1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL

VIN: 1980427500100

$264,000

Sold

Seller details

  • Auction

    RM Auctions

  • Location

    Amelia Island, FL; US

  • Event date

    Mar 11 - Mar 12, 2006

  • Lot

    185

Vehicle specs

  • Chassis/VIN

    1980427500100

  • Body style

    Roadster

  • Odometer

    41549 m

  • Transmission type

    Standard

  • Horsepower

    240

  • Interior Color

    Grey

  • Exterior Color

    Red

  • Generation

    1954-1964 Mercedes-Benz 300SL

Vehicle details

Notes and observations recorded by Hagerty staff.

Equipment

Hardtop with gullwing style hardtop and in pretty tired condition. Drum brakes, Euro lights, big, jagged gap lower left side of hardtop, no radio. Windshield starting to delaminate, soft top dirty. Repainted over old paint and chips under left door handle. Overall poor paint, fair interior, pitted interior chrome and very tentative authentication of the hardtop.

Market commentary

This car was a post block sale by RM at Monterey in 1999 for $156,750 in comparable condition and 39,946 miles compared with 41,549 miles today. The hardtop was crude then and its had some subsequent attention but is still pretty rough. The price is generous for this cars condition and its iffy hardtop. The estimate is impressively optimistic, and about the only thing about this 300SL that is impressive.

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