Hello. My uncle has a red, 1975 Mercedes 450SL convertible in MINT condition. He was wanting me to find out how much this car sold for new. Does anyone know approximately what this car sold for new in 1975, or a link to where I can find that info? Thanks for any help.

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2004 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4wd
1991 Lincoln Town Car Executive
1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1988 Mercedes 300SEL
1972 Chevrolet Caprice Kingswood Estate 9-passenger wagon
1973 Pontiac Grand Ville
(Prior MB's: 1974 240D, 1985 380SE, 1984 190D, 1993 400SEL)

I worked at the MB dealer in 1975 (my last year). If I remember correctly they were about $20k.

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Steve Brotherton
Continental Imports
Gainesville FL
Bosch Master, ASE Master, L1
33 years MB technician

Thanks a lot! I will post a photo of the car later.
Thanks again.

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2004 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4wd
1991 Lincoln Town Car Executive
1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1988 Mercedes 300SEL
1972 Chevrolet Caprice Kingswood Estate 9-passenger wagon
1973 Pontiac Grand Ville
(Prior MB's: 1974 240D, 1985 380SE, 1984 190D, 1993 400SEL)

If he writes to MB-USA (New Jersey address?) with his VIN and a copy of his registration, they will mail back a copy of the original window sticker for his specific car. Complimentary. takes about 2 weeks. Kind of a cool thing to have.

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Earl McLain
'02 C230 Kompressor
'89 560 SEL "Frau BlueCar" (retired April 2004)

If an SL was $20,000 in 1975, that's just under $70,000 in 2002 dollars. What does an SL sticker for in the US today? I think it's more than $70K. The 450 was a better deal.

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John Shellenberg
1998 C230 "Black Betty" 240K

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What does an SL sticker for in the US today? I think it's more than $70K. The 450 was a better deal.
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The new SL's are in the $90K to $100K range depending on options and where you buy the car. And the 450SL just might have been a better car too. Not as many toys and gadgets but certainly more dependable and much cheaper to maintain and repair. And they still retain their classic styling after all those years. Of course I am somewhat predjudiced.....I own a '73 SL with 85K miles. I constantly get questions asking what year the car is....and most are astonished when I tell them it is over 30 years old.

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1986 560 SEL (159K miles)

isn't the new sticker price on the title form the original purchase?

Not on any title that I have ever seen. I think they only show the taxes paid. Thanks again folks.

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2004 Toyota Sequoia Limited 4wd
1991 Lincoln Town Car Executive
1991 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1988 Mercedes 300SEL
1972 Chevrolet Caprice Kingswood Estate 9-passenger wagon
1973 Pontiac Grand Ville
(Prior MB's: 1974 240D, 1985 380SE, 1984 190D, 1993 400SEL)