This 2002 Mercedes-Benz is one of 1,450 SL500 Silver Arrow convertibles produced for the US market to celebrate the company’s racing history, and it now has under 35k miles. All SL500 Silver Arrow editions were finished in Silver Arrow Metallic over black and silver Exclusive leather and powered by a 5.0-liter V8 paired with a five-speed automatic transmission. Equipment includes a removable hardtop, a black soft top, 18″ two-piece wheels, xenon headlights, heated power-adjustable seats, and a Bose sound system hooked to a six-disc CD changer. The car remained registered in Oklahoma from 2003 until 2020, and the selling dealer acquired it in 2022. This R129 Silver Arrow is now offered in Texas at no reserve with a window sticker, the owner’s manual, a clean Carfax report, and a clean Oklahoma title.
All 1,450 examples in the special edition were finished in Silver Arrow Metallic (777). This example is equipped with a color-matched removable hardtop, a black convertible soft top, xenon headlights, fog lights, heated side mirrors, and a power antenna as well as an AMG-styled front spoiler, side skirts, and rear apron. The selling dealer states that the convertible top hydraulic rams were replaced in 2022.
Staggered-width 18″ two-piece Albireo wheels are mounted with BFGoodrich g-Force Comp-2 A/S tires measuring 245/40 up front and 275/35 out back. The car is equipped with an electronic stability program (ESP), and braking is handled by cross-drilled brake rotors at each corner.
The cabin features heated and power-adjustable seats upholstered in black and silver Exclusive leather with black birdseye maple wood trim on the doors, center console, and center stack. Amenities include a deployable roll bar, a Bose sound system, a remote six-disc CD changer, illuminated SL-branded door sill guards, seat-position memory settings, automatic climate control, and cruise control. The selling dealer notes blemishes in the center console wood trim.
The two-tone leather-wrapped steering wheel frames an engine-turned bezel housing a 160-mph speedometer, a 7k-rpm tachometer, an analog clock, and gauges for coolant temperature, oil temperature, fuel economy, and fuel level. The digital odometer indicates under 35k miles, approximately 500 of which were added by the selling dealer.
The 5.0-liter M113 V8 was factory rated at 302 horsepower and 339 lb-ft of torque.
Power is sent to the rear wheels through a five-speed automatic transmission.
The window sticker notes initial delivery to Motorcars Acquisition in North Olmsted, Ohio, and lists factory equipment, colors, options, and a total suggested retail price of $87,945.
The Carfax report is free of accidents or other reported damage.
The car has not been registered since 2020.