This 2001 Mercedes-Benz SL500 spent much of its life in Georgia and was brought to New Jersey following the seller’s acquisition in April 2021. The car is finished in black over black Nappa leather and powered by a 5.0-liter V8 paired with a five-speed automatic transmission. Equipment includes a body-colored hardtop, a black convertible top, AMG wheels and bodywork, xenon headlights, automatic climate control, and Bose audio. Maintenance in preparation for the sale is said to have included…
This 2001 Mercedes-Benz SL500 spent much of its life in Georgia and was brought to New Jersey following the seller’s acquisition in April 2021. The car is finished in black over black Nappa leather and powered by a 5.0-liter V8 paired with a five-speed automatic transmission. Equipment includes a body-colored hardtop, a black convertible top, AMG wheels and bodywork, xenon headlights, automatic climate control, and Bose audio. Maintenance in preparation for the sale is said to have included an oil change, a brake fluid flush, recharging the air conditioning, replacement of the hood insulation pad, and fitting new air filters. This R129 has 49k miles and is offered with manufacturer’s literature, two key fobs and clean Carfax report.
The car is finished in black and features a matching removable hardtop and a power-operated convertible top. The exterior badging has been painted black, and other features include xenon headlights with wipers, fog lights, and the AMG Styling Package, which added revised bumper covers and aerodynamic side skirts.
Five-spoke 18″ AMG wheels are wrapped in Goodyear Eagle F1 tires sized 245/40 up front and 275/35 out back.
The cabin features seating surfaces upholstered in black Nappa leather, a matching dashboard and door panel inserts, branded floor mats, and burl walnut root veneer aLents. Equipment includes power aLessories, automatic climate control, a factory cassette stereo, Bose audio, and an automatically deploying roll bar.
A four-spoke leather-wrapped steering wheel frames a 160-mph speedometer, a tachometer with a 6k-rpm redline, and auxiliary gauges. The digital odometer indicates 49k miles, a handful of which were added by the seller.
The 5.0-liter V8 was factory rated at 302 horsepower and 339 lb-ft of torque. Servicing in May 2021 reportedly included an oil change, recharging the air conditioning, and replacing the hood insulation pad as well as the air filters.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a five-speed automatic transmission.
Manufacturer’s literature is included in the sale.