Chassis No. WDB1290671F101568
Engine No. 119.972.12.010408

The 1989 Geneva Motor Show saw the debut of the Mercedes-Benz 129-series SL, a completely new model that combined sportiness, comfort, and elegance. Its design featured a reinterpreted radiator grille with a chrome star and anodized aluminum lamellas. Key safety innovations included a reinforced body structure and an automatic rollover bar, which deployed in 0.3 seconds during a rollover. The car also benefited from high-strength materials and a lightweight body, weighing just 44 pounds more than its predecessor.

Underneath the subtle Polar White finish and black soft top of this 1994 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 hides a striking and unique two-tone interior: teal leather and trim combined with green wood on the center console, AMG steering wheel, and door panels. It is further elevated with OZ five-spoke multi-piece wheels and a Sony five-disc radio connected to the trunk CD changer. Factory options include the AMG Styling Package, AMG Design muffler, and heated seats.

This example was delivered new to Germany in April 1994 and remained in the country for at least a decade. Its service booklet indicates consistent maintenance in Monheim from new to 2005, and its last known registration in Germany was reported in September of that year.

Acquired by the consignor in 2021, this singularly enhanced SL 500 entered the care of one of the top Mercedes collectors in Florida. It is offered today with 244,000 kilometers (152,000 miles) at cataloging and furnished with its original spare, jack, wind deflector, a clean CARFAX Vehicle History Report, plus owner's manuals and maintenance books.

Distinguished by its unique interior and a host of desirable AMG factory styling appointments, this 1994 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 offers the timeless appeal of Mercedes-Benz' celebrated R129 open-top V8 grand tourer with a specification that is unlikely to be duplicated.