1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL

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Colour: Light green metallic

A 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL originally finished in black and delivered new to the Swiss market, first registered on 28 July 1960. The car is believed to have spent most of its life in Switzerland. Under a previous owner it underwent a comprehensive bare-metal, ground-up restoration in 2017 by Swiss specialist Crescia SA, emerging in Light Green Metallic with a dark green hood and two-tone green interior. A rare factory hardtop with integrated sunroof is included.

Ownership

—Auction sale
Sold €178,250 (≈ $196K)
RM Sotheby's catalogue lot →
1960-07-28 →
Swiss owner or owners (early history uncertain)
none documentation
Car was first registered in Switzerland in mid-1960 and is believed to have spent most of its life there, though the full ownership chain during this period is not documented.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Previous owner (pre-vendor)
partial documentation
During this tenure a full bare-metal restoration was undertaken at Crescia SA in 2017, including a repaint in Light Green Metallic, new soft top, and two-tone interior; extensive photographic and invoice records support this work.
Date unknownAcquisition unknown
Current vendor
partial documentation
Has owned the car for approximately eight years at time of cataloguing.

Competition

No competition history extracted from the catalogue.

Maintenance & restoration

2017Restoration
Crescia SA
Full ground-up, bare-metal restoration encompassing a complete rebuild, repaint in Light Green Metallic, fitting of a new dark green convertible roof, and a two-tone green interior retrim. Extensive photographic documentation and invoices are retained in the car's file.
Work was carried out while the car was under the care of the previous owner.

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