Presented is an amazingly well kept and documented 3 Owner 250SL.
Originally sold new at Mercedes Benz of Hollywood California, this
amazing SL is incredibly original and shows visible spot welds,
decals, tags and matching date coded wheels.
Ownership records are included as is the factory data plate, owner
manuals, two sets of keys, tools, and factory jack.
The car drives exceptionally well with new shifter bushings, new
linkage, subframe bushings, battery and ignition components and a
set of new Maxxis Whitewall tires.
An estimated 5,000 cars were built for the world with approximately
1,750 cars coming to the USA. Highlights include:
- Three Owners since new with documented Ownership records
- Sold new through Mercedes Benz of Hollywood, California
- Visible spot welds, decals, and tags
- July 1967 Date coded original wheels with new Maxxis Whitewall
Tires
- New Shifter bushings, New Linkage, and New subframe bushings
- New Battery, Ignition components and recent Fluid and Filter
change
- Single Seat option
- Mounted Hardtop
- Power Steering
- Instruments in English
A classy example of an iconic Mercedes!!
Great lease rates and Financing also available on any of our
inventory!
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1-818-773-8181
About the 250SL:
The Mercedes-Benz W 113 is a two-seat roadster/coupe, introduced at
the 1963 Geneva Motor Show, and produced from 1963 through 1971. It
replaced both the 300 SL (W 198) and the 190 SL (W 121 BII).
The W 113 SL was developed under the auspices of Mercedes-Benz
Technical Director Fritz Nallinger, Chief Engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut
and Head of Styling Friedrich Geiger. The lead designers were Paul
Bracq and Bela Barenyi, who created its patented, slightly concave
hardtop, which inspired the "Pagoda" nickname.
All models were equipped with an inline-six cylinder engine with
multi-port fuel injection. The bonnet, boot lid, door skins and
tonneau cover were made of aluminum to reduce weight. The
comparatively short and wide chassis, combined with an excellent
suspension, powerful brakes and radial tires gave the W 113 superb
handling for its time.[citation needed] The styling of the front,
with its characteristic upright Bosch "fishbowl" headlights and
simple chrome grille, dominated by the large three-pointed star in
the nose panel, paid homage to the 300 SL roadster.
W 113 SLs were typically configured as a "Coupe/Roadster" with a
soft-top and an optional removable hardtop.
By 1955, Mercedes-Benz Technical Director Prof. Fritz Nallinger and
his team held no illusions regarding the 190 SL's lack of
performance, while the high price tag of the legendary 300 SL
supercar kept it elusive for all but the most affluent buyers. Thus
Mercedes-Benz started evolving the 190 SL on a new platform, model
code W127, with a fuel-injected 2.2 liter M127 inline-six engine,
internally denoted as 220SL. Encouraged by positive test results,
Nallinger proposed that the 220SL be placed in the Mercedes-Benz
program.
Technical difficulties kept postponing the production start of the
W127. In 1960, Nallinger eventually proposed to develop a
completely new 220SL design. This led to the W 113 platform, with
an improved fuel-injected 2.3 liter M127 inline-six engine and the
distinctive "pagoda" hardtop roof, designated as 230 SL.
The 230 SL made its debut at the Geneva Motor Show in March
1963.
The W 113 was the first sports car with a "safety body," based on
Bela Barenyi's extensive work on vehicle safety: It had a rigid
passenger cell and designated crumple zones with impact-absorbing
front and rear sections built into the vehicle structure. The
interior was "rounded," with all hard corners and edges removed, as
in the W 111 sedan. The W 113 was also the first Mercedes-Benz with
radial tires.
The 250 SL was introduced at the 1967 Geneva Motor Show. Production
had already commenced in December 1966 and ended in January 1968.
The short one-year production run makes the 250 SL the rarest of
the W 113 series cars. The 250 SL retained the stiffer suspension
and sportier feel of the early SLs, but provided improved agility
with a new engine and rear disc brakes. Range also improved with
increased fuel tank capacity from 17.2 gal to 21.7 gal. Like its
predecessor, the 250 SL was offered with a 4-speed automatic
transmission, and 4-speed or ZF 5-speed manual transmissions.
The main change was the use of the 2.5 L M129.II engine with 0.2"
increased stroke, 0.1" increased valve ports, and seven main
bearings instead of four. The nominal maximum power remained
unchanged at 148HP, but torque improved from 145 lb�ft to 159
lb�ft. Resiliency also improved with a new cooling water tank with
increased capacity from 2.9 gal to 3.4 gal, and a standard
oil-water heat exchanger.
The wider power band of the 250 SL resulted in noticeably improved
performance, as the 230 SL engines rarely produced more than 141HP
in practice
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