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2011 Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG Black Edition
TREATMENT
- Wash & Decontamination
- Multi-Stage Paint Correction
- Opti-Coat Pro+ Paint Protection (2 layers)
DESCRIPTION
If you’ve never heard of the AMG SL65 Black Edition there’s nothing to be ashamed of. With only 350 made world wide they’re quite rare.
The sister car to the Mclaren Mercedes SLR detailed previously, the SL65 Black Edition has even more power and torque, 700hp and 1000nm (limited) respectively.
It has the same carbon fibre material construction as the SLR, with just the doors and rear guards being steel. The doors, incidentally, are the only panels that this car shares with a standard SL.
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The car as presented. It was purchased and imported from California a few months ago, so it is LHD spec
Befores and afters. With less than 6000miles on the clock it hadn't had a particularly hard life. Though being solid black you see every swirl and scratch. The paint depths were a very respectable ~180microns. This car, being a Mercedes first and foremost was painted by Mercedes. Differing to the SLR which was Mclaren-painted
Some bird poo etching present
Signs of previous details present in the buffer trails across the car
Those massive rear flared guards
The bonnet showed moderate swirling and some deep scratches. Some which could only be minimised
More bird poo etching
Cleaning up the remnants of previous details (compound spatter) from the badges
More in the grilles
And somehow also in the engine bay. I thought that was impressive......
That massive twin turbo V12
Final shots
Some photos from Leigh Kelly are also interspersed here. You can tell which ones are his by the fact they're actually good :)
Deeeep
Functional vents to keep pressure building up in the wheel arches and aid downforce
SL luxury and comfort making this the perfect GT machine
