55k-Mile Light Ivory 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL

55k-Mile Light Ivory 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL 

Marking the end of a production run that began in 1971, this 1989 Mercedes-Benz 560SL represents the final model year of the R107 generation and was the range-topping SL-Class offered in North America.

Powered by a 5.5-liter V8 engine, this example is presented with a Light Ivory finish over brown leather upholstery. It has been extensively serviced within the last 8k miles and is now being offered for auction by its seller out of New York while showing just over 55k miles on the odometer.

 

The world has lost a great talent. Rest in peace legend Alain Delon He was 88 years old.

The world has lost a great talent. Rest in peace legend Alain Delon He was 88 years old. Alain Delon (French- 8 November 1935 – 18 August 2024 was a French actor and producer. Acknowledged as a cultural and cinematic leading man of the 20th century, Delon emerged as one of the foremost European actors of the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s. His style, looks, and roles, which made him an international icon, earned him enduring popularity.

Delon received awards at prestigious festivals and was often honored for his entire career. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for his performance in Notre histoire (1984). In 1991, he became a member of France's Legion of Honour. At the 45th Berlin International Film Festival, he won the Honorary Golden Bear. At the 2019 Cannes Film Festival, he received the Honorary Palme d'Or. Delon achieved critical acclaim for his roles in films such as Women Are Weak (1959), Purple Noon (1960), Rocco and His Brothers (1960), L'Eclisse (1962), The Leopard (1963), Le Samouraï (1967), The Girl on a Motorcycle (1968), La Piscine (1969), Le Cercle Rouge (1970), Un flic (1972), and Monsieur Klein (1976). Over the course of his career, Delon worked with many directors, including Luchino Visconti, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni, and Louis Malle. As a singer, Delon recorded the popular duet "Paroles, paroles" (1973) with Dalida. He acquired Swiss citizenship in 1999.

 

1960'S MERCEDES-BENZ SL-X

In the 1960's Mercedes Benz were exploring the possibility of a mid-engined two-seater sports car and designers Giorgio Battistella and Paul Bracq created a coupe with pop-up headlights and low headline.

Some views show that the design incorporated gull-wing doors. Unfortunately the car never progressed beyond a mock-up/prototype and was not fitted with an engine.

THE 1963 MERCEDES-BENZ 220SE CABROLER

THE W111 family of models, debuted in 1961 as a full-size executive open-top model that replaced the W128 220SE which was still based on the antiquated ’Ponton’ design. The new model featured a more sharp-cornered design that has endured as one of Mercedes’ finest over the years.

The W111 series debuted in 1959 at the Frankfurt Auto Show where Mercedes-Benz unveiled the four-door sedan body style which quickly gained the ’Heckflosse’ nickname, which stands for ’Fintail’ in English. The nickname emerged thanks to the car’s stylized fins that rose at the rear of the car, a design cue aimed at the American clientele.

The Cabriolet version followed a couple of years later after the production cycle of the Ponton-based W128 Cabriolet ended. The two-door car had a soft top and exuded a sort of refined beauty that has become almost synonym with ’60s Mercedes-Benz models. The W111 is considered part of the S-Class lineage along with the deluxe W112 that featured bigger engines and more amenities onboard.

The Mercedes W111 series, also known as the Mercedes 220, was a clear aesthetic departure from the popular ’Ponton’ family that spawned a variety of body styles, and multiple wheelbases, as Mercedes became accustomed to the unibody construction. 

The W111 was a car designed to be safer than its predecessor as well as offer a larger palette of creature comforts. It brought the now-classic twin-headlamp vertical headlights, the generous rectangular grille as the centerpiece of the front fascia and the then-popular wrap-around windscreen. It also had narrower horizontally-mounted taillights that were akin to those that were present on the W113 SL model, nicknamed ’Pagoda’

1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda Roadster was designed by the famous french designer Paul Bracq.

This Timeless Beauty 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL Pagoda Roadster was designed by the famous french designer Paul Bracq.

The most successful roadsters ever produced were those that combined style, performance, and a pure driving experience, which the Mercedes-Benz 280SL does perfectly. The timeless “pagoda” shape is one of the most beautiful Mercedes-Benz roadster designs, rendering these car highly collectable, and a ‘60’s icon. Legendary Paul Bracq -French Famous Car Designer. (born December 13, 1933, Bordeaux, France) is an automotive designer best known for his work in Citroën, Peugeot, and Mercedes-Benz.

1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5

1971 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5 Cabriolet nice color combination bronze brown metallic Leather Cognac