SALE PENDING to Connecticut!! This is a one family owned 1966
Mercedes 230SL with air conditioning, soft and hard tops, and
71,000 documented miles since new. This car has been loved from day
one! We have wonderful files of information starting with letters
from Mercedes in Germany coordinating the Euro delivery to its
shipment back to the US. It is a very nice blend of original and
sympathetically restored. The white exterior and red MB Tex
interior makes for a stunning combination. This 230SL was bought
new at the Mercedes dealership in Chicago for Roslyn Boykoff by her
husband Dr. Max Boykoff. It was to replace her 1965 Buick Electra
225 when one of the windows decided to stop working. They ordered
the 230SL to be picked up in Germany, where they enjoyed it for a
week before returning it to the factory for shipment back to
Chicago. Roslyn enjoyed the 230SL as her daily driver for about
twelve years and the car had accumulated about 67,970 miles. She
worked in her husbands general medical practice at Rogers Park,
Illinois. The 230SL was replaced with a new 1978 450SL. The 230SL
was then given to her son, Stuart Boykoff, on February 13, 1978,
who moved to Scottsdale, Arizona. Stuart enjoyed the car for for
the next 40 years and about 4,000 more miles until we purchased
it!! The car had never been in an accident and it was well
maintained. In April of 1990, Stuart had changed the original color
from Arabian Gray to Arctic White with a high quality paint by Auto
Galleria in Scottsdale. The livery still retains excellent
brilliance and looks factory authentic with the exception of the
engine compartment which was painted black rather than body color
(white). We have to agree, the white exterior looks fantastic! All
the chrome is in excellent condition, with no pitting for
scratches. The spot welds are all present in the engine compartment
as well as the dashes near the headlight bezels. The red MB Tex
interior is all original and we bought new coco mats for the
floors. And it looks great! The wood had been redone as well. It
comes with the Becker Europa AM-FM radio and the original seat
belts. The black soft top and the white hard top are both in
excellent condition. The chrome in the interior is as new and
really sets off the wood, white paint and red vinyl. The steering
wheel has some minor cracking that you can see in the photos. The
trunk looks factory fresh with the correct mats, tools, jack, books
and owners manuals and spare wheel. We have photos of the car in
Illinois in the original Arabian Gray and many documents going back
through the last 50 plus years. The floorpans are in very nice
condition and just in front of the rear wheel wells under the car
are two small patches from a prior rust repair. These were repaired
by the craftsmen at Auto Galleria in 1990 when the paint was
redone. There are no outstanding rust issues and the car has never
been in an accident. The 230SL drive very well and has excellent
power. The transmission shifts perfectly and all the instruments
work as they should. The stereo and antenna operate well but the
clock is not working. We had the car fully serviced and the valves
adjusted at MB Services in Phoenix. The car is ready to drive and
enjoy! For more details call Harry Clark at +1.602.245.7200 or
email us at
[email protected].