1990 Mercedes 300 Sl Convertible-hardtop on 2040-cars
Bay Springs, Mississippi, United States
THIS CAR IS CLEAN AND DEPENDABLE. FLY IN DRIVE IT ANYWHERE. NEW TIRES, NEW BRAKES, NEWLY SERVICED TRANSMISSION AND FILTER. NEW PLUGS, DISTRIBUTOR CAP AND WIRES. THIS CAR RIDES AS GOOD AS A NEW CAR, HANDLES GREAT NO SHAKES AND SHIMMIES AND SHE GETS AROUND 22 MPG ON THE HIGHWAY 17 CITY, SET THE CRUISE AND GO ANYWHERE. I HAVE THE ORIGINAL OWNERS MANUAL WITH MERCEDES DEALER SERVICED FOR FIRST 100,000 MILES. THE ORIGINAL CONVERTIBLE TOP IS NICE AND BLACK AND NO TEARS. THE POWER TOP WORKS GREAT WITH ALL NEW HYDROLIC CYLINDERS REPLACED A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO BY PREVIOUS OWNERS. THE PAINT IS SUPER FOR AGE, NO DENTS, NO ROCK PECKS AND STILL NICE AND SHINY. I HAVE KEPT THE CAR IN ENCLOSED AIR CONDITIONED SHOP SINCE I HAVE HAD IT. THE CARPET IS CLEAN AS NEW, THE LEATHER SEATS ARE PRISTINE, NO CRACKS OR WEATHERING SIGNS. CAR HAS NOT BEEN SMOKED IN. . . I CAN'T THINK OF A SINGLE PROBLEM WITH THIS CAR, AND AFTER DRIVING IT THIS WEEKEND I REALLY HATE TO SELL IT , BUT SOME TOYS MUST GO. NOTE: I HIT MY POWER ANTENNA ON SHOP DOOR AND BROKE IT THIS WEEKEND, I WILL HAVE POWER ANTENNA REPAIRED WITH NEW MOTOR AND ANTENNA BEFORE IT LEAVES. THIS IS A CLEAN LITTLE COLLECTIBLE HONEY, FIRST YEAR OF THE SMALLER SL BODY STYLE AND SHOULD BE VERY COLLECTIBLE IN THE FUTURE.
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Clark Gable's 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing doesn't sell, then does sell for $1.85 million [UPDATE: w/video]
Sat, 19 Jan 2013How much extra value does previous celebrity ownership add to of a car? Really, there's no way to know until the car in question hits the auction block and bidders start raising their hands. In the case of the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing you see above, the celebrity owner is none other than Clark Gable, who purchased it new. After Gable's death in 1960, the car changed hands a few times before settling with Charles Wood in 1975.
A high-dollar restoration was performed in 1989, and period accessories added by Gable himself were kept in place, including the Rudge knock-off wheels and Nardi steering wheel. Any Mercedes-Benz 300SL is worth a big chunk of money. In the case of Clark Gable's old Gullwing, the bidding stalled at $1.9 million here at the 2013 Barrett-Jackson auction in Scottsdale. As one of the 5000-series cars, this 300SL carried a reserve, and a bit of after-the-fact dealmaking saw the car change hands for $1.85 million.
You can see our high-res image gallery above, and the car's official auction description below.
Consumer Reports selling its road-tested roadsters [w/video]
Thu, 31 Jan 2013Here's a chance to acquire a celebrity-owned vehicles, and this time at a discount instead of a premium. So the celebrity in this case is Consumer Reports, that magazine that could be equally adored and abhored by car enthusiasts. CR buys all of its test vehicles and usually finds willing second owners within its own ranks, but its opening its small used-car lot to the public. On the forecourt are four roadsters: an automatic 2012 Audi TT 2.0 TFSI Quattro S-Tronic with 6,600 miles for $36,500, a manual 2012 BMW Z4 sDrive28i with 8,400 miles for $45,000, a manual 2012 Mercedes-Benz SLK250 for $39,500 and a manual 2013 Porsche Boxster with 7,000 miles for $48,000.
Those numbers mean a savings of $9,000 to $10,000 before haggling - each car is listed with an "Asking price" so there could be some wiggle room if you show up with pockets full of dough and eyes full of serious intent. Since the money CR earns from the sales go back into the magazine's budget to buy more test cars, however, it probably won't take any oddball trades, so you can forget about getting any purchasing help from that track-day AMC Javelin project on blocks in the back yard.
The vehicles have been taken care of and spiffed up for sale; buyers will take delivery at the CR test track in East Haddam, Connecticut and get a tour of the facilities. While you're there they'll even take you on a lap around the track so you can feel how your car handles when driven by one of its testers. They will probably not help you with advice on which toaster and dehumidifier to buy - you'll still need to get a subscription for that. Have a look at the video below to see a day in the life of a CR test car.
Maybach and Aston Martin alliance talks fall apart
Tue, 27 Sep 2011If you have, like us, been salivating at the notion of a new generation of Maybach and Lagonda ultra-luxury crafts built by Aston Martin, we've got some bad news: According to reports emanating from Germany, talks between AML and Daimler have broken down.
The proposal under negotiation would have seen Daimler outsourcing production of the next family of Maybach models to Aston Martin, which in return would benefit from Mercedes-Benz platforms and engines - not only for its svelte GTs, but also for its own future Lagonda line of limousines and luxury SUVs. That, and a boatload of money - or at least that's what AML was reportedly seeking, an issue that served as the stumbling block over which the deal reportedly collapsed.
That's not to say the two parties couldn't still reach some sort of a compromise, but short of that, Daimler may opt to either shut down Maybach altogether, find another partner, or take another stab at building new models internally.