The Classic Sale 2021 30th July - 1st August

www.silverstoneauctions.com 203 + buyer’s premium of 15% including VAT @ 20% Classic & Race Car Sale | Sunday 1st August | 2.00pm 1969 Mercedes-Benz 280SL (W113) More Details Lot 646 Bid On Lot 646 Registration: 560 DP Chassis Number: 11304422010808 Estimate: £115,000 - £130,000 • UK-supplied with an automatic gearbox and registered on the 21/07/1969 to the first of four former keepers. Bought by our vendor on 14/07/1986 at 14,600 miles for £6,700, according to the accompanying Bill of Sale • The car was sent to the then famed Dingles Mercedes-Benz classic car workshop in North Wales for a full restoration • The detailed history file notes extensive OEM receipts, labour and trimming costs for the white leather interior at over £20,000 at 1987 prices! • An engine failure led to the dispatch by Mercedes-Benz Stuttgart of the believed last new and unused 2.8-litre engine in stock • With work commitments abroad, our vendor has used the car sparingly, covering some 10,000 miles since 1986 • Presented to auction with a detailed history file, including historical MOTs, the older restoration is in very fine order and the engine is barely run-in! UK-supplied and coming from 35-year ownership,10,000 miles since 1988 restoration by a Mercedes-Benz main dealer with private registration 560 DP included. LOT 646