Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupé
Estimate: € 1,150,000 to € 1,250,000
Chassis Number: 198.040-55-0179
- MB Classic experts assessment
- Only 3 owners from new
- Almost 50 years with the second owner
- 1965 restored in the Mercedes-Benz factory
- Original correspondence and bills from 1965
- Factory replacement engine installed in 1965
- Front disc brakes installed by the factory
- Original colour combination 334 light blue / blue cloth
- In 2014 over 40,000 Euros were spent on the mechanics
This extraordinary 300 SL Coupé comes with a remarkable history and some really interesting features. In the 64 years since its first delivery it was owned by just three collectors. The second owner sent the car back to the factory in Germany in 1965 to have it fully restored and kept the car for nearly half a century after that.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL is one of the most fascinating and well-known cars at all. Its extraordinary design is a true masterpiece, and from the technical point of view, the car was trailblazing. It was the first production car with fuel injection, and its characteristic gullwing doors serve as a basic recipe for every super-sportscar to this day. It turned into a real icon and many consider it to be the best sports car of all times.