1958 Mercedes-Benz 190SL

Lot # 215
1958 Mercedes-Benz 190SL

Description

1958 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL CONVERTIBLE
RED EXTERIOR WITH TAN TOP
TAN INTERIOR
4-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION

* INITIALLY REGISTERED IN 1958
* EARLY HISTORY REMAINS LARGELY UNKNOWN
* EVALUATED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD BY SPECIALIST DEALER FRASER DANTE IN ATLANTA GA
* NEXT OWNER LOCATED IN VIRGINIA
* EVALUATIOIN LETTER FROM 1998 INDUCATED THE CAR UNDERWENT RESTORATION INVOLVING BARE METAL BODYWORK, PARTIAL RETRIMMING AND WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWIN MIKUNI PHH CARBURETORS
* ACQUIRED BY BRITISH ENTHUSIAST IN 2015 WHO IMPORTED VEHICLE TO THE U.K. AND MAINTINED IT FOR 2 YEARS
* NEXT OWNER TO A COLLECTOR IN 2017 AT WHICH TIME THE CAR UNDERWENT A COMPREHENSIVE TOP-END ENGINE REBUILD ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE OVERHAUL OF SUSPENSION AND BRAKES AS WELL AS ENGINE SERVICING AND TUNING OF CARBURETORS
* IMPORTED BACK INTO U.S. IN 2023 AND REMAINS IN FLORIDA
* SERVICE RECORDS INCLUDED

Highlights

  • MILES EXEMPT ON FL TITLE
  • 1958 MERCEDES-BENZ 190SL CONVERTIBLE
  • RED EXTERIOR WITH TAN TOP
  • TAN INTERIOR
  • 4-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION
  • INITIALLY REGISTERED IN 1958
  • EARLY HISTORY REMAINS LARGELY UNKNOWN
  • EVALUATED AND SUBSEQUENTLY SOLD BY SPECIALIST DEALER FRASER DANTE IN ATLANTA GA
  • NEXT OWNER LOCATED IN VIRGINIA
  • EVALUATIOIN LETTER FROM 1998 INDUCATED THE CAR UNDERWENT RESTORATION INVOLVING BARE METAL BODYWORK, PARTIAL RETRIMMING AND WAS EQUIPPED WITH TWIN MIKUNI PHH CARBURETORS
  • ACQUIRED BY BRITISH ENTHUSIAST IN 2015 WHO IMPORTED VEHICLE TO THE U.K. AND MAINTINED IT FOR 2 YEARS
  • NEXT OWNER TO A COLLECTOR IN 2017 AT WHICH TIME THE CAR UNDERWENT A COMPREHENSIVE TOP-END ENGINE REBUILD ALONG WITH EXTENSIVE OVERHAUL OF SUSPENSION AND BRAKES AS WELL AS ENGINE SERVICING AND TUNING OF CARBURETORS
  • IMPORTED BACK INTO U.S. IN 2023 AND REMAINS IN FLORIDA
  • SERVICE RECORDS INCLUDED
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