Mercedes-Benz 350SL Roadster

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 When the fabulous W107 Series Mercedes SL Roadster was launched way back in 1971 it initially came with only one engine option, the tried and trusted 3.5-litre V8 that was already to be found in the big S-Class saloons and coupes.

This produced 200bhp and 211lb/ft of torque and remained an option right up until 1980 when it was finally replaced by a slightly larger 3.8-litre unit. Bigger and smaller engines were also made available over time but the 3.5 was always the engine that the car was designed for and gave it a top speed of 132mph – perfectly adequate by most standards.

Looking more handsome with every passing year, the W107 SL was built at a time when the Stuttgart firm still had a reputation for building cars that made granite feel a bit flimsy. Fast, comfortable and discreetly understated, it has a matchless ability to munch up the miles for year after year without ever seeming to falter. No wonder it stayed in production fundamentally unaltered until 1989 – the longest running chassis in Mercedes history.

This August 1978 car has had just one registered keeper since 1995 but has been kept in dry storage since 1997. Looking very smart in light blue metallic with a blue check-cloth interior, it is showing only 72,900 miles on the clock which is believed (but not warranted) to be genuine.

Just recommissioned for sale and due to have a fresh MOT in time for the sale, it has also recently been fitted with a new windscreen and comes with a nice peronalised number plate. Complete with both hard and soft tops, this reputedly low mileage machine should have decades of useful life ahead of it.