The Mercedes-Benz R129 SL was built between 1989 and 2002, a production run of more than a decade that eventually saw more than 200,000 examples being built.

Replacing the much-loved - and even longer-lived R107 - this was the car that probably did more than any other in creating the hewn-from-solid reputation the company enjoyed at the time. With just one owner from new and under 14,800 miles on the clock, this wonderful Mercedes-Benz 500SL benefits from an unbroken 29 years of ownership - and for the sceptics among you, both the MOT history and the service history book support that figure.