SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: Have I found the first SL65 / start of the series?
02-11-2022, 07:23 AM
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Have I found the first SL65 / start of the series?
As some of you may know I have been cataloging the SL65s. My goal is to capture all 3055 in a database that provides production date, FIN and VIN, exterior and interior colors, country shipped to, and major options. I think I MAY have found the beginning of the series but maybe not? I have been working backwards and the last couple of hundred possible VIN searches have yielded zero cars. I've got 2235 cars ided so far and I think all the MY05, 06, 07 08 and some 09.
So, the question is does anyone have or know of an R230 SL65 with a VIN that has the last six digits LOWER than 086552?
I'll keep searching backwards for a while as there almost has to have been some early development mules but it would be great to know if there is for sure a lower VIN car out there?
So, the question is does anyone have or know of an R230 SL65 with a VIN that has the last six digits LOWER than 086552?
I'll keep searching backwards for a while as there almost has to have been some early development mules but it would be great to know if there is for sure a lower VIN car out there?
02-12-2022, 05:50 AM
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Nice work Zackmac! I am curious if my 2005 was one of the first in Canada vin 96279
02-12-2022, 08:11 AM
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Silver63,
You are going to have to be happy with just knowing you have a very special one of a kind color combo I'm afraid. There are 78 cars in my data that went to Canada and yours was the 27th of those based on Delivery date. Keep in mind that many of those may have arrived in Canada at the same time as I believe the "Delivery date on the datacards is the date that the factory finished the car, i.e. delivered on the order.
In any case, again your car is a one of one in Canada in that exterior color and the only one in the world in my data so far combined with your interior,.
You are going to have to be happy with just knowing you have a very special one of a kind color combo I'm afraid. There are 78 cars in my data that went to Canada and yours was the 27th of those based on Delivery date. Keep in mind that many of those may have arrived in Canada at the same time as I believe the "Delivery date on the datacards is the date that the factory finished the car, i.e. delivered on the order.
In any case, again your car is a one of one in Canada in that exterior color and the only one in the world in my data so far combined with your interior,.
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02-12-2022, 08:30 AM
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Silver63,
You are going to have to be happy with just knowing you have a very special one of a kind color combo I'm afraid. There are 78 cars in my data that went to Canada and yours was the 27th of those based on Delivery date. Keep in mind that many of those may have arrived in Canada at the same time as I believe the "Delivery date on the datacards is the date that the factory finished the car, i.e. delivered on the order.
In any case, again your car is a one of one in Canada in that exterior color and the only one in the world in my data so far combined with your interior,.
You are going to have to be happy with just knowing you have a very special one of a kind color combo I'm afraid. There are 78 cars in my data that went to Canada and yours was the 27th of those based on Delivery date. Keep in mind that many of those may have arrived in Canada at the same time as I believe the "Delivery date on the datacards is the date that the factory finished the car, i.e. delivered on the order.
In any case, again your car is a one of one in Canada in that exterior color and the only one in the world in my data so far combined with your interior,.
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02-13-2022, 07:47 AM
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Eric,
I'm working on MY09 and up now. My hope is to get as close to cataloging 3055 as I can. Once it is done I'll go back through it just to verify I get all the info correct and then make it available to anyone that wants it. Really just a rainy day hobby effort.
I'm working on MY09 and up now. My hope is to get as close to cataloging 3055 as I can. Once it is done I'll go back through it just to verify I get all the info correct and then make it available to anyone that wants it. Really just a rainy day hobby effort.
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11-13-2022, 09:47 AM
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As to your PM question, how many sold new to Canada here is the breakdown:
92 total
MY05 64
MY06 1
MY07 11
MY08 3
MY09 12
MY10 1
MY11 0
