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£17,160
1988 Mercedes-Benz 420 SL
United Kingdom • 20 Sept 2025 • Lot Lot 118
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AI Listing Summary
This 1988 Mercedes-Benz 420 SL is presented in Signal Red over a Palamino interior. It features some restoration work from 2011, a discreet sound system upgrade, and comes with a valid MoT certificate until September 2026.
Condition
7
The car is described as a 'very smart example' and the bodywork was restored to a high standard around 12 years ago. The listing notes that the restoration is 'still holding up very well today' which indicates slight wear. There is no mention of dents but the wheels were refurbished so there is evidence of wheel wear.
/ 10
Transmission:
Automatic
Chassis No:
WDB1070472A060649
Odometer:
105,995 miles
Reg Number:
D969 BCK
RHD/LHD:
RHD
Year: 1988 Make: Mercedes-Benz Model: 420 SL Registration: D969 BCK Chassis No: WDB1070472A060649 Odometer: 105,995 These fabulous and popular models were launched at the Frankfurt Auto Show in 1985.
The 420 SL convertible retained its predecessor’s long-running Type 107 bodyshell virtually unchanged.
The V8 engined newcomer supplanted the outgoing 380 SL model and was produced alongside the outwardly similar 300 SL ‘six’.
Its power unit was an enlarged and improved version of the existing 3.8 litre overhead cam Type M116 V8.
The running gear followed Mercedes-Benz’s established pattern, comprising of independent suspension and four-wheel disc brakes, while a new five-speed manual gearbox was offered alongside the existing four-speed automatic transmission.
A mere 2,148 examples of this luxuriously equipped limited edition model were made between 1985 and 1989.
This example comes to market from a twelve-year ownership, and is presented very nicely in Signal Red over a Palamino in...
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£12,320
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£22,218
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£45,000
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