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1997 Mercedes Benz Sl320 40th Anniversary Rare Quartz Blue Convertible Roadster on 2040-cars

Year:1997 Mileage:36488 Color: Blue /
 Gray
Location:

Transmission:Automatic
Body Type:Convertible
Vehicle Title:Clear
Engine:3.2L 3199CC l6 GAS DOHC Naturally Aspirated
Fuel Type:GAS
For Sale By:Private Seller
Condition:
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VIN (Vehicle Identification Number)
: WDBFA63F3VF153209
Year: 1997
Make: Mercedes-Benz
Model: SL320
Warranty: Vehicle does NOT have an existing warranty
Trim: Base Convertible 2-Door
Options: Cassette Player, Leather Seats, CD Player, Convertible
Drive Type: RWD
Safety Features: Anti-Lock Brakes, Driver Airbag, Passenger Airbag, Side Airbags
Mileage: 36,488
Power Options: Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Power Locks, Power Windows, Power Seats
Sub Model: 40th Anniversary
Exterior Color: Blue
Interior Color: Gray
Number of Doors: 2
Number of Cylinders: 6

Contact the owner, Gregg Prokop directly for additional questions 206-419-8000

1957 was the beginning for the Mercedes-Benz SL roadster which marked 1997 as it's 40th Anniversary. To commemorate this, Mercedes-Benz produced only 250 SL320's ...all of which were exclusively built with the 908 package...this included: stunning Quartz Blue Metallic Paint, Dark Blue Soft Top, Grey Leather Exquisite, Royal Maple Wood Trim, Leather/Royal Maple Wood Steering Wheel with Shift Knob, 40th Anniversary Roadster Floor Mats, Heated Seats, and a Six Disc CD Changer.


1997 Mercedes-Benz SL320 40th Anniversary WDBFA63F3VF153209 a 1st place MBCA show winner!

Originally selling on June 14th 1997 at Barrier Motors in Bellevue WA, this SL has a clean CarFax and was a one owner vehicle up until May 2013. Now coming out of Gregg Prokop's private collection, the detailed history provided since new shows the impeccable service this roadster has received. Most recently, a synthetic oil and filter change this December, 2013. New front & rear pads, rotors, and sensors were installed, as well as a brake flush performed late October 2013...less than 100 miles ago. The mechanical functions of the engine, transmission, exhaust, suspension, braking system, and rear axle are leak free and operate as designed by Mercedes-Benz. Switches, gauges, lights, climate control, radio (including the external antenna), compartment covers, cupholders, hard top, soft top, and safety restraint systems all function as designed by Mercedes-Benz. There are no water leaks through any of the rubber seals on the hard or soft tops, windows, doors, decklid, or taillights. No warning lights of any kind illuminate after the roadster's engine has been started. The Michelin tires have greater than 75% tread remaining. Servicing has been completed since new at an authorized Mercedes-Benz dealership and the history is available.

Having been accident free and garaged kept its entire life in the Pacific Northwest, the original paint and surrounding trim show as new with minimal wear. No fading, or cracking of the following and also show as new with minimal wear: interior materials (leather, carpet, and wood), the Haartz top (canvas soft top and rear plastic window), and all glass and plastic lenses. The engine compartment, door jams, wheel wells, and undercarriage, are free from lubricant or road grime build up as well as no salt corrosion being evident. A set of brand new stock wheels with center caps and a pair of brand new 40th Anniversary monogrammed floor mats were installed summer of 2013. These added to the pedigree of this SL which became a 1st place show winner, August 11, 2013 MBCA Seattle Section Show and Shine.

Whether it will be to cruise around your first, second, or third home, this limited edition SL is ready to please. Quartz Blue over Grey Leather and less than 37,000 original miles...WOW! It's the one you'll want to appreciate in your collection and not in your neighbors!


Included in the purchase: The original MSRP window sticker, two remote keys, one valet key, owners books, windscreen, hardtop, hardtop stand, a set of brand new "in the wrapper" 40th Anniversary factory monogrammed floor mats (no longer available through MBUSA parts), service history since new, and a current copy of the CarFax pulled the day of auction end.

Contact the owner, Gregg Prokop directly for additional questions 206-419-8000

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Trump reportedly says he wants to wipe German cars off the U.S. map

Thu, May 31 2018

BERLIN/FRANKFURT — A report that U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to pursue German carmakers until there are no Mercedes-Benz rolling down New York's Fifth Avenue dented shares in the luxury car manufacturers on Thursday. An excerpt from German magazine Wirtschaftswoche's article, which cited several unnamed European and U.S. diplomats but did not include any direct quotes, could not be independently verified, while a U.S. Embassy spokesman in Berlin referred questions to Washington. The news and current affairs magazine said Trump had told French President Emmanuel Macron in April that he aimed to push German carmakers out of the United States altogether. Macron's administration in Paris declined to comment on the report. The Trump administration last week opened a so-called Section 232 trade investigation into vehicle imports, which could result in a 25 percent tariff on cars on the same "national security" grounds Washington used to impose metals duties in March. This could destroy exports by German carmakers, which control 90 percent of the U.S. premium market and are the biggest European Union exporters of cars to the United States. BMW owns Rolls-Royce, while Daimler has Mercedes-Benz, and Volkswagen controls Bentley, Bugatti, Porsche and Audi. Daimler, BMW and Audi declined comment. Porsche was not immediately available for comment. BMW shares were trading 0.5 percent lower at 0939 GMT, while Daimler and VW's shares were down 1 percent and 1.6 percent respectively, underperforming Germany's blue-chip DAX. Trump has railed against German carmakers before. And in early 2017, in an interview with German newspaper Bild, he said he would impose 35 percent tariffs on imported cars. At the time, the president called Germany a great car producer but said that the business relationship with the United States was an unfair one-way street. Germany's auto industry association VDA says its members exported 657,000 vehicles to North America last year, with total exports of vehicle components, cars, engines, as well as second-hand vehicles totaling 31.2 billion euros in 2016. Imports from the United States to Germany amounted to 7.4 billion euros, meaning a trade deficit of 23.8 billion euros the VDA's latest available figures show. However, German brands also have huge factories in the United States, where they built 804,000 cars last year, VDA said, providing jobs for U.S. workers. Berlin has reacted angrily to the U.S.

Race Recap: 2013 Japanese Grand Prix flips several scripts [spoilers]

Mon, 14 Oct 2013

Japan's Suzuka circuit is a great track that all the drivers love, but it doesn't usually provide the most thrilling, head-to-head racing. Where it does excel, however, is with surprises and "What just happened there?!" moments, and this year it was no different.
It started with Mark Webber in his Infiniti Red Bull Racing out-qualifying his teammate Sebastian Vettel for the first time this year. They were followed closely by Lewis Hamilton in the first Mercedes-AMG Petronas, the still-solid Romain Grosjean again outdoing teammate Kimi Räikkönen, Felipe Massa racing for another seat in Formula One and putting his Ferrari in fifth, then Nico Rosberg in the second Mercedes, Nico Hülkenberg in the first Sauber, Fernando Alonso in the second Ferrari, and Räikkönen continuing to do himself no favors by qualifying tenth.
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Daimler names Bernd Pischetsrieder to supervisory board

Mon, 14 Apr 2014

Some executives in the automotive industry stay with one company for their entire careers, while others bounce from one to the other, often leaving their indelible mark on each automaker at which they serve. Bob Lutz is certainly an example of the latter. So is Lee Iacocca, having presided over Ford and later charing the Chrysler board. Carlos Tavares was chief operating officer of Renault before being nominated as chief executive at PSA Peugeot Citroën. But as far as the Germans go, nobody's jumped from the leadership of one automaker to the next quite like Bernd Pischetsrieder - especially now that he's been named to the supervisory board of Mercedes-Benz parent company Daimler.
An engineer by training, Pischetsrieder started his career at BMW in 1973, eventually rising to the office of CEO after twenty years. There he remained until 1999, only to be dismissed after orchestrating BMW's takeover of the Rover Group (of which only the Mini brand remains in the company's portfolio, the other brands having been sold off after his dismissal).
The next year he was named chairman of Volkswagen's Seat brand, and rose to the chairmanship of the entire Volkswagen Group two years later. Despite a largely successful four-year tenure (that gave birth, incidentally, to the Bugatti Veyron), disagreements with supervisory board chairman Ferdinand Piëch saw him leave the helm at VW AG, focusing his attention on the Scania truck division. He's since been touted as a potential chief executive for Opel and for Continental, but neither potential was apparently realized.