1981. MERCEDES. SL. 380

Description for Mercedes-Benz 300-Series 1981

YOU ARE LOOKING AT A 380 SL. SUPER INTERIOR. NO RIPS OR CUTS. NO STRANGE SMELLS DASH IS ALSO GREAT. BODY IS CLEAN. CHROME IS PERFECTORIGINAL PAINT. AS FAR AS I CAN TELL. HAS A LITTLE SPOT OF RUST SIZE OF A NICKEL ON THE DRIVER SIDE FENDER. OTHERWISE VERY NICE. ODOMETER IS BROKEN. SPEEDO WORKS. THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH MERCEDES. I WAS TOLD. TOTAL MILEAGE IS ABOUT 85,000. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY PREVIOUS OWNER
HAS FACTORY TOOLS. AND OWNERS MANUAL KIT. CONV TOP IS GOOD. THIS CAR HAS ALWAYS BEEN GARAGED. LF FENDER. HAS THIN PAINT ON THE TOP OF IT BUT NOT BAD OVERALL CAR IS NICE. NOT A BARN FIND OR A FOUND IN FIEL, TYPE OF CAR
NOW FOR THE BAD. WHEN I BOUGHT IT I WAS TOLD IT NEEDED A TUNE UP. THIS IS NOT THE CASE. IT HAS LOW COMPRESSION ON NUMBER 7 AND 8 CYL. I HAVE BEEN TOLD BY MY MECHANIC. WENT BACK TO THE OWNER. BUT NO HELP. HE SAID HE HAD IT AT A MB SPECIALIST. REPORT SAYS NEEDS HEADGASKETS? NICE IF HE WOULD HAVE TOLD ME.
DOES NOT OVER HEAT BUT I DONT KNOW. I HAVE DRIVEN IT ON THE HIGHWAY. RUNS OK. AT LOW SPEED HAS A MISS SO I AM SELLING IT AS IS. OLDER SL ARE GETTING HARDED TO FIND IN THIS SHAPE
BID TO BUY ANY QUESTIONS. CALL ME 201 481 4401. PAUL