Vehicle Description
West Coast Classics are proud to present a beautiful example of
this 1998 Mercedes-Benz 500SL 5.0L V8 Convertible in its highly
desirable and striking original factory 'Black' color paint with a
gorgeous matching 'Black' leather trim interior, factory alloy
wheels with all original owners manuals, dealer stamped maintenance
booklet, dealer brochures etc since new and a history of extensive
service records from 'Mercedes Benz' of Long Beach, CA and recent
full service history at the renown 'Malibu Motors', Mercedes Benz
specialists of Santa Monica, CA. This particular example is a car
which was obviously always garaged with no accidents with its
original factory 'Black' color paint and matching leather interior.
The original leather dashboard and the walnut wood veneer interior
are still like new (obviously always garaged from the sun and
elements!) The car has a clean CARFAX report confirming its mileage
and service history and was serviced at the Mercedes-Benz
dealership of Long Beach, CA for routine and scheduled maintenance
for many years and which we recently had fully serviced after
acquiring the car at the renown local Santa Monica Mercedes-Benz
independent specialists, 'Malibu Motors'. This was the
top-of-the-line R129SL Mercedes-Benz flagship car and had a
suggested retail price of almost $100K in 1998, which when adjusted
for inflation mounts to some $195K today. The R129 was a champion
in the luxury car market and dominated worldwide sales during its
production run. In 1998, R129 received the major cosmetic and
technical updates with revised engines to include the V6, V8, and
V12 engines from the newW220 S Class. All of those updated engines
had three valves and two spark plugs per cylinder. Without a doubt,
this is one of the finest classic luxury cars built by
Mercedes-Benz, this is one very fine example in this most striking
and desirable of color combinations available anywhere!
