Classic Mercedes-Benz 380 SL for Sale

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1982 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$20,995 $34,495 177,000 miles

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1985 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$12,495 112,242 miles

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1984 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$10,495 142,000 miles

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1984 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$14,995 118,000 miles

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1982 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$20,895 110,000 miles

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1983 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$15,895 148,744 miles

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1985 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$18,995 120,000 miles

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1982 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$17,995 $27,485 48,607 miles

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1983 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$10,495 127,000 miles

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1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$11,495 170,875 miles

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1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

$19,495 119,000 miles

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Vehicle	Last Asking Price	Ended
1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL	$21,995	Nov 2026
1982 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL	$16,495	Oct 2026
1985 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL	$10,995	Oct 2026
1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL	$13,895	Oct 2026
1984 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL	$25,495	Oct 2026
1981 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL	$12,995	Oct 2026

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Frequently Asked Questions about the Mercedes-Benz 380 SL

Mercedes-Benz built the 380 SL from 1980 to 1985, and Mercedes-Benz Classic records 53,200 units. The model arrived with the 1980 update of the 107-series SL roadster. In the United States the 380 SL reached the market for the 1981 model year and stayed on sale through 1985, and the 560 SL followed it there from 1986.

The 380 SL used a 3.8-liter V8 from the Mercedes-Benz M116 family with an aluminum-alloy block. In European form it displaced 3,818 cc and was rated at 160 kW, or 218 metric horsepower. From autumn 1981 a revised 3,839 cc version was rated at 150 kW, or 204 metric horsepower. Cars sold in the United States were rated at 155 hp.

R107 is the internal Mercedes-Benz code for the SL roadster series built from 1971 to 1989, and the 380 SL was one model within that series. The related fixed-roof SLC coupe carried the code C107. Within the 107 series, the factory type number for the 3.8-liter 380 SL was 107.045.

The 380 SL replaced the 350 SL in the Mercedes-Benz range in 1980, and in North America it took over from the 450 SL for 1981. A 4.2-liter 420 SL succeeded it when the SL range was revised in September 1985. The 5.6-liter 560 SL was built for export markets including the United States, Japan and Australia, and it was sold in North America from 1986 to 1989.

The 380 SL came with a four-speed automatic transmission driving the rear wheels, and it was the only gearbox listed for the model. The four-speed arrived with the 1980 update of the 107 series, replacing the three-speed automatic fitted until then. Fourth gear was a direct 1.00:1 ratio, and the car was launched with a 3.27:1 rear axle.

The 380 SL was a two-seat roadster with a soft top and a removable hardtop, while the 380 SLC was a fixed-roof coupe with four seats on a longer wheelbase, 2,820 mm against 2,455 mm. Both used the 3.8-liter V8. The 380 SLC was built only in 1980 and 1981, with 3,789 made, before the 380 SEC coupe replaced it.

The 380 SL was built at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Sindelfingen, near Stuttgart in Germany, alongside the other SL roadsters of the 107 series. Mercedes-Benz Classic counts 237,287 roadsters of that series leaving Sindelfingen between 1971 and 1989, a total that includes the 380 SL.

Buyer's guides for the 107-series SL point first to the front fenders around the headlights, where Sports Car Market and Hagerty both advise looking for rust or poor repairs. Hagerty and Classic Cars magazine also direct buyers to the bulkhead, where water can collect and cause corrosion, and to the sills, wheel arches and floors.

The 29 Mercedes-Benz 380 SL listings on Classic Cars Arena right now are priced from $7,995 to $27,495, with a median asking price of $15,500. These are the prices sellers are asking today, not sale prices, and the figures change as cars are listed and sold.

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