On October 22, 2006 I got a 1978 450SL. I'd found it in a little town in Southern Utah. The body was fairly straight but that was all I knew about it. I decided I wanted it and it was trailered out to SoCal where I live. It had seen better days.

The PO had put in one of those cheesy fake Euro back seats.

The wood was cracked and faded.

The blades in the grill screen were faded and some of them were broken....