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1973 450 SL
Convertible
€33,740
€34,950
VAT included and not reclaimable: sold under the margin scheme.
Brummen, Netherlands
This 1973 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL is a used car showing 105,287 km. It is equipped with an automatic transmission. The car is finished in Icon Gold with a Black interior.
This 450 SL was sold new on 24 May 1973 by Lloyd Pearson, the Mercedes-Benz dealer in Pasadena, California, and first registered on 9 July that year. It had reached 50,000 miles by 1989 and has been used only now and then ever since.
The car remains highly original and unaltered. California's dry climate has left its original underbody free of rust, the panels are straight and well fitted, and the black MB-Tex interior has been nicely maintained. A wallet holds the original service book, the owner's manual and the Fahrzeug-Datenkarte.
The car is located in Brummen, Netherlands.
The Mercedes-Benz 450 SL uses the 4,520 cc M117 V8 with Bosch D-Jetronic injection, in its North American version, rated at 190 PS (140 kW) at 4,750 rpm and 325 Nm, against 225 PS for the European car, with a three-speed automatic driving the rear wheels. It has double wishbones at the front, semi-trailing arms at the rear and disc brakes all round. Before March 1973 the 4.5-litre roadster went only to North America.
Equipment as listed by the dealer. Verify the specification with the dealer before purchase.
FAQ
At €34,950, it sits below the median of €155,000 for the 345 Mercedes-Benz advertised in Europe in 2026. 2% of them are advertised for less. Asking prices are not transaction prices, and specification differences explain much of the spread.
The car is located in Brummen, Netherlands. The dealer quotes it as: VAT included and not reclaimable: sold under the margin scheme. Cross-border purchase is normal for this kind of car, but the documentation, the certificate of conformity, transport and the registration rules of the destination country all have to be settled with the selling dealer first.
The manufacturer's base list price was €10,972 in the United States, excluding options. This car is advertised at €34,950, 219% above that figure. A list price is the launch price of the version without options, so a heavily specified car left the factory above it, and it says nothing about what the car is worth today. That 1973 list price is converted to euros with no adjustment for inflation.
105,287 km recorded, against a median of 14,618 km across the Mercedes-Benz advertised in Europe in 2026. It is therefore among the higher-mileage cars currently listed. Service records and ownership details should be checked against the documents held by the selling dealer.
a 1981 car in the Netherlands at €34,950, and a 2021 car in Czechia at €34,994. Observed in 2026. Comparing them means putting model year, mileage, factory options and the VAT basis side by side before the price itself.
Gallery Aaldering, a professional dealer in Brummen, Netherlands. LUSSO lists the car and passes enquiries to that dealer; the inspection, the negotiation, the invoice and the transfer of ownership all take place directly between the buyer and the dealer. LUSSO does not hold stock, take deposits or act as an intermediary in payment.
The car is at Brummen, Netherlands, and an inspection is arranged with the selling dealer. Buyers based in another country commonly appoint an independent inspector or a marque specialist rather than travel. Ask the dealer for the service record, the number of previous owners and any accident history, with supporting documents for the information stated in the listing.