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£69,000 (Est: £70,000 - £90,000)

1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL Convertible

United Kingdom • 19 Sept 2026

Vehicle Details

AI Listing Summary

This 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL is a rare, UK-delivered right-hand drive example finished in Fire Engine Red with a black interior. It has recently received a comprehensive mechanical restoration by specialists, including an engine rebuild and suspension overhaul, with all documentation available.

Condition

8

The car has undergone a significant specialist restoration in recent years, including an engine rebuild, overhauled carburettors, and a new wiring loom. While it is described as performing wonderfully and having undergone extensive renovation, the listing does not explicitly state it is in pristine or outstanding condition, implying minor cosmetic enhancements were part of the restoration, which aligns with an 'Excellent' rating.

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Transmission:

Manual

Chassis No:

121.042.20.014910

Odometer:

[Odometer Reading]

Reg Number:

918 YUY

RHD/LHD:

RHD

• Original right-hand drive UK-delivered example • Significant specialist restoration in recent years • Engine rebuilt, electrics rewired, carburettors overhauled, etc • Restoration records available For those insufficiently wealthy to afford its hyper-expensive race-bred sports car - the 300 SL - Mercedes-Benz offered the less exotic but no less refined 190 SL.

Announced in 1954 and based on the 180 saloon whose all-independently-suspended running gear it used, the 190 SL did not enter production until January 1955, the delay being caused by alterations aimed at strengthening the saloon's shortened platform to compensate for the open body's reduced stiffness.

"Very few new sportscars have been so eagerly awaited or so long in coming as the moderately priced SL version of the Mercedes-Benz," observed Road & Track magazine.

Mounted on a detachable subframe along with the four-speed manual gearbox, front suspension and steering, the power unit was a 1,897cc overhead-camshaft four - th...