got better but didn't use a special polisher . These are the main imperfections on the bod, expect normal wear for a almost 40 year old car .
Soft top : condition unknown : since i never took the hard top of
Electronics : when i just got i, i tried everything and it all worke, since SL has been sitting for over 8 year, no guarantees if it still work, didn't test it since there is no battery in the SL
!!!!!! NOW the most important part : NOT RUNNING as explained abov, than after sitting for 8 years pretty sure that the whole fuel system from gas tank till engine and everything in between needs to be serviced and cleaned
Auction will start at $2500 with no reserv, why $2500 ? that's the price you can expect to pay for a complete set (OEM not after market) of short bumper, and in this case all hard ware (bolts and all other hard ware fog lights and turn signals etc.) (as pictured in trunk)
Clean title : title is in my name since 2018 although bought in 201, that's a whole other story that i'm not gonna bother you with : all i can sa, lawyers were involved to get me the title
Local pick up only .If you want the SL shipped using a car shippe, that's for the winning bidder to arrange and paid for by winning bidder .I will assist in every way to get the SL safe on his way to destinationSL will be released only if it's paid in full (no exceptions)No warranty of any kind . SOLD AS IS WERE IS
I'll give up to two weeks for pick up after auction ending (and paid in full)
Payment : $500 immediately due after end of auction / open balance cashier check ( needs to be cleared 1st before pick up , cashier check must be mailed with certified mail and signature required or open balance : cash by pick up
Bidders with under 10 feedback must message me 1st confirming that they will finish transactio, if no, bid will be removed
Any question : please ask before bidding (by no means i'm attached to computer and or phon, answers will be given following morning)
Thanks for reading : RON

• Make: Mercedes-Benz
• Model: SL-Class
• Type: Convertible
• Year: 1983
• Mileage: 81012
• VIN: WDBBA45A1DB020006
• Color: Red
• Vehicle Title: Clean
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