1960 Mercedes-Benz 190-Series

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    None None   None None   1   25   2014-07-21T18:54:00Z   2014-07-21T19:47:00Z   10   1690   9637   None   80   22   11305   14.0             Print   Clean   Clean   false         false   false   false     EN-US   JA   X-NONE                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   Up for sale 1960 Mercedes 190sl. We are selling this 1960 Mercedes 190sl for a Family member who just turned 89 years of age & would like to pass this wonderful car onto another, I have included (further down) a write up from the owner & the service history on the car (Documents will be supplied to buyer) This Mercedes has been in the Family since the original purchase in Germany, the purchasers pick up the car & toured Europe in it. My wife and I dove the car for 160 miles this weekend & it ran Flawlessly. The Mercedes comes with the original hard & soft top, Plus original spare tire & tool kit, The front carpets were replaced 2 years ago. The convertible boot is missing 4 snaps, The only rust we could find on the car is a little surface rust in the trunk, & a spot under the passenger floorboard (Under the heater core) all of the gauges work with the exception of the gas gauge.. sometimes it works.. sometimes not. the interior is in exceptional condition, the exterior has small paint chips as a car of this age would have & one minor ding in the truck about the size of a dime (see picts) the rest of the body is straight. This car could be driving to California tomorrow, it runs just that well. Feel free to contact me with questions at 877-953-2733 ext 203 Thanks. Jeff Letter from the owner: THE HISTORY OF MY MERCEDES 109 SL July 21,2014 My 190 SL Roadster has had only two owners since it was first bought at the factory in Germany in 1960, and both of us are from the same family. From the beginning, it has been treated as special and given tender loving care. THE EARLY DAYS – 1960-1978 The original owner was my brother-in-law’s father, Mr. Fisher of Tacoma, Washington. Mr. Fisher retired in 1960 after a long career as an executive of the Burlington Northern Railway, and in order to celebrate his retirement Mr. and Mrs. Fisher arranged to buy the 190SL at the factory in Germany, tour Europe and then ship the car back to their home in Tacoma. For the next several years while their health permitted, the 190 was their only car and was used for basic transportation in and around Tacoma. We do have the original MB Service Book which I received from Mrs. Fisher which tends to confirm that the car was regularly serviced and maintained. Mr. Fisher always kept the car in their garage. In 1953, I spent some time working in Germany as a CPA and learned to appreciate Mercedes automobiles. After returning I began a lifetime career as a corporate and tax attorney. In 1968, when I was able to afford it, I bought a new 280SE sedan. My 280 was a great car- It was my main transportation for almost 20 years and I logged more than 350,000 miles before finally giving it to my son ..In the late 1960s and early 1970s, we had 3 or 4 family gatherings at the Fishers home, and Mr. Fisher Sr. would always take his son Jim and me out to his garage to show off his “pride and Joy”. On those occasions I told him that if he ever wanted to sell the car, I would really like to buy it and keep it in the family. In 1976 or 1977, Mr. Fisher passed away. Mrs. Fisher was not comfortable driving the car and neither of their children had an interest in it, So in 1978, my brother in law called me and, recalling our conversations, asked if I would like to buy it. I jumped at the chance. On March 13, 1978, my wife and I flew to Carmel, California (where Mrs. Fisher and her daughter and son in law then living) bought the car and drove it back to Tacoma. That drive from Carmel to Tacoma was the only road trip which I have ever taken in the car .At the time I took over the car, it had been driven 97,851 miles. THE LAST THIRTY SIX YEARS – 1978 – 2014 As soon as we arrived in Tacoma, I took the car in to Doxon Motors, then the Tacoma Mercedes dealer, and had the Doxon service department service and inspect it. Doxons reported that the car was in good overall condition. I then turned the car over to my friend, Ray Johnson for all maintenance. Ray had been the Manager of Doxon Motors Service Department before leaving to start his own shop, Ray Johnson Import Service. From 1979 until 1993, when Ray retired, he did all of the maintenance work on the car. I was careful to get it in for service on schedule. Since I have owned it, the car has never been used as basic transportation. I drove my 280SE and my wife had her own car. The only use we have made of the roadster over the years has been for pleasure trips around town on sunny days, usually with the top down. Except for a few trips to our summer home in the San Juan Islands, the car has never left the Tacoma-Seattle area. I never drove it on rainy days or even if there was a threat of rain. We have a three-car garage at our home, and the roadster has always been kept in our garage. In the off-seasons, I normally kept it covered. Since Ray Johnson’s retirement, I have used 3 or 4 other shops to service the car. These include Mercedes Auto Service in Tacoma, Doktor Tim (a mechanic specializing in German cars) and more recently, a very good mechanic who I located at Precision Tune Auto Care. Right now, the car seems to me to be in good mechanical condition. The odometer now reads just a little over 130,000 miles, which means that over the last 36 years, I have driven just less than 1000 miles per year. Even at my age, the car is still fun to drive. Like Sr,, my 190 has, over the years, been my “pride and joy” and , in a way, I hate to think of selling it. However, I recently celebrated my 87th birthday and, realistically, it is time. Hopefully we can find a new owner who will enjoy the car as much as Mr. Fisher and I have. Service history: Service # Recommended Date Actual Mileage Mileage 1 300 2 1900 3 3800 11/23/60 3875 Doxon Motors,Tacoma 4 5700 5/7/61 6079 Doxon Motors 5 7600 8/29/61 8242 Doxon Motors 6 9500 11/29/61 9930 Doxon Motors 7 11400 12/27/61 13071 West Texas Imports 8 13300 1/29/62 16032 Paramount Motors San Francisco 9 15200 10 17100 11 19000 5/11/62 18104 Doxon Motors 12 20900 8/31/62 20339 Topping Motors-Tacoma 13 22800 14 24700 5/20/63 24781 Topping 15 26600 8/16/63 26789 Doxon Motors 16 28500 17 30400 11/26/63 31737 Topping 18 32300 3/26/64 32982 Topping 19 34200 6/22/64 34953 Topping 20 36100 9/29/64 36792 Topping 21 38000 12/11/64 40907 Topping 22 39900 4/5/65 42819 Topping 23 41800 4/23/65 44779 Topping 24 43700 25 45600 8/12/65 46688 Topping 26 47500 27 49400 11/16/65 49827 Doxon Motors 28 51300 Edel Motors, Tucson 29 53200 Edel Motors, Tucson 30 55100 31 57000 5/10/66 57248 Doxon Motors 32 58900 58700 Doxon Motors 33 60800 1/10/67 60846 Doxon Motors MILEAGE DATE 97851 3/13/78 -Purchased from Mrs. Fisher 98806 3/17/78 Car serviced and inspected by Doxon Motors, Tacoma MB dealer. Doxon then appraised at $5500 to $6000 99767 5/31/79 Ray Johnson Import Service (former mgr of Doxon Motors service-dept)- Overall inspection -C service - replace muffler and exhaust system,fix tach,free up heater cables Glass. Straighten dents.- cut out all rusted areas reweld as required,incl.zinc chromate primer. sandblast– paint complete in lacquer to match original color- undercoat complete. – 9/5/79 Randolphs - manufacture and install lnew battery case 9/14/79 Doxon Moters – parts: floor mats, etc. Ray Johnson Import Service bills-1980-1993: 101418 4/2/80 D Service 5/19/80 Lube tach tighten transmission bolts 101565 8/15/80 Replace thermostat and 2 hoses 102062 11/21/80 Install rebuilt starter 102927 4/21/81 C service – Replace fuel pump and filter 102738 11/18/81 C service –torque head and adjust valves –new temp.guage 9/10/82 C service – overhaul carburetor 11/16/82 check brake system –replace r r wheel cylinder and master cylinder Free up emer.brake cable 9/22/83 Replace seals 107014 1/19/84 C service 107139 8/14/84 Repair generator and charging system –New battery 107214 9/12/84 tune up adjust carburetor 107516 6/11/86 C service repair tach 107741 8/12/87 new Mikuni carburetor – service front brakes 111776 11/23/88 C Service Note: car garaged from 1988 to 1993 1/11/93 Ray Johnson C service replace radiator hose 112000 11/23/93 Ray Johnson complete valve job Note: Ray retired in 1993 112408 BP LOF 118391 2/16/96 BP LOF fix cooling system leak pack wheel bearings 118399 11/9/96 Rogers Safety system align front end 118500 11/13/96 4 new radial tires 121977 BP LOF 3/26/97 Bill Hirsch new soft top 123660 10/3/97 Mercedes Auto Service.Tacoma ( MAS) E Service- plugs,valves,,trans fluid,fixed fuel leak 123716 11/5/97 ( MAS) replace fan belt 1/7/98 (MAS) replace U joint in drive line 125540 5/6/98 (MAS) replace shift bushing- adjust carb. 1266444 8/26/99 BP new starter 6\19\2000 BP complete brake job 127600 1\25\01 Doktor Tim (Mercedes mechanic) adjust starter 128000 6\13\01 Dr Tim tune up-compression test-fix fuel leak 128029 8\2\01 Dr Tim new clutch 128358 11\14\01 BP LOF Note: car not used from 2004 to 2008 129390 2\2\08 Precision Tune –Lakewood (PT)---Premium plus oil change – new battery-brake inspection- new brake shoes 129406 3\1\08 PT carburetor work: new radiator 4\12\08 PT new fuel pump 129416 5\8\09 PT New muffler - clean out fuel tank and system 129442 6\23\09 PT clean out and adjust carb-repair heater core 129865 5\14\12 PT LOF Note: car not driven 2010-13 Note: as of 6\10\2014, mileage is 130,321 Please note: we cannot except Paypal on a sale of this size, a $500.00 deposit is required via paypal within 24 hours of the sale, the remainder would be paid by certified funds, or direct bank wire.