For Sale: 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL in Torrance, California

West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely exceptional example of this all original 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL roadster in its highly desirable and striking original factory 'Desert Taupe Metallic' (color code 441) paint with a gorgeous 'Creme Beige' (trim code 275) leather interior, its original and never used original 'Dark Brown' German (code 746) folding canvas soft top, factory alloy wheels, matching factory hard top and only 8K original and actual miles! Quite simply, if you want to own the best example of a 560SL anywhere, you've found it here!The car's factory options include: 5.6 liter OHC V8 engine, automatic transmission with torque converter, supplemental restraint system, anti-theft alarm system with radio theft deterrent, power assisted steering, cruise control, tinted glass, electric window lifts, electrically heated rear window on hard top, fully independent suspension, power assisted four wheel disc brakes, anti-lock braking system, light alloy wheels, limited slip differential, leather upholstery, adjustable bucket seats and head restraints, front center folding arm rest, leather covered steering wheel and gear selector, 'Becker' radio/cassette with automatic antenna, Aerodynamic Halogen Head amp; Fog lamps and air conditioning with automatic climate control and central locking.Always garaged and covered with no accidents and a clean CARFAX report with the original factory 'Desert Taupe Metallic' color paint still virtually flawless and with an absolutely beautiful condition 'Creme Beige' leather interior with virtually no signs of any wear and with the original leather dashboard and the walnut wood veneer interior still like new (obviously always garaged from the sun and elements!) The car has its original Dark Brown 'German canvas' soft top which is still in as new condition and was never used and the car has it's original and also factory matching hard top with stand. The car boasts all its original owners manuals, service booklets, original window sticker and tools.The car was purchased new on 3/30/1988 and originally serviced under warranty at 'Sears imported Autos' of Minnetonka in MN and always owned in MN by its original owners and then 2 collectors until recently acquired by us this year. We just had the car fully serviced at Malibu Motors, our Mercedes Benz independent specialists of Santa Monica, CA where the car received a clean bill of health and whose service manager stated to us prior to our purchase that the car was definitely one of the very best examples in the world! The car also boats 4 all new Pirelli tires and the original spare tire is still in its compartment in the trunk.The car is a true time capsule and amazingly still boasts its original dated factory paper anti-freeze tags placed on the car prior to sale in 1988 to confirm that that anti-freeze protection had just been added prior to delivery, something we have never seen survive before in any of the numerous examples we have previously owned! Every component is still as new including the first aid kit, factory car cover, factory hard top cover and stand and the original factory tools! The car drives exactly like such a well maintained and serviced and fully documented Mercedes with only 8K original miles should and must be seen and driven to be truly appreciated! All the options are working as they should including the A/C. Without a doubt, this is one of the finest classically beautiful roadster designs built by Mercedes-Benz, probably the last classically beautiful convertible series they built and now becoming more desirable and collectible than ever before - certainly you will look long and hard to find a finer head-turning example with full documentation and with only 8K original miles of this penultimate year model in this most striking and desirable of color combinations available anywhere else!