£50,000 - £60,000
1964 Mercedes-Benz 230 / 250 SL
United Kingdom • 3 Dec 2025 • Lot 30P
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This is a UK-supplied, right-hand drive Mercedes-Benz 230SL that has been upgraded with a 250SL specification engine. It also benefits from restoration work and a recent engine overhaul, making it a desirable classic.
Condition
7
Extensive restoration, engine overhaul in 2025.
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Manual
Transmission:
11304220003959
Chassis No:
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
682 XAF
Reg Number:
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Original UK right-hand drive example, fitted with a manual gearbox.
Registration No: 682 XAFChassis No: 11304220003959MOT: Exempt
Desirable UK-supplied, right-hand drive example fitted with a four-speed manual gearbox
Uprated with a 2496cc 250SL specification engine by a Mercedes-Benz main service agent in 1975 and re-badged to suit
Subject to extensive restoration works during the vendor's ownership by Cotswold Classics
Treated to a thorough engine and injector system overhaul in 2025
Successor to both the exotic race bred 300SL 'Gullwing' Coupe and its humbler 190SL sibling, the W113 series SL proved more comfortable than the former and faster than the latter (a point emphasised by Eugen Bohringer's 1963 Liege-Sofia-Liege rally victory).
First of the line, the 230SL was introduced at the March 1963 Geneva Salon.
Penned by Paul Bracq, its wonderfully crisp styling clothed a monocoque chassis equipped with all-round independent coil-sprung suspension and disc brakes.
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£7,161
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£54,496
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£162,504
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MOT Information
Expired
Expired on Jul 18 2017
Latest MOT Mileage
41,917 miles
Registration Date
1964-06-12
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