ONLY 32,850 MILES!!!!

Garage-kept, unrestored survivor car

4.5L fuel injected V8 – 190hp, 240 lb-ft

Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection

3 speed automatic transmission

Power steering, power 4 wheel disc brakes, factory a/c

Power windows, central  locks, tinted glass

Factory red leather interior

Grey-blue metallic paint

Production date 2 / 73

For more details on the 450SLC:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_R107_and_C107

Here we have for your consideration, a GORGEOUS low-mile survivor. The car looks to have had a single repaint in the factory Grey-Blue metallic paint, and the only way I can tell is I saw a tape line on a doorjamb. Once I noticed the one, I checked all the openings - doors, hood, trunk, gas door - and the whole car got repainted, not just a piece of it. It is the correct original color for the car and I have found zero signs of bodywork - the car is straight as an arrow - so my guess is it was repainted when the factory paint faded, which was not uncommon for these light blue metallic colors.

Like I said - straight as an arrow. No waves, ripples, or misplaced body lines. All the panel gaps line up like they should. There are one or two super-small door dings on the whole car, and they're so minor I couldn't get them to show up in the photos. This body is gorgeous.

Yes, the odometer reads 032850. We also have an odometer statement, signed by the owner, saying that is actual miles. For a 41 year old car, that works out to....801.2 average miles per year. Wow. All the gauges work. All the dash instruments and lights work. From what I could tell, all the interior accessories work just like they should.

Beautiful factory leather front and back, with only one flaw - a section about 2" long on one seam on the drivers seat. You can see it in the photo taken through the passenger door, it's right above the seat belt buckle. But, that's all. No odors. No other rips or tears. The carpets look great, with the only faded spot being the cover for the first aid kit on the rear window package shelf.

No sags or rips in the headliner, and yes - it's a hardtop. No sunroof, no rattles, no leaks. 

Original, unmolested engine compartment. Our customer drove it to us when they traded it in, and it has been garage kept as long as they owned it (they are not the original owners). It sat on our lot for a few days, and when I went to start it for this ad I found the battery was dead. We installed a brand new battery, and she fired right up. No tics, no complaints, no hesitation, no smoke, no drips, nothing. Purrs like a kitten and runs like a champ. I took the photos for this ad, drove it a few miles (it ran flawlessly - engine, transmission, brakes, suspension, steering, all of it), and parked it in our indoor storage facility to keep it out of the winter weather and road salt. 

Yes, I work for an RV dealer and that is who's selling the car. But...I'm a "car guy". I spent plenty of my youth building and racing both front-drive turbo cars, and '70s V8 musclecars. I still tinker quite a bit, still have my main musclecar from back then, and still know what to look at (and look for) in a classic car such as this. I didn't drive this Mercedes and compare it to my 2014 Jeep - I know better than that. I drove it and took note of how everything behaved, with an eye towards the fact that it's 41 years old. And...I was THOROUGHLY impressed. It's quiet. Smooth. No rattles or squeaks (and I take bumpy roads on purpose). Linear power with no hiccups. Linear braking. Accurate steering. Good upshifts and downshifts. No unusual mechanical noises. Good levels on all the gauges. I'm about the same age as this car, and my body rattles and squeaks more than this car does!! (probably because I have much higher mileage than the car and have led a much harder life...). This is an extremely low-mile car, but it does not behave like something that's sat too long. It starts right up, the fuel injection doesn't hiccup, the transmission doesn't hesitate or clunk, the suspension doesn't creak, the brakes don't pull. It behaves like it's been driven every day, for 41 years. No drama, no complaints, no bad manners at all. Like I said - I was thoroughly impressed.

The doors and the body are, from what I was able to tell, 100% rust free. The stainless trim is in great shape too. I wasn't able to get any photos because it sits so low, but the undercarriage looks just as clean and solid as the rest of the car - and the quiet, smooth, squeak-and-clunk-free ride backs that up. 

Nice solid decklid

Original spare and clean spare tire well

Clean trunk, with one small spot that's shown signs of water leaking:

The storage bin on the passenger side, under the fuel filler, had some water in it after sitting on our lot in a rainstorm. The floor of the bin is still firm, not weak, but there is some surface rust on it. The new owner is going to want to poke around and find where the water is getting in, and seal it up as well as coating this bin with some POR-15, once they get it home. But this is the ONLY spot I could find any water penetration at all on the car.

The fuel filler looks great, with the original tire loading sticker still in place!

The reminder sticker in the trunk, to check that tire label when loading the car, is still in great shape as well.

The VIN tag on the doorjamb

And option plate attached to the radiator support.

Original color-matched hubcaps, and four good tires all around. 

Like I said...just a beautiful automobile. 

This is a very rare opportunity - you don't see a lot of these cars around, certainly not with this kind of low mileage on them. When you do, they are normally part of a well-loved, and well-protected private collection. To find one in this condition, with these miles, up for sale? Extremely rare. 

As I said - I was thoroughly impressed with the way this Mercedes runs. It could very easily become a daily driver - there's a reason Mercedes has the reputation they do for reliability and durability, and this car definitely lives up to that standard. I wouldn't hesitate for an instant - if I had to drive anywhere in the country, I'd hop in this Mercedes and hit the road without a second thought. 

If you are close to Maryland (our location is in a Mapquest link in the "About Us" section below), I invite you to come see it in person. Let me know when you want to come so I can get the car - we have it stored in an indoor, off-site storage facility so it isn't in danger of scratches or nicks or spills here at our main location. It's nice and safely tucked away, no danger from our winter weather or snaps and zippers on everyone's heavy winter clothing. I'm happy to get it out, and get it ready for you to look at and take a short test drive if you like. I know you'll be impressed.

$500 non-refundable deposit within 24 hours of auctions' end (deposit is due immediately via Paypal, when you click Buy It Now). 

Payment in full is due within seven days - bank wire transfer, cashiers check in person, or US cash (paper money, not a debit card) in person.

If you plan to finance, please have financing in place BEFORE placing your bid.

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(subject to item qualifications, borrower credit approval, and bank terms).

All items are sold Local Pickup Only. 

Beckley's Camping Center does not ship. We recommend www.uship.com as a resource for our buyers, and are happy to work with any shipper you send to pick up your item.

Please make sure your shipper knows our eBay office hours are 9-6, Monday-Friday, East Coast (US) time.

Any item picked up by a shipper and not the final purchaser will be subject to a $150 postage/documentation fee. Maryland law requires original signatures on all paperwork; this fee covers prep and postage to get the paperwork to the buyer for signatures, back to us for review, and to Maryland for filing in the buyers' absence. 

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Unless otherwise noted in the Item Description, our eBay units are sold as-is, where-is, with no warranties expressed or implied. 

Purchase price does not include any applicable tax, tag, or title fees. The purchase price is for the item only, as pictured and described in this listing - no more, no less. 

Items are available for pickup during normal eBay office hours of 9-6, Monday-Friday, East coast (US) time.

Appointments are required for pickup due to the logistics and number of staff members involved in the paperwork/pickup process. 

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Beckley's Camping Center has been the #1 RV dealer in the state of Maryland for 13 years straight.

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Being an RV dealer, sometimes we trade "other" items so our buyers can get the RV they dream about. That means we'll get motorcycles. Or boats. Or cars and trucks. Jet-skis. Four wheelers. Golf carts. You name it - equity is equity, and if it helps us sell an RV to an enthusiastic customer we're not afraid to consider trading anything we think we can re-sell. 

And, that's how we got the item you see here. All our items - whether an RV or not - are private party trade-ins. We do not shop auctions. We do not deal in repos or salvage units. We only sell what a private owner has traded to us, after we check it over and make sure it's something we're comfortable putting our name on. 

If you're looking for a "bargain basement price", or just want to get the cheapest thing you can get away with, we may not be for you. We make good deals, with fair prices, but we're not some guy selling cheap stuff out of his yard that you know nothing about.  We're a 30 year old RV dealership - family owned and operated, #1 in Maryland for over a dozen years straight - and we have a reputation to uphold. We look each of our items over carefully, and advertise them as accurately as humanly possible. We believe in quality. Quality products, quality service, and a quality ownership experience. If you're looking for something nice to own and enjoy...take a good look at my listings. I bet you'll like what you see.

Email always works best. I'm a one-man-show in eBay sales, so you're going to get a personal response and one-on-one service from the time you place a bid until you pull off the lot with your new unit. Because of that personal attention, though, I am very rarely sitting by my phone. You'll get a quicker response if you email me, and include your questions in the email so I can find the answers before I contact you back. 

If you are asking about an item that has ended, please - TELL ME what the item is. The eBay email system does not include any item information once an auction has ended, all it says is "so and so asked a question". Tell me you're asking about the 2009 Cougar travel trailer, or the 1998 Dodge pickup truck, or whatever the item is. 

If you are a "phone person", my number is 800-296-6959. When the receptionist answers, ask for Joe, in eBay sales. My office hours are 9-6 Monday-Friday (East coast time). If you don't get me, please leave a detailed message - again, include your questions so I can find your answers before I call you back - and I promise to get back to you as quickly as I can with the answers you're looking for.