1985 Mercedes-Benz 280SL 5-Speed

7 CommentsPosted as: ClearPOST COMMENT August 21st, 2024 at 10:49am ESTmbheritage (90) Seller 0Thanks to all for supporting this special 280SL. While $47k is a very strong bid, it does not support the recent sales price of a similar car. Our marketing will continue.August 20th, 2024 at 5:27pm EST$47,000 bid placed by @neilAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:27pm EST$45,000 bid placed by @GlennaSAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:26pm EST$44,000 bid placed by @neilAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:26pm EST$42,500 bid placed by @GlennaSAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:26pm EST$42,000 bid placed by @neilAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:26pm EST$41,500 bid placed by @StardriverAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:25pm EST$41,000 bid placed by @neilAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:25pm EST$40,500 bid placed by @StardriverAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:25pm EST$40,000 bid placed by @neilAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:24pm EST$39,500 bid placed by @GlennaSAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:24pm EST$39,000 bid placed by @neilAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:24pm EST$37,500 bid placed by @StardriverAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:24pm EST$37,000 bid placed by @Young1August 20th, 2024 at 5:23pm EST$36,000 bid placed by @neilAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:23pm EST$35,500 bid placed by @StardriverAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:22pm EST$35,000 bid placed by @neilAugust 20th, 2024 at 5:22pm EST$34,500 bid placed by @StardriverAugust 20th, 2024 at 4:32pm EST$34,000 bid placed by @Young1August 20th, 2024 at 3:54pm EST$33,000 bid placed by @neilAugust 20th, 2024 at 1:40pm ESTCshai (2) 1WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CAR AND A BLAST TO DRIVE.August 20th, 2024 at 11:40am EST$32,000 bid placed by @Young1August 20th, 2024 at 10:45am ESTmbheritage (90) Seller 1Last day for this investment grade 280SL 5-speed. I encourage bidders to look at all the images to understand just how exceptional this SL is. Feel free to contact me with any questions. The new owner will receive all the documents shown in the listing and I'm happy to store the car as we await a trucker. I should also remind bidders that the true mileage is closer to 28,600 when we account for the 7,500 miles that were added to the odometer during the US certification process. This combined with the specification - leather, AC, cruise control, child's seat, small bumpers, power windows, burlwood, euro headlamps and of course the 5-speed gearbox - makes the car a unicorn here in the states. The car will be sold as-is with no warranty implied or otherwise. As I noted below the car is not California smog compliant hence can't be registered here unless purchased by a CA dealer. Bidders should refresh their browsers regularly during the final minutes to see the most current bids. Bidders that are new to the live online auction scene should know any bid placed within the last 2 minutes of the auction resets the timer to 2 minutes. Good luck to all!August 20th, 2024 at 9:38am EST$30,000 bid placed by @neilAugust 18th, 2024 at 4:09pm ESTmbheritage (90) Seller 0wavydave Thanks for the note. The car is not certified for sale in CA as it lacks the important BAR (Bureau of Automotive Repair) door jamb sticker. It may be largely compliant having been fitted with EGR, O2 sensor and a catalytic converter but it would have to go to an authorized BAR vendor for the certification/modification process. An LLC would be the way to go for a CA resident.August 17th, 2024 at 3:48am ESTwavydave (9) 0Georgia title… can this car be registered in California?August 16th, 2024 at 2:13pm EST$20,000 bid placed by @Young1August 16th, 2024 at 11:13am EST$18,000 bid placed by @StardriverAugust 15th, 2024 at 5:16pm EST$17,000 bid placed by @Young1August 14th, 2024 at 1:07pm EST$15,000 bid placed by @StardriverAugust 13th, 2024 at 11:53pm EST$3,000 bid placed by @mbz240d1981August 13th, 2024 at 2:17pm EST$2,750 bid placed by @BD450SLAugust 13th, 2024 at 12:30am EST$2,500 bid placed by @mbz240d1981August 10th, 2024 at 3:20pm ESTmbheritage (90) Seller 0Welcome all to my gorgeous 1985 280SL 5-speed auction. There is much to talk about with this car. It's most unusual in that it was imported to California as an essentially new car with not much more than delivery miles on the odometer. It saw essentially no use in Europe. This removes the speculation about mileage accuracy typical of 'grey market' imports of that era. It's important to note that the actual mileage is approximately 28,700. Most of you know that to import a new car in the '80s required an odometer reading of at least 7,500 miles. This was achieved by rolling the odometers of new cars forward the 7500 miles or so required. Doing the math on this car (36,124 - 7,500 = 28,624) we get below 29k miles. While it's impossible to be exact, this number more closely reflects actual miles. The specification is stunning and rare for a 280SL which was typically a down market SL in Europe. However, this car was equipped much like a US 380SL in period with leather, power windows, alarm, rear seat, electric windows, tinted glass and AC. My sense is that it must have been a special order in Belgium. We also see the deck lid insignia delete on the build sheet. And of course, the piece of equipment that sets the car apart is the 5-speed manual gearbox. Absent the 5-speed, the value and demand falls sharply. Mercedes-Benz does not offer build numbers for 5-speed 107s but we can be assured that very few were constructed. And and fewer were outfitted so lavishly. I've owned only 3 in 34 years. Feel free to contact me with any questions. I'll create a video in the next few days.August 9th, 2024 at 2:46pm EST$2,250 bid placed by @PeaboAugust 9th, 2024 at 1:38pm EST$2,000 bid placed by @EtphonehomeAugust 9th, 2024 at 1:27pm EST$1,320 bid placed by @dougruggmb100August 9th, 2024 at 1:08pm EST$1,070 bid placed by @Rockster80August 9th, 2024 at 11:07am ESTOxfordMotorcars (64) 0I own 007454… bought by original owner as a young Army officer stationed in Germany…these are really the best of the R107 mix… 5 speed a delight.