Vehicle Description
This 1979 450SL is the real deal!!! A true one owner Mercedes Benz
450SL. It also has a great story from new!! This 450SL belonged to
a childhood friend of our owner Ray Skillman. Ray bought it from
him because the owner was retired and was moving to Europe. He was
a lifetime Delta Airlines pilot. He purchased the car brand new and
took European delivery of it. The car is an exceptional original
example and as you look at it closely you can see it is the real
thing!!! An unmolested non-rusty car that spent its life in the car
friendly states of Georgia, Florida, California and Washington. He
was stationed in all those places throughout his career and the
450SL was always with him. This car has all it's original
documentation including the bill of sale, all the European delivery
paperwork, the owners data plate, extra keys all the original books
and all the service stamps and some service hard copies from brand
new!!! It has good Michelin tires and it runs and drives out 100%.
The blower fan control does not work so it probably needs
replacing. The chrome, stainless, paint and rubber trim are all in
excellent condition!! You can tell by looking the car over that it
was always a garage queen!!! It is beautiful Milan Brown with brown
MB Tex. The paint and interior are exceptional and they do not need
anything to show the car proudly!! The engine compartment is all
original and in very good shape and shows very correctly. It does
look like the original hood pad and that does need to be replaced.
It has the proper spare tire and jack but is missing the tools. It
has an excellent brown convertible top that still looks new!!! If
you are looking for a really nice original car that is fully
documented and correct and has a great story you will be hard
pressed to find a more honest example!!!!
