The difference between Euro and U.S. Domestic market Mercedes can be dramatic or subtle depending on how you look at cars. 70s Mercedes headlights look pretty different with the U.S. cars having circle sealed beams in vertical or horizontal quads and Euros having single lens flat face lights. This Euro 450SLC has the complete Euro package, minus the KPH speedo.
What sets this apart outside of it being Euro and in very clean all around shape, is that it is a no reserve auction with a reasonable start price, our favorite type of sale here on GCFSB. The 90,437 car sits at just under $3,500 as of now.
The mileage shouldn’t be a big deterrent. The seller doesn’t say much about service history, but it looks like they cared for it well. I’d rather take a good looking, well maintained high mileage Benz then one with lower miles that has had deferred maintenance and is being sold just as the shop bills are about to stack up. The inside looks very nice, white is hard to keep looking that clean after 36 years, I suspect it may have been redone at some point.
The car has some modern add-ons. The newer AMG chrome rims don’t look too out of place as the 450SLC does have a lot of shiny chrome. I could take it or leave it on them. The previous owner has also added chrome door sills, a popular after market choice on SLs of this era, but these are etched with the AMG logo. The trunk lid also has a modern AMG logo that looks a bit out of place. The rear spoiler could be factory or a later add-on. It is period correct. These are minor nitpicks overall this car presents very well. I’ve said this before I’m not a convertible guy so I always prefer the look of the SLC models over the open top SL models, particularly SLs with only a soft-top.
A nice piece of machinery that will sell at fair market value.
~Evan
Auction ended early – item no longer available for sale. Too bad…I was really excited about the quality of that shift knob cover!
Darn, I was really looking forward to the end of this auction to get another data point for market price. I am glad someone else raised an eyebrow at that shift knob cover. The wheel received the same treatment, I give it a E for effort.