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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Aluminum Gullwing

VIN: 1980435500786

$4,500,000

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High bid

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL  Aluminum Gullwing
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL  Aluminum Gullwing

Seller details

  • Auction

    RM Sotheby's

  • Location

    Monterey, CA; US

  • Event date

    Aug 13 - Aug 15, 2015

  • Lot

    109

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    1980435500786

  • Body style

    Coupe

  • Odometer

    2488 K

  • Engine Type

    I6

  • Horsepower

    240

  • Induction

    FI

  • Interior Color

    Red

  • Exterior Color

    Silver

  • Generation

    1954-1964 Mercedes-Benz 300SL

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Rudge centerlock wheels with polished rims and painted centers, Michelin XWX tires, fitted luggage, hinged steering wheel, multiband radio.

Condition

#1 Concours

World-class. Could compete in the world’s best Concours d'Elegance events.

About Hagerty’s condition ratingsClose

Excellent paint, chrome and interior. Underbody is like new with neat, tidy undercoat.

Market commentary

Opened at $3 million but didn't close even at the reported high bid. It's been a regular, selling post-block at RM's Amelia Island auction in 2003 for $750,000, then crossing the block here in 2004 at a reported high bid of $770,000 and at RM London in 2012 with a reported high bid of $3,866,640. It could have found a new home at the high bid here, and now will wander through the market searching for an elusive better offer.