Current Auction: SUN VALLEY AUCTION 2020 on September 5th, 2020
78
Lot #:
78
Year:
1984
Make:
Mercedes Benz
Model:
380 SL
Body Style:
Roadster
Exterior Color:
Gold
Interior Color:
Tan
# of Cylinders:
8
Engine Size :
3.8L
Transmission:
Automatic
Description:
The iconic and classic ‘R107’ body style SL (stands for ‘Super-Leicht’, aka ‘Sports Light’) stayed in place for almost
2 decades, beginning in late 1971, released as the newly designed ‘350SL’ for the 1972 model year. They then
upped the displacement of the powerful V8 and the ‘450SL’ stuck around from 1973 to 1980, when it was
replaced with the ‘380SL’ in 1981, and finally the ‘560SL,’ released for the 1986 model year, and it remained
through 1989, when the new ‘R129’ body style was introduced (1990-2002). These cars have been loved by
many, and have appreciated monetarily in the past several years. They are powerful and fun to drive, and offer
a ‘closed car’ experience with the hard top in place, summer fun driving with the soft top down, and soft top up
for those cool evenings. The Factory OEM Hartz Cloth soft top is virtually ‘like new,’ with even the plastic rear
window looking bright and clear.
This particular car was sold to Dr. Inchul Park of Upland, CA on March 7, 1984. (There is a decal in the driver’s
door jamb signed by Dr. Park and John Lim, and dated 3-7-84. It was purchased by Richard Alm of Salem, OR in
2001, and remained in his possession until he passed away recently. It comes with an array of service records,
all owner’s manuals, hard top removal tool, spare wheel, jack, and original tool roll, along with an electric Hard
Top Hoist to be mounted in the garage so one person can remove the hard top with the touch of a button, along
with a clean CARFAX History Report. The throaty 3.8 Liter V8 is mated to an Automatic Transmission, and the
car features an array of luxury features, appropriate for the time. Leather seats present very well, as do the
upgraded Mercedes-Benz chrome wheels, which are wrapped in Toyo Blackwall radial tires. The car was
extensively serviced in August, 2020 at Lakeside Mercedes-Benz Repair in Tigard, OR. Base M.S.R.P. in 1984 was
$43,820.00, a significant sum of money back then!
