1986 mercedes 560 SL coupe with soft and hardtop. 135,000miles.  I bought this car in oct 2014,previously owned by wife of famous football coach. I believe it was well-caredfor in its previous life, but have no proof of that.

I didn’t drive it a lot. Turns out with arthritis in back,neck and knees that it was not as easy to get in and out of as I had envisoned,so I was less likely to run out and take to store. More for Sunday afternoon.

I did not do any major restoration.  Lots of maintenance. I replaced fuel pump,spark plugs, leads, obviously oil, front brake calipers, rotor and brake pad,and I believe rear pads, replace AC compression rings, new ignition. Car has a smoky exhaust when it idles. It is automatic. Sometimes there is what I call a hard shift between first and second gear. I don’t know what they are like originally. I got two opinions on this, both  mechanics said nothing to do, leave alone.

I believe this is original paint. It has scratches in paint like almost any 40 year old car.

I am 76 years old, and it time to downsize everything,including this car, 1969 Rolls Royce, and wine collection. It needs a new home.