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£1,133,164 (Est: £1,027,200 - £1,284,000)
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 'Gullwing' Coupé
France • 30 Jan 2026 • Lot 136
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe is a matching numbers example, retaining its original chassis, body, and engine. Delivered new to the USA, it returned to Europe in 1980 and has been well-maintained, featuring a rare long axle ratio option for higher speeds, with recent servicing invoices exceeding €60,000.
Condition
8
The car is described as being in excellent overall running order, with visible parts of the underbody and chassis in very good condition. It has undergone a high-quality restoration in the 1990s and has been meticulously maintained. While it has been repainted and retrimmed, the car's mechanical and structural integrity appears to be very good, suggesting minimal cosmetic imperfections and requiring only minor reconditioning, if any.
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Transmission:
Manual
Chassis No:
198.040.5500614
Odometer:
[Odometer Reading]
Reg Number:
[Reg Number]
RHD/LHD:
LHD
• Matching chassis, engine and body • Delivered new to the USA • Returned to Europe in 1980 • High-quality restoration in the 1990s • Present ownership since 2011 • Meticulous maintenance by the French specialist in 300 SLs • Originally equipped with the rare long axle ratio option (1:3.42) allowing speeds in excess of 160mph "When it was first announced by Mercedes-Benz, the production 300 SL Coupé was a startling car built to the German concern's customarily startling standards, but above all what left the general public most open-mouthed about the new car was its upward-opening Gullwing doors...!" - Motors , 1963.Post-war, Mercedes-Benz had returned to competition in 1952, fielding two of its new 300 SL (W194) sports cars in the Mille Miglia.
The pair finishing a creditable 2nd and 4th overall in this most difficult of events, and this promising start was followed up by a win in the challenging Carrera Panamericana.
The works first raced the 300 SL (Sport Leicht) in open form, but...
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£906,717
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£1,250,484
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£3,843,602
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