1974 Mercedes-Benz SL-Class

450

Automatic

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MY FATHER-IN-LAW SURPRISED MY MOTHER- IN-LAW WITH THIS 1974 MERCEDES BENZ ROADSTER 450 SL. SHE TOOK SUCH PRIDE IN HER NEW CAR THAT SHE NAMED HER BETSY . BETSY HAS NEVER SEEN SNOW BECAUSE MY FATHER-IN-LAW BUILT A SPECIAL GARAGE TO HOUSE HER IN DURING THE WINTER MONTHS. IN THE SUMMER, MY MOTHER-IN-LAW ALWAYS CHOSE TO TAKE THE HARD TOP OFF AND PUT THE RAG TOP DOWN. THE EXTENT OF HER DRIVING WAS TO THE COUNTRY CLUB FOR GOLF, THE GROCERY STORE, CHURCH, AND CARD CLUB. ALL OF HER GRANDCHILDREN LOVED TO TAKE THEIR TURN WITH GRANDMA FOR A SPIN TO GET ICE-CREAM. WHEN MY MOTHER-IN-LAW PASSED AWAY, MY SISTER-IN-LAW INHERITED BETSY. SHE COULD NOT AFFORD THE UP KEEP AND INSURANCE ON HER. WE WANTED TO KEEP HER IN THE FAMILY, SO I BOUGHT HER FROM MY SISTER-IN-LAW. WHEN I BOUGHT BETSY, I WENT TO THE EXPENSE OF HAVING A NEW TIMING BELT INSTALLED. I HAVE OWNED THREE MERCEDES; AND IF YOU ARE AN OWNER OF A MERCEDES, YOU KNOW YOU NEED TO WATCH THE TIMING BELT. I HAD THAT DONE AT MC AUTOMOTIVE ON 53RD STREET IN MOLINE, ILLINOIS AND HAVE THE RECEIPT FOR THE WORK DONE. I ALSO HAD HOSES, AIR FILTER, POINTS ETC DONE AND HAVE KEPT ALL WITH RECEIPTS. BETSY HAS HAD A TUNE UP EVERY YEAR FROM 1975 TO 2011. SHE IS OUTFITTED WITH AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, AIR CONDITIONING, HEAT, RADIO, 8 TRACK TAPE PLAYER (AND YES IT WORKS). BETSY RUNS WITH THE 450 ENGINE. I'M SURE IT TOOK MY MOTHER-IN-LAW NO TIME AT ALL TO GET FROM POINT A TO POINT Z . WE LIVE IN A SMALL TOWN AND THAT WAS ALWAYS THE JOKE! I SAW YOUR MOTHER-IN-LAW TODAY WHIPPING AROUND IN HER MERCEDES! I AM SAD TO GIVE HER UP, BUT I HAVE ONLY DRIVEN HER TWICE A YEAR TO A GOLF OUTING AND A FAMILY REUNION. I HOPE SHE WILL FIND A HOME WITH ANOTHER FAMILY AND THE STORY WILL CONTINUE. I FORGOT, THE ODOMETER STATE'S 68923. IT STOPPED AROUND THE TIME MY MOTHER-IN-LAW FLUNKED HER DRIVERS TEST. OUR MECHANIC TOLD US IT WAS NOT OUT OF THE NORM FOR A ODOMETER TO STOP ON THESE MODELS; THOUGH IT WAS FUNNY THAT IT STOPPED AT THE SAME TIME SHE STOPPED DRIVING HER BETSY. COMES WITH RAG TOP AND HARD TOP. PLEASE EMAIL WITH ANY QUESTIONS OR OFFERS. MUST PICK MERCEDES UP IN MOLINE ILLINOIS $1000.00 DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN PAYPAL AFTER AUCTIONS END THEN BANK CHECK FOR AMOUNT DUE MERCEDES IS SOLD AS IS AS SHOWN JUST A NOTE TO SAY BETSY WAS THE PRIVATE CAR OF THE OWNER OF THE MERCEDES DEALERSHIP IN TOWN THAT IS WHO MY FATHER-IN-LAW BOUGHT BETSY FROM WHEN SHE WAS LESS THAN A YEAR OLD.