1975-76 Mercedes Benz 450 Sl, Many New And Very Hard To Find Parts In A Old Car. on 2040-cars
Petersburg, Virginia, United States
Body Type:Convertible
Engine:rebuilt by remco in petersburg 2 c
Vehicle Title:Clear
Fuel Type:can use pump gas since rebuilt engine
For Sale By:Private Seller
Interior Color: Green with tan door covers, parts from alot of car
Make: Mercedes-Benz
Number of Cylinders: 8
Model: 400-Series
Trim: trim from this car and stripped parts car
Drive Type: gas fired .030 bore with new insides,
Options: Leather Seats, Convertible
Mileage: 5,000
Safety Features: project car with many extra, hard to find parts
Sub Model: 450sl rebuilt engine
Exterior Color: Red
This convertible hardtop has been sitting in my garage for 12 years and the first 5 years or so I had been working on it to build my wife a hot rod, I spent a lot of money to have the engine rebuilt and the tranny also, but it was unfortunately put in by someone who had a garage but was not smart enough to work on a car of this complexity. This is not an easy car. I don't know why I let him touch the car but when I got the engine back it ran beautifully, then the new tranny came back, his swamper told me he took and beat the torque converter in. blown tranny, I had the old one put in but he put the lines incorrectly in and now it runs, but smokes. I spoke with a real knowledgeable mechanic who told me there was no way he could have hurt the new engine , The tranny leaked at the inner seal when i parked it 5 or more years ago, I had bought green leather seat covers and a whole parts car from this lady who had it and I stripped the car to the husk. I took and rebuilt the bumpers because they were all shot but amazingly the bad parts on the one were good on the other, so the bumpers are good. I undercoated it after I took off all the bottom rust used rubberized asphalt, then thick aluminum and another coat of asphalt, it is like stone now, the exhaust is custom, dual exhaust, thrush pipes, out to the back. When it ran before he messed with the tranny it sounded great but it would need work now. I have so many parts and all the extra parts from the other car, about double of each part. new radiator and air conditioner radiator,
At this point, a motor-head would really make out, considering all the money and time I put in the car, but as I am old, I just bought the wife a runner and this now takes up space in the garage.
I would gladly take a trade for it. This car has a lot of potential for the right person. If you have a good trade, because I know money is tight, I would consider it, but don't embarass the both of us. If you are looking for a car like this, with many, many extra expensive parts live me a shot.
Also, I have many many electrical parts you would have to pay a small fortune for in the dealer, if you need give me a try for a greater discount than you can get anywhere else.
Mercedes-Benz 400-Series for Sale
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