1985 Mercedes 380SL
This car was purchased via Ebay in Oct. of 2005 in Aneheim, California. It was acquired in stock condition, with 125,000 miles and had the wear/tear appropriate for that vintage. The previous owner had invested about $4,000 in new fuel injection components which saved me quite a bit of cost and trouble.

I have since cleaned up the car and modified the interior to my liking, moving some of the switches, as well as modified the front grill and bumper configuration to present a cleaner, more streamlined front end.

I also added a 10" subwoofer, 150-watt amp and rear speakers. Click here for photos and info on that project.

Click here for the front bumper mods page

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Note, click any image for the full sized version.

 
1 This is more or less the stock car before I made any modifications
2 Here's the "final" product with modified grill, euro headlights, and 16" replica chrome wheels. I removed the fog lights and turn signals from the front bumper and created some filler panels from 30 ga. aluminum duct sheeting.
3 Close up of front end. Aftermarket driving lights added behind the new grill.
4 Back end with new black top in place. Note the tinted rear windows.
5 Side profile
6 Trunk view with Rockford amp, first aid kit and fire extinguisher.
7 Modified dash with burl-textured instrument cluster, Nardi wood steering wheel. I also removed the ambient temperature gauge from the center and placed an additional vent, using a 3-headed vent duct from a euro model that I found in a salvage yard. Antennae, defogger and interior light switches were also moved from below the vents to above the climate control switches. Much better use of that empty space!
8 Another shot of the interior.