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Drive Type:
FWD
Transmission:
Manual
Condition:
Used
Color:
Silver
Color:
Silver
VIN:
20732
Description
The exterior was refinished in its factory Silver Grey Metallic (DB180) using Glasurit products in 1985. Equipment includes a Mercedes-spec replacement black soft top, a removable body-color Pagoda hardtop, European-market Bosch headlights, and chrome-finished bumpers. Close-up photos of the paint and fender notches are provided in the gallery, along with images of paint meter readings, and imperfections are noted on the nose and door edges. The seller notes a scratch on the hardtop.
1970 date-stamped 14” steel wheels…
The exterior was refinished in its factory Silver Grey Metallic (DB180) using Glasurit products in 1985. Equipment includes a Mercedes-spec replacement black soft top, a removable body-color Pagoda hardtop, European-market Bosch headlights, and chrome-finished bumpers. Close-up photos of the paint and fender notches are provided in the gallery, along with images of paint meter readings, and imperfections are noted on the nose and door edges. The seller notes a scratch on the hardtop.
1970 date-stamped 14” steel wheels wear polished full covers with body-color accents as well as 185R14 Michelin MX4 radials tires. A spare wheel with the factory-issued Firestone Phoenix rubber is housed in the trunk, and the car is equipped with power steering.
Cabin finishes include black Roser leather (241) covering the dashboard, door panels, and bucket seats, while coordinated multi-loop carpeting covers the floors and wood trim accents the dashboard and center console. Amenities include a Becker Europa radio and an under-dash Becker Olympia cassette player linked to a period Hirschmann antenna with key.
The factory two-spoke steering wheel features a separate horn ring and frames factory metric instrumentation that includes a 220-km/h speedometer and a tachometer, as well as fuel and temperature gauges. The five-digit odometer is believed to have rolled once and now shows 35k kilometers (~22k miles), with exact mileage unknown.
The 2.8-liter M130 inline-six features Bosch mechanical fuel injection and produced 180 horsepower in European-market specification when new. The seller states that work completed in 2021 included a full rebuild of the engine and replacement of the clutch components and fluid.
Serial numbers stamped on the engine and transmission match the vehicle’s data card as shown in the gallery below, which also contains photos showing the spot welds along the inner fenders, quilted firewall pad, and late-style satin black coolant expansion tank.
Power is sent rearward via a four-speed manual transmission and an optional 3.69:1 rear axle ratio. Additional photos of the underside are presented in the gallery.
Translating the build sheet yields the following information:
Materials sold with the car include owner’s manuals, the data card, period invoices, a factory tool kit, a pair of handheld spotlights, and a factory five-piece Hepco luggage set accompanied by keys and 1970 purchase paperwork. Additional materials include a stock radio delete plate and a front license plate from the Canton of Vaud outside Geneva, Switzerland said to be original to the car. An in-car driving demonstration is shown below.
$35,500
Make:
Mercedes-Benz
Model:
280SL
Color:
Silver
Transmission:
Manual
Condition:
Used
Year:
1970
Mileage:
22,000 miles
Fuel Type:
Gasoline
State:
Washington
Country:
United States
Contact Person:
Almeda Abnet
Offer ID #48792
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