Vehicle Description
1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL - 5.6L V8 - Automatic Transmission - 105k
Miles - Red Over Tan Interior - Both Hard and Soft Tops -
Functioning AC (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 of the more than 15 5 photographs, as well
as a short start-up and walk-around video, and a link to the
560SL's Carfax history report, please go to our main website:
Garage Kept Motors.) The 560SL has maintained its reputation as a
powerful, reliable, well-appointed, classically-styled luxury
automobile.... �€"Hagerty, February 2019 Hagerty continued their
respectful 560SL review: The 560SL was the last in the venerable
R107 series (also known as the W107).... In 1986, Mercedes shipped
its most powerful SL of the decade, and of the chassis type, to the
United States. At 3,781 pounds, the 560SL was also the heaviest of
the SLs, but its new 5.6-liter V-8 engine-with 227 horsepower and
287 lb-ft of torque-had little trouble with the extra weight. In
fact, it had a top speed of about 140 mph. With all the
characteristic Mercedes model-improvement-- a new rear suspension,
a limited-slip differential to better handle the extra power,
anti-lock brakes, leather upholstery, an alarm system, and an
airbag-the 560SL maintained its lofty, most-desired position in the
Stuttgart automaker's lineup. The model also maintained its
status-symbol reputation. As Jim Mateja, the automotive writer for
the Chicago Tribune, put it: If recognition and having the common
folk gawk enviably as you pass are high on your list of priorities,
then get thee into a Mercedes-Benz 560SL. Offered here in Signal
Red exterior paint (code 568O) over beige leather (code 275) under
a brown-fabric convertible top is a perfectly understated luxury
Mercedes two-seater. The condition of the cosmetics and the
mechanicals of the car show that, with good maintenance and
reasonable care, these classic automobiles can extend their life
almost indefinitely. (The Carfax history report shows an
unexplained damage report in 2014 resulting in moderate damage,
however there is no mention of an accident, and no accident report.
Regardless, whatever the incident or the resultant damage, the car
has been professionally and completely repaired long since leaving
no sign of the damage or the repair.) The 560SL's odometer
currently reads 105,239 miles, or fewer than 3,200 miles per-year
on average since it was built in Stuttgart in December of 1987.
It's clear this 560SL was largely a special-night-out, trip to the
college football game, or fall-color-tour conveyance, rather than
an everyday driver. And that's good news for its next owner. The
car's VIN decodes as follows, courtesy of lastvin.com, showing
these features and facts: VIN WDBBA48DXJA081054 Model Year 1988
Model 560 SL Engine 117967 12 032029 Transmission 722313 03 039282
Order Number 0 7 704 88490 Order Location UNITED STATES (USA)
Interior LEATHER - BEIGE (275) Paint 1 SIGNAL RED (568O) Paint 2
SIGNAL RED (568O) Paint 5 75 Approx. Build Date 1987-12 Mercedes
Benz VIN decoded at:
https://www.lastvin.com/vin/zrL6K2OvgZQEqJpM5L6K2OvgZQEqJpM5 Code
Description 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 C
