This 1989 Mercedes 560SL is powered by a 5.5-liter V8 paired with a four-speed automatic transmission, and it is finished in white over gray leather. Equipment includes a black soft top, a body-color hardtop, power accessories, alloy wheels, and a Becker Grand Prix stereo. The car was first sold at Enterprise Motorcars in Appleton, Wisconsin, and was registered in Illinois, Iowa, and then Arizona, where it was acquired by the current owner in 2021.
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This 1989 Mercedes 560SL is powered by a 5.5-liter V8 paired with a four-speed automatic transmission, and it is finished in white over gray leather. Equipment includes a black soft top, a body-color hardtop, power accessories, alloy wheels, and a Becker Grand Prix stereo. The car was first sold at Enterprise Motorcars in Appleton, Wisconsin, and was registered in Illinois, Iowa, and then Arizona, where it was acquired by the current owner in 2021.
The car is finished in Arctic White (147) and features a body-color removable hardtop, a black soft top, American-market lighting and bumpers, and a power antenna. The seller states that paint meter readings suggest the top of the front fenders may have been refinished, as may the trunk, and there is a scratch in the passenger-side rear quarter.
Silver-finished 15″ Gullideckel wheels are mounted with Michelin Defender tires that measure 205/65 and show 2021 date codes. The car is equipped with an independent suspension and four-wheel anti-lock disc brakes. The brake pads were replaced, the rotors were turned, and a brake fluid flush was performed in February 2020. The seller states that recent service involved resealing the power steering gearbox along with replacement of the drag links, steering shock absorber, subframe mounts, and two tie rod ends.
The cabin is upholstered in gray leather with matching carpets and burl wood trim on the dash and console. Equipment includes a Becker Grand Prix AM/FM/cassette stereo, an alarm system, automatic climate control, cruise control, and power windows, mirrors, and locks.
The airbag-equipped steering wheel frames a suite of instrumentation that includes a 170-mph speedometer, a tachometer with a 6k-rpm redline, and an analog clock, as well as gauges for oil pressure, coolant temperature, instant economy, and fuel level. The six-digit mechanical odometer shows 52k miles.
The 5.5-liter M117 V8 features Bosch fuel injection and was factory rated at 227 horsepower and 287 lb-ft of torque. The air conditioning compressor, drier, and pressure switches were replaced in 2015, and the fuel injectors and fuel distributor were replaced in 2017. Service in 2018 included replacement of the radiator and expansion tank, and more recent work is said to have involved the replacement of the shift bushings, heater valve and control module, and engine mounts.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a four-speed automatic transmission.
Manufacturer’s literature is included along with service records and a tool toll.