1971 Mercedes 280 SL For Sale
SOLD! on Bringatrailer.com December 20, 2021, click to visit the auction page on BaT.
Midnight Blue (904) (upper and lower)
Parchment MB Tex Interior
Dark Blue Soft Top
Becker Radio
Originally equipped with Air Conditioning – was removed from the car but is included in the sale.
84,393 miles
Purchased in the Spring of 1995 by current owner, now 80 years old, the car is ready for a new home.
Complete engine rebuild (with detailed receipt) costing $15,000+ in 2008
Rebuilt fuel injection pump in 2009
Time Valve Stainless Steel exhaust system
Much maintenance by Lake Country Classics – Minneapolis, MN
Service records from past owners going back to 1984
Repainted (in correct Midnight Blue) in the early 1990s, before current owner’s acquisition.
See Dave take this 280 SL out for a test drive on the backroads of the Finger Lakes Region of Upstate, New York.
I’ve put almost 200 miles on this car and it is one of the smoothest running / shifting engine / transmission combinations I’ve experienced in a 280 SL.
PPI from Huber’s Imported Car Service – Minneapolis, MN from September 2021 included in the almost 300 photos (link below).
Link to almost 300 detailed photos of this car here.
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