ORIGINAL CALIFORNIA 1988 MERCEDES 560SL WITH 88K ORIGINAL MILES IN RARE ORIGINAL FACTORY 'PEARL BLACK' COLOR!
West Coast Classics are proud to present an absolutely exceptional example of this original southern California since new 1988 Mercedes-Benz 560SL roadster in its highly desirable and striking rare original factory Mercedes-Benz paint code 199 which is officially known as ‘Black Pearl Metallic’ (also referred to in German as Blauschwarz or Blue-Black Metallic) It is a deep, dark metallic shade that looks Black at a glance, but features rich Charcoal, Blue, and Black pearl undertones depending on how the light hits the clear coat.
Its boasts its original leather interior, its original and rarely used original 'Black' German folding canvas soft top, factory chrome alloy wheels, matching factory hard top and only 88K original and actual miles!
The car's factory options include: 5.6 liter OHC V8 engine, automatic transmission with torque converter, supplemental restraint system, anti-theft alarm system with radio theft deterrent, power assisted steering, cruise control, tinted glass, electric window lifts, electrically heated rear window on hard top, fully independent suspension, power assisted four wheel disc brakes, anti-lock braking system, light alloy wheels, limited slip differential, leather upholstery, adjustable bucket seats and head restraints, front center folding arm rest, leather covered steering wheel and gear selector, Aerodynamic Halogen Head & Fog lamps and air conditioning with automatic climate control and central locking.
Obviously always garaged and covered with no accidents and a clean CARFAX report with the original factory 'Black Pearl Metallic' color paint in excellent condition as is the original leather interior, with only very minor signs of wear for an all original leather interior, an obviously always garaged from the sun and elements example!)
The car drives exactly like such a well maintained and serviced Mercedes should and must be seen and driven to be truly appreciated! All the options are working as they should including the A/C.
Without a doubt, this is one of the finest classically beautiful roadster designs built by Mercedes-Benz, probably the last classically beautiful convertible series they built and now becoming more desirable and collectible than ever before - certainly you will look long and hard to find a finer head-turning color example with only 88K original miles of this penultimate year model in this most striking and desirable of color combinations available anywhere else!
