European-market SLs are distinguished from US-delivered cars by single-lens headlights and a lack of side markers. This example and its Pagoda hardtop were refinished in the factory combination of Signal Red and black under previous ownership, while the trunk floor was replaced in 2005. The car is equipped with a black soft top and a driver-door mirror. The selling dealer notes there is micro-blistering in the paint on the hood, and close-up photos of the paint, glass, and…
European-market SLs are distinguished from US-delivered cars by single-lens headlights and a lack of side markers. This example and its Pagoda hardtop were refinished in the factory combination of Signal Red and black under previous ownership, while the trunk floor was replaced in 2005. The car is equipped with a black soft top and a driver-door mirror. The selling dealer notes there is micro-blistering in the paint on the hood, and close-up photos of the paint, glass, and lenses are provided in the gallery.
14″ steel wheels wear chrome covers with black centers and are mounted with 195/75 Hankook Optimo H724 whitewall tires. The car is equipped with power steering and four-wheel disc brakes.
The cockpit features black MB-Tex seats and door panels along with salt-and-pepper carpets, a body-color dashboard, chrome fittings, and wood trim. Appointments include a heater, three-point inertia-reel seatbelts, a Becker Grand Prix radio, and aftermarket rear speakers. The heater levers were replaced in 2022. The clock, courtesy lamp, and glovebox light do not work.
Instrumentation includes a 220-km/h speedometer, a tachometer, and vertically arrayed auxiliary gauges. The five-digit odometer shows 61k kilometers (~38k miles). True mileage is unknown.
A replacement 2.8-liter M130 inline-six was sourced from Metric Motors and installed in 2007. The Bosch fuel injection pump was also rebuilt by Pacific Fuel Injection, and the fasteners and brackets were re-plated. The spark plugs and battery were replaced in 2022.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed manual transmission. The transmission bearings and seals were replaced in 2007.