Used Car Of The Day: 1977 Mercedes-Benz 450SL

by Tim Healey

Published: September 12th, 2025

used car of the day 1977 mercedes benz 450sl

Today we go back to the end of the disco era for this 1977 Mercedes-Benz 450SL.

This one appears to be lightly driven and the transmission was replaced with a rebuild a few years ago.

There's not much more to the copy other than the car runs well -- and the pics provided seem to show that it's in good shape.

If you're interested in this ride, you can find it in Indiana for $10,000. Click here to see more.

[Images: Seller]

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Tim Healey

Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.

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Mda55 on Oct 04, 2025

don't mind used cars, and the 'used car of the day' features, to me, some desirable alternatives to new vehicles. However, as nice as the cars are, I can't help but wonder about upkeep, parts availability, cost of parts, and the inevitable repair that's better off in a pro's garage, etc. Even a good deal will sink under maintenance costs.

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- 28-Cars-Later on Oct 04, 2025
  
  Mercedes was always pretty good about original parts on decades old models. I guess being dipped in gold preserves them or something /sarc. Seriously though I doubt this will be true moving forward because I imagine their good stock was NOS from back in the day and has been exhausted by now. Anyone looking at an R107 or R129 had better get up to speed on whatever aftermarket still exists for them. Car Wizard claimed years ago the wiring harness on the R129's SL600 V12 model stopped existing in the mid 00s and were being made by hand by some US niche supplier for $9,000 apiece or thereabouts.
  
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Mda55 on Oct 04, 2025

'$9,000 apiece or thereabouts.' Ouch.

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