1976 Mercedes-Benz 450SL

11 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT May 20th, 2025 at 4:37pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 1It's proof that a romantic story and long term ownership adds value to a car. What a fight at the end there! Congrats @nwherman! May 20th, 2025 at 4:34pm EST$10,000 bid placed by @nwhermanMay 20th, 2025 at 4:32pm EST$9,250 bid placed by @DaltondepotMay 20th, 2025 at 4:30pm EST$9,000 bid placed by @nwhermanMay 20th, 2025 at 4:29pm EST$8,750 bid placed by @DaltondepotMay 20th, 2025 at 4:27pm EST$8,500 bid placed by @nwhermanMay 20th, 2025 at 4:26pm EST$8,000 bid placed by @DaltondepotMay 20th, 2025 at 4:24pm EST$7,750 bid placed by @motorrowclassicsMay 20th, 2025 at 4:24pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 1I'm so happy this car is getting some healthy attention. I will be chatting to the winner once this ends! May 20th, 2025 at 4:23pm EST$7,500 bid placed by @DaltondepotMay 20th, 2025 at 4:21pm EST$7,250 bid placed by @BillMastinMay 20th, 2025 at 2:39pm EST$7,000 bid placed by @nwhermanMay 20th, 2025 at 1:23pm EST$5,750 bid placed by @CTA1May 20th, 2025 at 11:55am EST$5,500 bid placed by @phcookMay 20th, 2025 at 11:13am EST$5,250 bid placed by @BTRPalmBeachMay 20th, 2025 at 9:50am ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 1With the last few hours underway, I’ll be around to answer any last minute questions. Good luck and happy bidding! - 1 owner car -903 BLUE ON BLUE! -Timing chains and tensioner and guides done -New tires -Working ACCII climate control system -Matching hardtop with stand -Records since new May 16th, 2025 at 11:11pm ESTthembmarket (691) 0Underbody photos have been added to the end of the gallery. May 16th, 2025 at 8:35pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 0@LionHeart It’s so pleasant and oozes the ‘70s aesthetic. May 15th, 2025 at 9:43pm ESTLionHeart (17) 1Blue 903 and those matching steel wheels oh my!May 13th, 2025 at 6:47pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 0@VeroSP 903 Blue looks particularly striking. I wish more cars of this era got it. Thanks for the compliment!May 13th, 2025 at 6:14pm ESTVeroSP (11) 0Blue on blue never goes out of style. Wonderful R107 @sellerMay 13th, 2025 at 5:40pm EST$5,000 bid placed by @nwhermanMay 13th, 2025 at 2:06pm EST$2,908 bid placed by @Bankrep40May 13th, 2025 at 4:30am EST$2,658 bid placed by @m_lino_dMay 12th, 2025 at 7:57pm EST$2,250 bid placed by @Bankrep40May 12th, 2025 at 5:42pm EST$2,000 bid placed by @HTonyBrownMay 12th, 2025 at 12:51pm EST$1,750 bid placed by @kengemanMay 11th, 2025 at 1:10pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 0@JPCollects Hey! Shocks are recent Bilstein B4s. One of the first things I noticed was the rear end sag. You see it a lot in W126s, R107s, and W116s nowadays that are pretty original. I’ve ALWAYS remedied the issue by installing new springs. The rears tend to get tired after all these years. That corrects the ride height in my experience. May 10th, 2025 at 11:37pm ESTJPCollects (0) 0@Stuttgart_Steel - so cool! What did the PPI say about shocks and springs? The car seems to sit a little low in the back (common w/ R107s w/ worn springs/shocks), when were they last replaced (50 years in at least once)? Any needs noted in the PPI? May 10th, 2025 at 12:14pm EST$1,500 bid placed by @Bankrep40May 9th, 2025 at 7:28pm ESTStuttgart_Steel (492) Seller 0Hey everyone! This is probably one of my favorite auctions I've built ever. The MB Market did a good job on the writeup, so please read through it and you should watch the video too -- I go over the history of it there. But to summarize, the owner bought this car with a few hundred miles on the odometer from his auto broker who went out and found it. I'm not sure who the first owner was or why they owned it for such a little time, but I'm basically considering this a one owner car. I've know this car for about a year and have been softly guiding the owner on the best way to find his car a new home. He's 93 years old and isn't able to drive it any longer which is why I've been honored be the one to find its next steward here. This is a special car and the owners are some of the nicest humans I've ever interacted with. Cars like this are important and I find them so much more interesting than a low milage time capsule or one that's had a nut and bolt restoration. I live for days like this. I drove the car all around Atlanta today and put a tad under 100 miles on it before the auction went live. I've ensured it has a full tank of fresh gasoline in it for the next owner and took it on the highway up to 80 MPH and also had it in hot, standstill traffic. It's a tough unit and operates really well! I wanted to make sure its systems are working and the car is healthy for the next owner. I had a new accelerator pedal bracket installed today by a 55 year classic Mercedes-Benz master technician that lives locally. We had it up on the lift and he gave it a PPI as well, so I'll be uploading some better pictures of the underside here soon. He was impressed by the condition and said he hadn't worked on a 450SL this nice and honest in years. I'll be here if you have any questions! I'm open for phone calls, in-person showings, or anything else you need from me.