Well this one went out with a whimper, despite the constant cheerleading by the seller and some other parties as well.
Reserve not met, high bid €420k. Needed to move up another 50% to surpass the Sotheby's sale.
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R129 SL 72 AMG (M120 7-liter engine specs)
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Reserve not met, high bid €420k. Needed to move up another 50% to surpass the Sotheby's sale.
Peanut gallerist found an old Bookface post that leaked what is probably the current flipper's entry price.
Japan Auction showed opening bid of €249k, sold for €390k plus fees / transport. Flipper probably is into it for low 400's and was expecting to bid to 600k+ for a tidy six-figure profit. Looks like they might have their €€€ tied up into it for a while.
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Japan Auction showed opening bid of €249k, sold for €390k plus fees / transport. Flipper probably is into it for low 400's and was expecting to bid to 600k+ for a tidy six-figure profit. Looks like they might have their €€€ tied up into it for a while.
Ard Import is in Nagoya, Aichi, Japan.
Coming in Japan
up for auction 2000. SL73 AMG in R129 body, 7.3 V12, with a turbocharger
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- very good R129 body on SL73 AMG,
- Panoramic glass roof,
- Exclusive leather interior,
- one owner for over 10 years,
- model - AMG00997.3,
Grade 4.5
Interior B
Mileage 31,656 km.
VIN - WDB1290761F190184
- minor wear in the cabin above the driver,
- stone chips on the windshield,
- minor scratches on the body,
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Bidding deadline 05/04/2024 11:59
Start price 39,800,000 ¥ / approx. 248,500 EUR (auction starting price!)
up for auction 2000. SL73 AMG in R129 body, 7.3 V12, with a turbocharger.km.- very good R129 body on SL73 AMG,
- Panoramic glass roof,
- Exclusive leather interior,
- one owner for over 10 years,
- model - AMG00997.3,
Grade 4.5Interior BMileage 31,656 km.VIN - WDB1290761F190184- minor wear in the cabin above the driver,
- stone chips on the windshield,
- minor scratches on the body,
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Bidding deadline 05/04/2024 11:59Start price 39,800,000 ¥ / approx. 248,500 EUR (auction starting price!)
Ard Import
Tuleb Jaapanis🇯🇵 oksjonile 2000a. R129 kerel SL73 AMG, 7.3 V12, läbisõduga 3️⃣1️⃣.6️⃣5️⃣6️⃣km. - väga korralik R129 kerel SL73 AMG, 📌 - Panoraam klaas katus, - Exclusive leather interior, - üle 10a...
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No transmission number, but I have like 75 photos. Are these appropriate?Couldn't find that engine on any of the 076 chassis
Do you have more info like maybe transmission number? Or more photos to narrow down by spec?
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First time doing this for any R129 but to my surprise I narrowed it down quite a bit.
That SL72 has ADS II (216) and folding mirrors (500) and there are 236 LHD SL600s with that.
Looks Green Black Metallic (189) to me or Black Opal for the American folks.
This Black/Grey interior code should be 561 "Exclusive Black Leather" although 511 (all black) decodes to the same description. Down to 17 cars.
More images/documents could be super helpful. Do you know where it was ordered?
Folding mirrors is an R129 trait on Japanese spec. cars - I have never seen one without them so that would be a good starting point in terms of ordering location.
You really did fine so far. Thank you very much.
I have no documents, but indeed more images. Will i post them here, or should i better send them to you via DM?
70+ images maybe makes this post such a mess?
Zip file?
I don't know how.
Order Location is 839 Japan, and colorcode indeed is Green Black Metallic (189). Owner confirmed via Whatsapp.
I asked him twice for complete VIN. He is cautious. He has the right to be so.
If you are using a Windows PC you can select the file(s) or folder(s) you want to compress, right-click, and choose "Send to" then "Compressed (zipped) folder"
There is no obvious reason for a seller not to disclose the VIN but I have experienced this before myself.
Proceed with caution, presumably you will be seeing the car in person before purchasing so it can be checked at this time.
It may help if you ask only for the last 5-6 digits... sometimes people are more willing to share partial data.
I would've assumed it was at least available in Europe too? Reason I asked location is there are 2 ordered in Germany and the other 15 are Japan so that would've narrowed it down but down to the 15 now.
Either way works for me.
DM sent.
Edit: i just asked the owner if he is interested to enlist here. And hopefully even participate. Owners experiences are valuable.
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It was available but a very rare option on Gen 1 and 2 cars. I don't ever remember seeing it on a European spec. car when I was searching for mine (96 to 98 years) and I looked at a lot of adverts for well over a year before buying.
The reason I know this is because my garage is quite tight on width and folding mirrors would have been a great option to have.
They are a nice option to have. I have it on two of my 210 chassis along with ADS, although not the height adjustable one. I don't really use them. They're just there
I have it on my W164 but it is still too wide to fit in my garageThey are a nice option to have. I have it on two of my 210 chassis along with ADS, although not the height adjustable one. I don't really use them. They're just there
