1979 Mercedes-Benz 450SLC

7 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT October 24th, 2025 at 2:13pm EST$10,500 bid placed by @BodybaggedOctober 24th, 2025 at 10:29am EST$8,000 bid placed by @Eghatch95October 21st, 2025 at 3:23pm EST$7,350 bid placed by @JSpearsOctober 21st, 2025 at 1:02pm EST$7,100 bid placed by @BodybaggedOctober 20th, 2025 at 2:24pm EST$4,100 bid placed by @BD450SLOctober 17th, 2025 at 1:25pm ESTDavidzetro (0) Seller 0@Kfossum im gonna have to steal that one, never heard them referred to as diving board bumpers i love it, haha. That’s a perfect way to explain them, I have a 72 240z as well and those come factory with thin metal bumpers just like the euro bumpers. But when you look at the later model s30 like the 280z it’s the same body but they added the big diving board bumpers for safety and it just kills the aesthetic on them. October 17th, 2025 at 1:20pm ESTKfossum (9) 1@Davidzetro yeah you’ve done very well putting this together. It’s absolutely beautiful looking through the rest of the pictures. I will tell you that the diving board bumpers are not as hard on the eyes as with other C107 color/wheel combinations - I think it might be the wheels that make it tolerable. Well put together!October 17th, 2025 at 1:18pm ESTDavidzetro (0) Seller 0@Kfossum Thank you! And those were my plans exactly, euro bumpers an amg pre merger steering wheel/or nardi and head liner and the car would have been perfect in my eyes. The euro bumpers make such a dramatic difference, if she doesn’t sell euro bumpers, steering wheel and headliner are In Her near future with me. As regards to the cause the shop said it was my door seal that runs along the top of the door frame where the glass meets, that needed replacing and they see that being the cause a lot of times as they done multiple SL rockers and sill panels from that same problem. I never got around to changing the seal out as the car is always garaged it doesn’t sit outside. But it’s something I’d definitely change down the road October 17th, 2025 at 1:11pm ESTKfossum (9) 1This is a really nice looking car, with a set of euro bumpers this will be absolutely beautiful - the way it was meant to look. With regards to the rocker work, one of the root causes for rust in front of the rear wheel arch is the opera windows leaking water. Hopefully the shop that did the work confirm that no further water is coming in through there and that the floor under the reat seat is whole. It’s pretty easy to see if the two glass panels have separated from the plastic center sandwich section - a simple tap test will reveal whether the glass pane is rattling or not. And believe it or not, Mercedes sort of planned for moisture in there as the center sandwich section contains a compartment filled with desiccant! Edit: the open cell foam panels underneath the back seat carpet on this one do look nice and hole, usually when they take on moisture, they will expand and crack.October 16th, 2025 at 3:17pm ESTDavidzetro (0) Seller 0@CraigSu Thank you! And yes definitely, I just emailed the restoration shop To send me the invoice in a pdf format so I can save the image and post it here. The metal work was 2000 dollars.October 16th, 2025 at 2:35pm ESTCraigSu (7) 1Beautiful example! Can you post receipts for the rocker panel work?October 16th, 2025 at 1:09pm ESTDavidzetro (0) Seller 0Welcome to the auction, I’m the owner of this beautiful SLC. This car is an absolute pleasure to drive and gets thumbs up without fail anytime I take her out she’s being daily driven lately without any hiccups. Any questions feel free to ask! Happy bidding and good luck to every one