1986 Mercedes-Benz R107 500 SL with Brazil Leather

1987 Mercedes-Benz 500SL (R107)

Light Ivory (623) with Brazil Leather (273) and
Light Ivory (623) hardtop with Dark Brown Fabric Soft Top (746)

61,826 miles

By 1987 the Mercedes-Benz R107 SL was just two years away from being replaced by the R129, the next revolution in the story of the world’s greatest luxurious roadster. Throughout the 18 year production run, the R107 was offered in more than 100 different exterior colours, with the interior options also being comprehensive. As tastes changed through the two-decades since production began, the bold pastel shades of the 1970s gave way to a selection of smart looking metallic and matt colours, reflecting the changing trends as world moved into the 1980s. Gone were the yellows, browns, oranges and greens, replaced by the colours we still recognise in modern brochers today – the likes of Blue Black Metallic (from 1984) and Nautical Blue Metallic (from 1984) and Impala Brown Metallic (from 1984) heralded the onset of the flash new world that the late 1980s would bring.

As the colour palette progressed, there were certain shades that would remain timeless, lasting the full length of production from 1971 to 1989. These colours were always popular, available to choose on the earliest 350SL to the very last 500SL. Light Ivory is one of those shades.

As we write in 2021 the concept of walking into a Mercedes-Benz dealership and ordering any car in Ivory might seem alien, but this wasn’t always the case. This gradual move to more modern colours is shown in the marketplace in the simple fact that we have seen a great many more pre-1986 cars in Light Ivory than cars from the last three years of production, making a post 1986 car in Light Ivory quite a rare proposition.

On top of the rare paintwork outside, the interior of this 500SL perfectly compliments the colour with another rare shade that we seldom see. Brazil Brown Leather has appeared in our showroom just a handful of times across the many hundreds of R107 SLs that we have rehomed.

Here we have a beautiful car, in a wonderful and rare colour combination, complete with the range-topping 5.0 litre V8 engine and an enviable service and maintenance record.

Built in December of 1986 and registered in 1987 on an ‘E’ prefix (1986 would have been ‘D’), this car covered just 19,000 miles in the first decade on our roads. Between 1996 and 2006 a further 20,000 miles were added to the odometer, before usage decreased but remained consistent. Here at SLSHOP we love to find cars that are used sparingly and carefully but loved and adored, ownership hallmarks that usually result in an impeccable MOT history documented by consistent increases in the stated mileage.

This rare car shows all the signs of being loved throughout it’s life, an unusual colour that would be a brave choice in a showroom today but that looks simply fantastic on this iconic shape of SL. We are unlikely to find another quite like it.

This Mercedes-Benz has been hand-picked by SLSHOP’s sales team due to its high calibre status. Every inch of this vehicle’s exterior, interior and mechanicals have been inspected by SLSHOP’s workshops to ensure the vehicle meets our world leading standards. While every effort has been made to offer pristine vehicles, there will be some age-related marks, unless otherwise stated.

Service History
16,323 miles	3rd May 1995
19,119 miles	25th April 1996
21,791 miles	16th April 1997
24,326 miles	16th April 1998
27,283 miles	12th May 1999
30,469 miles	8th May 2000
36,563 miles	9th May 2001
40,183 miles	22nd April 2002
45,118 miles	4th May 2003
46,998 miles	6th May 2004
48,324 miles	24th May 2005
48,910 miles	26th May 2006
50,267 miles	25th May 2007
50,420 miles	22nd May 2008
50,558 miles	28th April 2009
51,427 miles	26th May 2010
52,179 miles	24th May 2011
54,027 miles	22nd February 2013
57,229 miles	10th February 2014
57,495 miles	30th June 2014
59,233 miles	4th June 2015
59,857 miles	8th July 2016
60,496 miles	12th July 2017
61,100 miles	7th August 2018
61,396 miles	22nd July 2019
61,557 miles	17th March 2021

 

MOT History
1995	16,323 miles
1996	19,119 miles
1997	21,791 miles
1998	24,326 miles
1999	27,283 miles
2000	30,469 miles
2001	36,563 miles
2002	40,183 miles
2003	45,118 miles
2004	46,998 miles
2005	48,324 miles
2006	48,910 miles
2007	50,267 miles
2008	50,420 miles
2009	50,558 miles
2010	51,247 miles
2011	52,179 miles
2013	54,027 miles
2014	57,229 miles
2014	57,495 miles
2015	59,233 miles
2016	59,857 miles
2017	60,496 miles
2018	61,100 miles
2019	61,396 miles
2021	61,557 miles
2021	61,826 miles

238 CITY DRIVE LIGHT FOR GREAT BRITAIN 256 REAR AXLE WITH LIMITED-SLIP DIFFERENTIAL 341 ADDITIONAL BLINKER LAMPS 362 RHD VEHICLES AS PER EC REGULATIONS (CONTROL CODE) 440 TEMPOMAT (CRUISE CONTROL) 461 INSTRUMENT WITH MILES IND. AND ENGLISH LEGEND 507 OUTSIDE REAR VIEW MIRROR, LEFT AND RIGHT, HEATED (ELECTRICALLY ADJUSTABLE ON THE RIGHT) 524 PAINTWORK - PRESERVATION 592 HEAT-INSULATING GLASS, ALL-AROUND, HEATED REAR WINDOW PANE, BAND FILTER 603 HEADLAMP WIPER UNIT AND OIL FOR REAR AXLE WITH LIMITED-SLIP DIFFERENTIAL, IN CANISTERS AND CONTAINERS 613 HEADLAMP LEFT-HAND TRAFFIC 682 FIRE EXTINGUISHER 746 FOLDING TOP FABRIC 8023, DARK BROWN