My Car

My Car

Bought on 18 May 2019 at Vemu Car Classics in The Netherlands, my 1986 Mercedes-Benz 560 SL was delivered at my doorstep in Belgium on 22 May 2019.

It is an early car (1986) of the last series (MY1986-MY1989) made of the R107 (107.048) dedicated for the American market. More general info on this car type can be found on many sites, including Wikipedia.

Features of the car

Following codes tell more about the features of the car:

Type tag with options
  • 107048 12: Left Hand Drive, Automatic Transmission
  • 623 H: Paint code 623 - Light Ivory (Hellelfenbein). The H indicates the paint supplier: "Herberts". Both car as hardtop have the same colour code
  • 273: Interior code 273 - Leather Brazil Brown

Options from factory (indicated on Type Tag):

  • 442: Airbag in Steering Wheel
  • 491: U.S. Version
  • 506: Outside Rear View Mirror, Left and Right, Heated (electrically adjustable on the right (for left hand drive)
  • 519: Becker Radio Grand Prix Electronic Cassette - USA
  • 531: Automatic Antenna
  • 551: Anti-Theft Warning System
  • 581: Automatic Climate Control
  • 262: Elimination of Rear End Spoiler
  • 806: Change of Model Year, The last figure showing the new model year, so 1986 in this case

Additional options (not indicated on Type Tag):

  • 240: Outside temperature indicator
  • 461: Instrument with Miles indication and English Legend
  • 543: Sun Visor with Vanity Mirror, Illuminated, Left and Right
  • 570: Folding Armrest, Front
  • 592: Heat-Insulating Glass, All-around, Heated Rear Window Pane, Band Filter
  • 639: Elimination of First-Aid Box and Warning Triangle
  • 746: Folding Top, Fabric 8023, Dark Brown

Where to find this information on your car?

You can use www.datamb.com and fill in the Vehicle Identification Number (VIN) to retrieve the information above.

If you do not have the VIN, but you have the type tag as indicated in the picture, you can fill the options using the website CarClassic.com.