Inventory · specimen 01 / 08 · ref NF-1955-001
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
1955 · Coupé, gullwing doors · Available
$1,450,000
Available · placeholder price until the client supplies the real list
0 — 1 m
The car
The car that made a racing chassis road-legal and then refused to be ordinary about it. Tubular spaceframe, dry-sump six, doors that hinge at the roof because the sills are too tall to climb over. Ours is a matching-numbers example with a continuous file from 1971 and a bare-metal repaint in 2019.
History
Delivered new in Zurich, imported to the United States in 1971, three owners since. Restoration file in two volumes, photographs of every stage.
In the file
- Matching numbers engine, gearbox and rear axle
- Bare-metal repaint in original Silver metallic, 2019
- Original belly pans and tool roll present
- Recent engine rebuild at 47,900 miles with dynamometer sheet
- Bound restoration file, two volumes
Demonstration record. The car, its mileage, its workshop reference and its price are invented for this preview; the client supplies the file, the photographs and the real figures.
Specification
| Year | 1955 |
|---|---|
| Body | Coupé, gullwing doors |
| Engine | 3.0 L M198 inline-six, fuel injection |
| Transmission | 4-speed manual |
| Drive | Rear-wheel drive |
| Mileage | 48,200 mi |
| Exterior | Silver metallic over grey |
| Interior | Red leather |
| Status | Available |
| Workshop reference | NF-1955-001 |
Dimensions, compression figures and the full history file are available on request. The car can be inspected on the ramp by appointment.
All eight cars, listed as specimens
Back to the inventory