Vehicle Description
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 2-Door Roadster - First Owned in Texas Car
- Black over Gray Interior - 5.6L V8 - Both Hard and Soft Tops -
Tools, Books, and Original Window Sticker - $63k New in 1988!
(Please note: If you happen to be viewing this 1988 Mercedes-Benz
560SL on a website other than our Garage Kept Motors site, it's
possible that you've only seen some of our many photographs of the
car due to third-party website limitations. To be sure you access
all the more than 155 photographs, as well as a short start-up and
walk-around video, and a link to the 560SL's
accident-and-damage-free Carfax history report, please go to our
main website: Garage Kept Motors.) The... Mercedes-Benz 560SL Is
the Car I Always Wanted �€" Christopher Smith, Popular Mechanics,
August 2018 Mercedes automobiles, especially those from before
1990, are known to inspire remarkable loyalty. This is Chris
Smith's first-person story: My mother always wanted a Mercedes
convertible. Back in the '80s, we moved from Long Island to North
Carolina, and she finally went to a dealer. I will never forget
that summer day she pulled into our driveway. The car was a work of
art. Mercedes started building this generation SL in the early
'70s, and 1989 was its last year, so the car looks older than it
is. But it doesn't drive like an old car. With a 5.6-liter V-8, it
has a lot of power for a two-seater. And when you hit the gas, the
shifts are barely noticeable. It still feels like a luxury car. I
know the prices for these are going up now. But I don't ever want
to sell it. Chris Smith's 560 SL was black over gray. (Hold that
thought.) Offered here is a 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL in black
(0400) over gray 278) under a black soft top. Sold new at Rallye
Motors in Roslyn, New York, this is an upstate New York car with a
Carfax-verified record of regular, dealer-performed maintenance
over its life. The SL's odometer reads 83,041, or just over 2,500
miles per-year on average since new. Its outstanding condition
speaks to the value of meticulous owner care. Courtesy of
lastvin.com, the car's VIN decoding shows its build statics,
including a full list of optional equipment: VIN WDBBA48D8JA088911
Model Year 1988 Model 560 SL Engine 117967 12 038023 Transmission
722313 03 088413 Order Number 0 8 704 03277 Order Location UNITED
STATES (USA) Interior LEATHER - GRAY (278) Paint 1 BLACK (040O)
Paint 2 BLACK (040O) Paint 5 78 Approx. Build Date 1988-05 240
OUTSIDE TEMPERATURE INDICATOR 262 ELIMINATION OF REAR END SPOILER
442 AIRBAG IN STEERING WHEEL 461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND
ENGLISH LEGEND 491 U.S. VERSION 506 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR, LEFT
AND RIGHT, HEATED (ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE ON THE RIGHT) 519 BECKER
RADIO MEXICO GRAND PRIX, ELECTRONIC (USA) 524 PAINTWORK -
PRESERVATION 531 AUTOMATIC ANTENNA 543 SUN VISOR WITH VANITY
MIRROR, ILLUMINATED, LEFT AND RIGHT 551 ANTI-THEFT/ANTI-BREAK-IN
WARNING SYSTEM 570 FOLDING ARMREST, FRONT 581 AUTOMATIC CLIMATE
CONTROL 592 HEAT-INSULATING GLASS, ALL-AROUND, HEATED REAR WINDOW
PANE, BAND FILTER 639 ELIMINATION OF FIRST-AID BOX AND WARNING
TRIANGLE 740 BLACK SOFT TOP FABRIC 9001 808 CHANGE OF MODEL YEAR,
THE LAST FIGURE SHOWING THE NEW MODEL YEAR The car's original
window sticker is also included in the sale and can be seen in the
accompanying photo gallery. The exterior black finish remains in
very good-to-excellent condition. (The paint on the included
removable hardtop is excellent, and the black fabric soft top with
gray stitching is also in excellent, like-new condition.) There is
no body damage, no dents or dings on any panel, including
lower-body panels and trim. Chrome body trim is excellent overall
with the exception of the rear bumper where the plating has begun
separating. Cabin glass and all lighting lenses (including on the
lower-fron
