Thursday, February 14, 2013

Junkyard Find: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL

The Mercedes-Benz R107 is one of those cars that often has a vast difference between the typical perceived value and the typical price you can get when you try to sell one. I've seen plenty of these things in running condition for three-figure prices, and I've seen them fetch big bucks when they're extremely nice. Once an R107 gets some blemishes and/or doesn't run right, its value usually drops down to the scrap range, and that's why they often show up in wrecking yards and even in 24 Hours of LeMons races. Here's a Malaise Era 450SL that was an emblem of conspicuous consumption when new and still shows some signs of its former glory as it awaits The Crusher in a Denver wrecking yard.
I might need to go back and disassemble this HVAC control unit, just to see how its analog heart works. Probably a lot to go wrong inside, but odds are that it worked for at least a couple of decades.
Power came from a 180-horsepower, 4.5 liter SOHC V8 engine, which wasn't bad for the darkest days of the Malaise Era. This car was a bit pokey, given that it scaled in at 3,595 pounds (!), but the luxury was 100% real.

01 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 02 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 03 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 04 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 05 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 06 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 07 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 08 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 09 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 10 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 11 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 12 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 13 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 14 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 15 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 16 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 17 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 18 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin 19 - 1980 Mercedes-Benz 450SL Down On The Junkyard - Picture courtesy of Murilee Martin

from The Truth About Cars http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com




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