Pretty spectacular barn find has seven vintage Mercedes SL-Class R107s
- Cool barn find contained seven Mercedes SL-Class
- The cars had been parked for ‘many years’
- The finder was selling the cars as a collection for $25,000
Published on Sep 22, 2024 at 11:17 PM (UTC-4)
by Claire Reid
Last updated on Sep 24, 2024 at 7:07 AM (UTC-4)
Edited by
Tom Wood
This cool and unusual barn find contained seven Mercedes SL-Class – and the finder is hoping they’ll find a new home.
The seven Mercedes R107s were found in a barn in Pomaria, South Carolina, and went up for sale as a job lot on eBay.
The cars had been parked for a ‘very long time’ according to the man who found them.
He wanted to sell the cars as a complete collection and set a low asking price of just 25,000.
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The Mercedes had been parked for a long time
When it comes to barn finds, few things are more exciting than stumbling across an entire car collection – such as the time a British urban explorer discovered 40 classic vehicles, including Aston Martins, Alfa Romeos, Bentleys, and BMWs, or the time a man found a Porsche, a Lotus, a Rolls-Royce, a Maserati, and a Ferrari all in one barn find.
However, rarer still is a barn find that exclusively houses one specific type of car – like the man who was lucky enough to find two Lamborghini Countachs.
Or this man who found not one, not two, but a whopping seven Mercedes.
Sadly, two of the cars were beyond repair and could only realistically be used for parts – possibly for the other five Mercs.
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The collection includes three 450SLs and two 560SLs
According to the listing from seller thebenzman, one of the cars was involved in a serious accident and the other had a tree fall on it.
The other five cars were all in working order when they were parked, although the seller does admit this was ‘many years ago’.
The collection includes a white 560SL with blue interior; a very early model 450SL in silver with a black hardtop and red interior; a white 450SL with tan interiors and AMG spoilers and rocker panels; a dark green 380SL with tan interior; and a silver 380SL with blue interior.
The two wrecked cars are a grey-colored 560SL with a ‘good’ condition tan interior and a 450SL in silver with 99,000 miles on the clock.
The seller wanted to sell the cars as a whole collection and was asking $25,000 for the lot.
It could be an interesting project for a Mercedes-lover with the right skills.
With a background in both local and national press in the UK, Claire has covered a range of topics, including technology, gaming, and cryptocurrency, since joining the editorial team at Supercar Blondie in May 2024. Her ability to be first to a story has been integral to making SB’s coverage of scientific discovery, AI, and global tech news a slick 24/7 operation.
