Equipped with a highly desirable third seat, and hardtop
Possibly a two-owner car
Believed to have never been restored

Mercedes-Benz produced the 190 SL between May 1955 and February 1963, with a prototype first shown at the 1954 New York Motor Show.

The 190 SL was the vision of Max Hoffman, Mercedes’ US importer in the 1950s; Hoffman wanted to capitalise on Mercedes’ success at the 1952 Carrera Panamericana with the 300 SL, and meet the need for a lower-priced tourer to complement the famous Gullwing.
The 190 SL prototype made its debut at the 1954 New York Auto Show.

Production cars took more than a year to appear, with the first arriving at the 1955 Geneva Auto Show.

The 190 SL did not use the 300 SL's purpose-built tubular spaceframe but was instead built on a shortened monocoque R121 unit.

The 190 SL was powered by a new 1.9 litre straight-four SOHC engine that developed 104bhp, and was based on the 300 SL’s six-cylinder engine.
This example was delivered to California in 196...