AMG SL63 - Amazingly I have only ever seen three of these here (including this one) I have no idea why there are so few in the Mercedes capital of the world
Before anyone thinks anything about "Safety Car Pack", keep in mind there are no badges on the side of the car.
All AMG SL's of that generation some type of badging on the side (
V8 Kompressor or
V12 Bi-Turbo). Secondly, Mercedes offers all sorts of wheels as factory options. Third, said wheels are noticeably undersized for an SL. That looks more like 17" rather than the standard 18" (
let alone that particular wheel). We can also rule out the SL65 as it simply doesn't have
the darkened taillight lenses that all '65's had of those years (including the S65).
While this could, in theory, be a bumper-modified (and de-badged) SL55, when you combine Mercedes' penchant for bundling options and owners' desires for their non-AMG car to be mistaken for an AMG car, this is, in all probability, an SL500 with optional wheels and an SL65-alike bumper.
There was, of course, no SL63 of the R230 series. The only SL AMG models without side badges were the previous generation, the R129's SL55 and SL73. Both are rare, and the SL73 ridiculously so.
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But, hey -- nice SL500! 👍
