1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL

Description

This 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL is for people who know the difference between a nice home and an estate. After all, the classic R107 generation of SLs was built with a sturdiness that keeps them looking premium today. But this one is elevated beyond that status. It has a full elegantly dark style with clean lines that come from giving it proper care.

The added care of this car is demonstrated in the first impression. This is a factory black car, and the finish shows all the right signs of being the original application. It has a known history of good garage-kept care under a car cover. So there's a clean and sleek style with a nice luster that does a terrific job of making the 560SL's classic lines look eternally crisp. In fact, that's one of the reasons why you want this Benz. After all, this car is an icon of its era for being over-built and delivering a more solid feeling than the rest out there. So while the odometer reflects the actual mileage, the build quality and quality care mean this one has a superior kind of elegance. This sophistication is also in how you have both a black folding soft top and a black removable hardtop. It gives this the same everlasting appeal as a black three-piece suit. Clean lines, good glass, and polished chrome are all part of this upper-class experience.

The interior keeps the full dark attitude going. Clean upholstery, plush carpeting, and an overall completeness - right down to the courtesy lights - all make this quite inviting. You also have all the right features you want for comfort, like power windows, power mirrors, a wide fold-down center armrest, an upgraded AM/FM/CD stereo, and provisions for air conditioning (it will need servicing to blow cold again.) There are even nice modern safety features like a driver's airbag and antilock brakes. You will find a few details with the right touches of age, like the polish of the wood on the center console. It's all part of the total impression of this car where it seems to be trying to avoid a nouveau riche feeling more than anything else. After all, a well-kept all-black Benz is all about showing the world you appreciate established luxury.

Under the hood is the correct 5.6-liter V8 motor. It looks like a time capsule of proper maintenance, right down to the bright factory decals. More than just appearance, you want this 560SL because this fuel-injected V8 is a marvel of its time. It has the right power and torque to get you off the line with grace, and it'll keep pulling all the way up to speeds you can only do legally on the autobahn. The four-speed automatic transmission is the ideal pairing as it knows how to snap to attention under acceleration as well as provide terrific overdrive cruising comfort. And with power steering, a fully independent suspension, and recently serviced four-wheel disc brakes, this is one of the few classics that knows how to stay confident on any road.

Complete with a car cover, this is proper elegance for those who like to show established sophistication. Call today!!!