For Sale: 1989 Mercedes-Benz 300 in Katwijk, Netherlands

Mercedes-Benz SL (R107) 300, 1989. Four owners, 50,785 km, service books from new.

DAS BESTE ODER NICHTS. That slogan still genuinely meant something at Mercedes in the 1970s and '80s, when engineers in Stuttgart still had the freedom to build a car that had to last a generation. The R107, the SL that debuted in 1971 and only retired in 1989, is perhaps the finest proof of that. Eighteen years in production. That is not a car, that is a dynasty. You could almost believe that Mercedes had simply forgotten they were supposed to design a successor.

I have always had a soft spot for this generation of SL. Not the nervous, sharp sports car it could have been on paper, but a sculpted, self-assured cruiser that drives as though it has been everywhere before. In the 1980s this was the car parked outside the tennis club, outside the beach pavilion, outside the notaries' offices in Bergen and Amsterdam Zuid. Tuesday afternoon, top down, a run along the coast, and everyone knew exactly what was what. The R107 was in no hurry, and had no need to be.

The story continues on our website, where the full file is kept as well. 80 photographs. The service history, scanned in full. The Carfax report. Paint thickness measured panel by panel. The original factory brochure to page through. A timeline from 10 March 1989 to today, with every owner and the mileage year by year in a single graph.

Every car here follows the same route: first pre-market, then the showroom, and finally the online auction on our own website. What changes is the way you buy, not the location - once a car has arrived, it stays with us in Katwijk. This one is in the showroom and you are welcome to come and see it, no appointment needed. You buy it here at a fixed price: no bidding, no waiting. Our showroom in Katwijk, 30 km from Amsterdam Schiphol, is open Mon-Fri 9-18 and Sat 10-17. Call ahead and it will be standing ready, with someone free for you.

Within the EU no customs duty arises on this purchase. Registration tax and registration costs in your own country are not included. We supply the export documents and assist with the registration. The price shown is the full price for collection in Katwijk. We arrange insured door-to-door transport worldwide, cost quoted per destination beforehand.

Prefer a different colour or specification than this example? Tell us what you are looking for - another Mercedes-Benz we can often find through our network of marque specialists and collectors, outside the listings.

Our showroom measures 6,000 m�, with over 175 cars under one roof. HooG Selections, Katwijk, the Netherlands. Call or WhatsApp: +31 85 043 05 86.