1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
- Colour
- Silver (repainted from original White)
A 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, chassis 8500137, originally delivered on 17 February 1958 to a Zurich distributor in White over Black leather. The car is a matching-numbers example — body, chassis, engine, differential, front kingpins, and steering box all original. History prior to a 1995 restoration is largely unrecorded, after which the bodywork was refinished in period factory Silver and a hardtop was added. The current owner acquired it at auction in 1998 and has maintained it for over two decades.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €916,250 (≈ $1.01M)
- 1958-02-17 →Factory deliveryHandelsgesellschaft, Zurichpartial documentation
Initial delivery destination in Switzerland; the car's subsequent history prior to 1995 is largely undocumented.
- 1998 →AuctionCurrent owner (acquired at auction in 1998)partial documentation
The prior owner drove the car to the auction where this buyer acquired it. The car had been regularly used before this transfer and has remained in this owner's care for over two decades.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 1995Restoration
The bodywork was refinished in the period factory colour of Silver, and a hardtop was supplied alongside the completed car. The work was documented in a report by marque specialist Eric Le Moine.
This restoration represents the only known substantive work episode in the car's recorded history; details of the restoring workshop are not stated.
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