Mercedes-benz 450 Slc Rare Condition All Original Equipment 79k Orig Miles on 2040-cars
Oak Brook, Illinois, United States
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This rare find comes with original 79,001 miles certified. I am an MB enthusiast born in Germany and I sell one of my cars once a year or so, alwyas have positive feedback, please read the desription. It drives like new, I had it up to 90mph and the car wanted to go much more, very smooth even aligment is perfect. comes with all the original equipment including the famous Becker radio which works great as well. The car starts right away every time, transmission and engine are excellent and very smooth. I only use the mercedes recommended oil from Germany for every oil change, bit more expensive but sure worth it. This version was made in Germany for the American market and is famous for its sports handling and driving comfort. Heat and AC work as well. You can see the interior is also in beautiful condition no rips or issues. It was recently conditioned with a special formula for these kind of cars. The car was repainted at some point in the past but looks great. Notes from the website: http://www.mbca.org/forum/450slc-50-500slc-history The 450SLC 5.0/500SLC coupes were produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1978 to 1981 and are the rarest post-war models ever produced by Mercedes Benz. They were manufactured by Mercedes Benz to homologate the 450SLC for road rally purposes. Some cars were campaigned with factory support, but the rest of the production was sold to the European market to meet homologation guidelines. Fewer than 100 cars were imported into the United States as grey market cars during production. A few more cars were brought into the USA during the 1980’s as a one time “personal” exemption. No one really knows how many of these cars still actually exist, but most estimates are that less than 100 road worthy 450SLC 5.0 and 500SLC’s still exist in the United States at this time. The cars differed from the stock 450SLC’s in several ways. The hood and trunk lids were made from aluminum for significant weight savings. The cars also had front and rear spoilers from the factory that resulted in a 9 –10% reduction in wind resistance and a higher top speed. Top speed exceeded 142 mph. The motor was among the first aluminum V-8 production motors produced by Mercedes-Benz. It was lighter than the 4.5 liter iron block counterpart and produced 240 (DIN) horsepower (over 300 HP in SAE HP terms commonly used today). The chassis numbers for the 450SLC cars started with 107026 and the motor numbers started with 117960 indicating the 5.0 aluminum block motor. The combination of the rigid chassis, lighter weight and higher horsepower made for a quick, reliable and competitive car that won or placed in several international road rally events, such as the Paris to Dakar and Mexican Road Rally events. An original 450SLC 5.0 car was sold recently for $ 350,000.00 and another example resides in the Mercedes Museum in Germany. On Mar-24-14 at 08:41:23 PDT, seller added the following information: For clarity: Please note the description from mbca above is of the 5.0 liter engine model which is virtually same. The model listed here is rare and very sought after for the following reasons:
On Mar-24-14 at 09:53:40 PDT, seller added the following information: Thanks for the questions: here are some answers: - The title is clean and clear problem free - car is accident free, drives great on and off the highway, there are no warning lights on or issues even alignment is perfect, radio, all speakers work great. - the upholstery including top is in great original condition. |
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