1982 Mercedes 380SL MINT CONDITION

1982 MERCEDES BENZ 380 SL MINT CONDITION Welcome to my auction. 1982 Mercedes 380 SL Convertible MINT CONDITION. 36. 39 Original miles. HAS ONLY HAD 2 OWNERS. I'm selling a 1982 Mercedes 380 SL convertible MINT CONDITION. This 32-year-old beauty. remains in great shape. The exterior is painted gold which goes well with the rich brown leather interior. Chrome shines like a mirror. The 380 SL has a removable hardtop matching the exterior gold color. as well as a soft top matching the interior brown color; both are in mint condition. Down from the door jams to the storage compartments. this car is clean! Under the hood you will find the numbers matching. original 3. 8L V8 engine and automatic 4-spd transmission. The car has just 36. 39 ORIGINAL MILES. HAS HAD DUAL TIMING BELT UPGRADE ( $10. 00. 00 work ). Other options include: AC. AM/FM radio. cassette. manual convertible top. cruise control. power brakes. power steering. power windows. seat belts. leather interior. radial tires. and aluminum/alloy wheels. The car also comes with a hard top carrier for easy moving. This Mercedes has always been garaged on A/C Garage. If you are looking for a very nice. nostalgic Mercedes to cruise this season. please look further into this one. Everything original except battery an tires. Here Is a little history of 380 series In 1980. Mercedes-Benz revamped its SL lineup of sporting luxury convertibles with the introduction of the 380SL. The 380 was a further development of the R107 chassis. which was first used in 1972 by the 350SL. and then later by the 450SL. Like its forebears the 380SL was a heady mix of V-8 power. refined luxury. and sporty underpinnings. and it was as a very popular model during its run in the U. S. The 380SL. so-named for its 3. 8-liter V-8. had a smaller engine than the 450SL and was consequently 120 pounds lighter. The new engine was designed with emissions controls in mind while the 450SL’s mill was not. which meant that the two engines were relatively equal in terms of power (155 hp in the 380SL vs. 160 hp in the 450SL) despite the difference in their displacements. Performance was similar for the two cars. as was fuel economy. Outside of the engine. the 380SL also received a new four-speed automatic transmission. which further enhanced distance driving. Suspension. meanwhile. continued to be the same fully independent setup as in the earlier cars. and four-wheel disc braking remained standard. The 380SL ended production in 1985. at which point it was replaced by the 560SL. Today the car’s values typically lag the earlier 450SL and the later 560SL. mainly because the 3. 8-liter engine is slightly less powerful and had some early cam chain issues. The reality. however. is that most models have had their chain issues addressed. and the power difference between the 450SL and 380SL aren’t as dramatic as the price discrepancy would suggest. As such. the Mercedes-Benz 380SL is a fine choice as a collectible 1980s convertible. Here Is a little history of engine 3. 8-LITER V-8! The V8 SL (1972-1989) With V8 engines increasingly common aboard full-size Mercedes sedans during the late '60s. it was inevitable that a V8-powered SL would appear. But in 1972. few would have expected that the new SL (code-named "R107" inside Mercedes) would define personal luxury cars for almost two decades. and over that time. be powered by eight different engines. The story is that while it was under development at Mercedes. the R107 was referred to as "der Panzerwagen" because it weighed more than 3. 00 pounds — that's 300 or so more than the Pagoda. but still slightly short of a battle tank. Compared to the Pagoda SL. the R107's wheelbase was 2. 5 inches longer. and it was about a quarter-inch wider and a quarter-inch lower. However. the styling. with horizontal headlights (paired round ones in North America. single squarish units in the rest of the world) and fluted rear taillights. made the new car appear much wider. Some criticized the car for being "Americanized. " Americanized or not. it sold better than ever. Under the more mature skin. the R107 still had a double-wishbone front suspension and a new. vastly improved trailing arm rear suspension with either the Pagoda's familiar 2. 8-liter straight six or the then-new S-Class sedan's fuel-injected 3. 5-liter. SOHC V8 rated at 230 horsepower. Well. at least the rest of the world had that choice. In North America. the only version available was powered by a 4. 5-liter version of the same V8. also rated at 230 horsepower and paired with a three-speed automatic transmission. Yet during the 1972 model year (the R107's first over here). it would still be called the 350SL. Introduced alongside the R107 two-seat roadster was a stretched (14-inch longer wheelbase) 350SLC fixed roof coupe. The coupe. which had seats for four. would stay in production with the SL throughout the R107's life. carrying equipment almost identical to the roadster's. For 1973. Mercedes acknowledged the obvious and changed the names of America's R107 to 450SL and 450SLC. but carried them over otherwise virtually unchanged. However a change to SAE "net" horsepower ratings meant the 4. 5-liter V8 carried a 190-horsepower rating. Like all cars sold on the American market that year. the 1974 450SL got a set of big bumpers to meet new government regulations and an ignition interlock system that meant the car couldn't be started until the driver's seatbelt was fastened. Emissions regulations strangled another 10 horsepower out of the 1975 450SL and the ignition interlock was gone. but otherwise the car carried over very much intact from '74. In fact the car barely changed all the way through the 1979 model year. But 1980 brought Mercedes' new antilock braking system to the SL the first electronic ABS offered in America. Then for 1981. the 4. 5-liter engine was dropped in favor of a new all-aluminum 3. 8-liter V8 rated at just 155 horsepower. and the names changed to 380SL and 380SLC. But over in Europe. a 5. 0-liter. 240-horsepower version of that engine was presented in a 500SL and a few of those trickled into the United States in a developing "gray market. " In 1982. a driver-side front airbag debuted. but the car would otherwise remain virtually unchanged through the 1985 model year. Mercedes finally did something about the SL's lagging performance for the 1986 model year by shoehorning in a new 5. 6-liter version of the all-aluminum V8 pumping out 238 horsepower and a healthy 287 pound-feet of peak torque. Beyond that. the new power was routed through a new. silken four-speed automatic transmission. and the 560SL was quickly recognized as the fastest R107 yet. Too bad it had that ugly blister on the deck lid that contained the federally mandated third brake light. That blister would soon move to the lid's edge and shrink in size. In the early '80s. the R107 was already looking and feeling old. By the late '80s. it was absolutely archaic. Terms of Sale: I have the car for local sale. reserve the right to end this listing at any time. should the vehicle no longer be available for sale. 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