£1,090,000 - £1,526,000
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
France • 28 Jan 2026 • Lot 129
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This 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing, chassis number 198.040.4500070, is one of 167 examples built in its first production year. Originally White Grey, it's now silver over red and retains its matching-numbers chassis, body, engine, gearbox, and axles.
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restored in the late 1990s
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To Be OFFERED AT AUCTION at RM Sothebys' Paris event, 28 January 2026.
€1,250,000 - €1,750,000 EUR Early production 300 SL Gullwing; one of only 167 examples allocated to 1954 Factory-finished in White Grey with a green-beige chequered fabric interior; now presents in silver over redOriginally delivered to New York in November 1954; later returned to Germany Matching-numbers chassis, body, engine, gearbox, rear axle, left and right front axlesAccompanied by two pieces of luggage trimmed in complementing red leather and an M&W Classic inspection report issued in November 2025 The 300 SL employed a revolutionary “birdcage” chassis that necessitated the use of vertically lifting doors to fittingly earn its “Gullwing” name.
Considered by many to be the original supercar, it was unveiled at the 1954 International Motor Sports Show in New York as Mercedes-Benz targeted expansion in the United States.
In turn, that made the coupé the first model that the marque would debut overseas rather...
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£906,717
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