1980 MERCEDES-BENZ 380SLC Registration Number: BWP 946M Cha...

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£4,800

1980 MERCEDES-BENZ 380SLC

Registration Number: BWP 946M
Chassis Number: 107.025.22.000320
Recorded Mileage: c.147,000 miles

The R107 and C107 Mercedes-Benz SL variants have long been revered amongst classic car devotees, being built to exacting engineering standards and with a subtle air of sophistication. These cars were built from 1971 through to 1989, the second longest single series ever produced by Mercedes-Benz after the G-Class. The SL (R107) was a two-seat convertible with standard soft top, optional hardtop and optional folding seats for the rear bench. Its sibling, the SLC (C107) or ‘SL Coupé’ derivative, was a two-door hardtop coupé with normal rear seats. It was launched at the Paris Motor Show and signalled a shift in management thinking at Stuttgart about what made a successful luxury coupé. Sporting a longer wheelbase and sufficient interior room for four, the SLC was a sleek two-door car that combined the seating advantages of a four-door saloon with the style of a sporty coupé. The SLC ran through to 1981 when it was replaced by the new SEC.

Finished in Manganese Brown Metallic with a Light Brown leather interior, this 1980 380SLC was additionally specified when new with a limited slip rear differential, sliding sunroof, cruise control, Behr air conditioning, heat insulating glass and 15-hole alloy wheels.

The car’s accompanying service book contains a number of stamps with Mercedes-Benz agent Majestic Garage of Bouremouth, in additional to both older and V5 and more recent V5C documents. Having been stored off the road recently whilst the SLC turns it but does currently not fire (possibly due a fuelling issue), and as such is sold for recommissioning.

An often overlooked classic, with a little attention this unusual grand coupe will be ready to hit the road once more.