£657.5k (Est: £700k - £900k)
1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
RM Sotheby's • UK • 8 Jul 2025
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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£657,500 (Est: £700,000 - £900,000)
1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
UK • 8 Jul 2025
Vehicle Details
AI Listing Summary
This 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, offered from an estate, boasts matching numbers and a comprehensive history file. Restored in 1988 and benefiting from a 2019 engine rebuild, it presents in Konigs Blau over beige, accompanied by a hardtop and spare windscreen, promising a blend of classic appeal and renewed mechanicals.
Condition
8
The car underwent a bare metal restoration in 1988 and an engine rebuild in 2019, indicating significant refurbishment. It retains its original components and comes with a matching hardtop and spare windscreen. While the colors have been changed, the overall condition suggests a well-maintained vehicle with minimal cosmetic imperfections.
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1980428500267
LHD
United Kingdom
JSJ 729
1958
Auction
£657.5k (Est: £700k - £900k)
1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
RM Sotheby's • UK • 8 Jul 2025
Market Position:
Lower Mid-Market
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Description
Delivered new to the United States in October 1958 Offered from the estate of the late Barry Burnett Retains its matching-numbers chassis, body, differential, and steering box Left the factory in Silver Gray Metallic (DB 180) over a Red (1079) leather interior Subject of a bare metal restoration in 1988 in Germany, where the car was refinished in its current colours of Konigs Blau over a beige leather interior Benefits from a complete engine and injection pump rebuild by Chris Shenton in 2019 History file includes copies of the data card, owner’s manual in English and German, service station booklet, invoices, old Mo
T certificates, and previous V5Cs
Accompanied by a matching-colour hardtop roof and a New Old Stock spare windscreen
Price Analysis vs Other (W198) 300 SL Roadsters
£583,227
Lowest Price (Since 2020)
£1,005,941
Median Price (Since 2020)
£2,270,612
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MOT Information
Exempt / No Records
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Unknown
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