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Mercedes-Benz 560SL w107 5.6L V8 1988

Allmän beskrivning : VERY CLEAN 560SL W/ LOTS OF DOC'D SERVICE WORK, NORTH TEXAS CAR, CLEAN HISTORY

The Mercedes Benz SL class has represented their renowned touring line for more than 60 years, but it was when their designers set about to create a sturdier, better equipped and more aggressive looking car in the '70s that it really captured the interest of affluent American performance car enthusiasts. The R107 version of the SL, such as this one, received such enthusiastic support that Mercedes, known for continually striving to improve their offerings, saw fit to leave the design almost entirely intact for nearly 17 years, knowing they had an undisputed winner on their hands. As the SL flagship of its day, this 1988 Mercedes 500SL will afford its next lucky owner the chance to own a truly timeless vintage convertible, decked out in a great color and possessing excellent power.
Diamond Metallic Blue is a great, understated shade for this model, and with a very skillfully done repaint, it sports a nice even hue from front to back underneath a great clearcoat. Despite its nearly 30 years of service, this is a very vital, capable looking car with a thoroughly road ready appearance. The windshield and door glass remain very clear, and the bumpers both fore and aft are undented and level, with fresh rubber on the bumper guards. While it's likely your first inclination would be to picture yourself motoring down the road on an open air outing, the navy blue manual convertible top is in fine shape, with an impressively clear plastic window in back, raising without incident for more challenging weather. There's also a fiberglass hard top included to further cut down on wind noise, whose light weight makes for very easy installation and removal.
Climb inside and you'll see an interior whose vitality belies its age. Benefiting from a recent freshening, the interior, particularly the blue bucket seats are very comfortable and show almost no perceptible wear, while to the front, the original stock cluster sits securely in the burl-patterned dash, its gauges very easily readable through their clear lenses. The dash pad as well carries no splits and remains nice and straight. Unlike many of its counterparts, this open air roadster came factory equipped with air conditioning and it remains every bit up to the challenge of keeping you and your passenger comfortable, blowing as cold or hot as any situation could warrant through the four well-placed registers on the dash. A Kenwood AM/FM/CD system sits just below in the center console, ready to provide your motoring soundtrack as you hit the highway. On each side, you'll find that the power windows roll up and down smoothly and sit inside doors whose panels also remain in impressive condition.
Carrying the most displacement of any of the SL engines of its time, a 5.6 liter, fuel-injected V8 sits under the hood. Offering abundant power, it's in fine form - firing right up and running smoothly, no doubt a result of proper maintenance throughout its life as evidenced by the ample amount of receipts with it. Paired with a very smooth shifting 4-speed automatic overdrive transmission, you'll not only have all the acceleration capability you could want, but gas-saving low RPMs on the highway as well. And when called on to do so, the four-wheel power disc brake system will bring this SL to a stop in short order. This fine example of '80s German automotive engineering sits on a set of stock 15" Mercedes rims, outfitted with Goodyear radials.
Looking for a classic European droptop with timeless looks and power to spare? You have to check out this 1988 Mercedes Benz 560SL. Call today!

Features : Driver Airbag, Seatbelts-Front, Build Receipts , Seatbelts, Power Windows, Power Steering, Power Brakes, Fuel Injection, Four Wheel Disc Brakes, Cruise Control, Leather Seats, Heat, Air Conditioning, Removable Hard Top, Manual Convertible Top, Numbers Matching, Defrost, CD Player, AM/FM Radio

http://www.streetsideclassics.com/vehicles/2649-dfw/1988-mercedes-benz-560sl

1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL w107 5.6L V8 is listed såld on ClassicDigest in Fort Worth by Streetside Classics for $18995.

 

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Karosstyp : Personbil Märke : Mercedes-Benz Modell : 560SL w107 Modellversion : 5.6L V8 Motorvolym : 0.0 Årsmodell : 1988 Karosstyp : Convertible Läge : Dallas/Fort Worth

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I automobilhistoriens krönika utvecklas Mercedes-Benzs resa som en berättelse fylld av uppfinningsrikedom från sina grundande pionjärer. År 1886 skapade Karl Benz Benz Patent Motorwagen, en skapelse som skulle gå till historien som världens första bil. Okunnig om detta markerade stunden början på det som skulle utvecklas till den mest ansedda premium-biltillverkaren globalt. Den ekonomiska grundvalen för detta banbrytande företag tillhandahölls intressant nog av Karl Benz fru, Bertha Benz, vilket visade på ett anmärkningsvärt partnerskap som skulle sätta tonen för Mercedes-Benzs arv.

Inte långt därifrån framträdde en parallell berättelse när Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft, grundat av Gottlieb Daimler och Wilhelm Maybach, kom in på scenen. År 1901 avslöjade de sin bil under det nu berömda namnet "Mercedes", vilket betyder "guds gåva" på spanska. Detta namn tilldelades bilen på begäran av Emil Jellineks dotter, distributören för Daimler-Motoren-Gesellschaft. Innovationshjulen sattes i rörelse.

Hoppa fram till 1926, ett avgörande år som bevittnade sammanslagningen av Daimler med Benz & Cie., vilket resulterade i födelsen av Daimler-Benz. Sammanslagningen innebar antagandet av "Mercedes-Benz" som det framstående varumärket för deras bilar och förenade arvet från två visionära enheter till en.

I motsats till uppfattningen om konservatism vecklar sig Daimler-Benzs bana ut som en krönika av branschens första. Från introduktionen av honungskaksradiatorn till flytkarburatorn och den banbrytande implementeringen av fyrhjulsbromsar 1924 pressade Daimler-Benz konsekvent gränserna för bilinnovation. Den dieselkraftade Mercedes-Benz 260 D från 1936 markerade starten för dieselmotorer i personbilar. Den ikoniska Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing gjorde historia som den första bilen med direkt bränsleinsprutning, även om Gutbrods lilla 2-taktsmotor kan göra anspråk på företräde.

Säkerhetsinnovationer blev en kännetecken, med Béla Barényis patenterade säkerhetscell i "Ponton"-modellerna 1951 med främre och bakre deformationszoner. W116 450SEL 6.9 såg införandet av Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS), ytterligare en banbrytande säkerhetsfunktion. Från de första serietillverkade krockkuddarna och därefter fortsatte "första" att etsas in i Daimler-Benzs tyg.

Under sin över hundra år långa resa har Mercedes-Benz inte bara producerat bilar utan har skulpterat ikoner. SSKL, 710 SSK Trossi Roadster, 770K Grosser, 540K Spezial Roadster, 300SL Gullwing, w100 600 Pullman, w111 280SE 3.5 Flachkühler, w113 230SL Pagoda, w109 300 SEL 6.3 och w201 2.3-16 Cosworth vittnar om märkets engagemang för ingenjörsexcellens.

De dånande Silver Arrows, eller "Silberpfeile", inklusive W 25, W 125, W154, W165 och W196, skapade ett arv av dominans på racerbanan. Dessa maskiner var inte bara bilar; de var uttryck för precision, hastighet och en oövervinnelig anda som lämnade sina konkurrenter i dammet.

När Mercedes-Benz går in i framtiden gör det inte bara som en biltillverkare utan som en förvaltare av ett arv, en fackelbärare av innovation och en fyr av bilaexcellens. Vägen framåt kommer säkerligen att bevittna den fortsatta föreningen av toppmodern teknik, tidlös design och ett obevekligt åtagande att sätta nya standarder inom bilvärlden.