Equipment
2,996/250hp, 4-speed, Rudge wheels, Michelin tires, hardtop, luggage, Becker Mexico radio, Euro headlights, luggage.
Condition
Sold new in Ethiopia of all places, originally finished in white over red. Represented as matching numbers. Not much history until the late 1980s, when it was in Connecticut. Restored by Paul Russell for Bud Lyon and finished in the mid-1990s and has been collector owned since. Used in several Gullwing Group events and on the Copperstate 1000 in the past few years. There is light age to the paint, chrome and interior, and this Dark Red finish wasn't a factory 300SL color, but otherwise this is a solid, drivable SL Roadster.
Market commentary
Bud Lyon's choice of DB542 Dark Red is impossible to fault even though it is not the way this Roadster was delivered. It has the ambience of a great, rich, luxurious wine, particularly with the body color hardtop and Rudge wheels. This a generous price for a 300SL Roadster, but there are many attributes of this 300SL Roadster that commend it to collectors and the final price is sensible.