Lot Ended
Description
Early '72 350 with extremely rare four-speed manual transmission;
smart hood; tidy example once owned by Jay-Kay of Jamiroquai
Dating from January 1972, this early R107 series
Mercedes-Benz 350SL is finished in White, and sits upon its original steel
wheels with polished hubcaps. We also note inclusion of the removable factory
hard-top in white and fitment of a black Mohair soft-top with plastic rear
screen.
Under the bonnet, we find the 3.5-litre
M116.980 SOHC V8 engine featuring Bosch D-Jetronic fuel injection and produced
when new, 197bhp and 286NM of torque driving the rear wheels here, via the rarer
option of four-speed manual transmission which is arguably more engaging than
the usual three-speed auto more often found.
Inside, we find black leather with the earlier style seats without
head restraint, walnut dash, heated rear screen and retro-fit JVC radio/CD
player. This example was not specified with rear seats so benefits from a
carpeted rear luggage space instead. The removable hard-top unfortunately has a
crack in the glass which happened in transit to us.
The car shows 138,523 miles and presents well. The history file includes the V5C recording ten former keepers to
the current of nine years, photos of the car being featured in a Classic Cars
magazine feature with cut outs from the magazine too revealing the car belonged
to avid motor-head, car collector and music legend Jay-Kay from
Jamiroquai.
In addition, there are a selection
of bills on file, with recent works including a £1,550 spend in 2017 on a new
water pump, radiator, hoses and new exhaust system and other more historic bills
dating back to 2010. We also find 16 old MOTs (showing only c.2000 miles covered
in the last 10 years) and some DVLA ownership history with some copy old
V5’s including some docs confirming Jay-Kays ownership in the mid 90’s when at
the height of his career.
Ready to be enjoyed
with a clean MOT valid until November 2023 this looks to be a lovely example
that presents well, feeling very eager with its manual box showing some
celebrity ownership.
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