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1971 Mercedes Benz
280SL
Rare U.S. car built in 1/71 w/manual
transmission!
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Click on any of the pictures below
to view the larger version.
Below is
the heel pad number. An |
The rubber
ring that surrounds the |
The pouch and hardtop latch tools. |
The
factory original heel pad with part number is no longer available for
purchase |
Passenger
side foot well and |
|
This area
is very susceptible to |
Lift up
the seats and find good looking |
The rear
floor wells are located |
Of course this car exhibits the correct factory headlight notches. |
Notice the inner fenders with correct spot welds and the absolutely factory original firewall pad. These pads with the correct pattern are no available from Mercedes. The only replacement part available looks and feels different. Finding a great original firewall pad is a good indicator of overall originality of a 280SL and the sort of life it has lead.
The picture to the
left shows us the data plate. The picture to the right displays the
corresponding body number stamp on the hood.
On the left, we see it is a # 180 silver car (as represented on the second
line by 180 G ) and the body number is visible
on the last line of the data plate showing us 07913. Note that the last three
numbers are stamped on hood indicating "numbers matching". The same numbers are
found on the deck lid and underside of
hardtop. In this case, all numbers are present, visible and matching the
chassis plate.
Notice the build
date? Yes, that is correct! An actual, built in 1971, Mercedes Benz 280SL.
The build date is in the top left of the picture above shown as 1/71 (January
1971).
Mercedes switched SL production to the R107 chassis right after late February or
March, so just 821 true 1971 280SLs were built making them the rarest of
the series.
Of these 821 cars only a small number were U.S. manual transmission cars (we've
heard 360).