1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
- Engine
- 3.0L inline-six (M198), four-speed gearbox, ~215 bhp
- Colour
- Fire Engine Red
A 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, one of 182 produced that year, finished in Fire Engine Red over Cream leather and originally delivered new to the United Kingdom on 12 January 1962. Factory documentation confirms European instruments, a Becker Mexico radio, and a lowered driver's seat. The car passed through English and German private ownership before undergoing a comprehensive, documented restoration by Mercedes-Benz Classic between 2015 and 2016, returning it to factory specification. It retains its matching-numbers M198 straight-six engine, four-speed gearbox, bodywork, and axles throughout.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold €1,355,000 (≈ $1.49M)
- 1965 →Acquisition unknownFrank de Lidapartial documentation
Based in England; ownership recorded in the Gull Wing Group's Roadster Registry from at least 1965.
- 2016 →Private saleSilver Star Collection consignorpartial documentation
Purchased directly following completion of the Mercedes-Benz Classic restoration; driven roughly 1,200 km since acquisition. Car offered from the Silver Star Collection.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownKarl Leibingerpartial documentation
Resident in Freiburg, Germany; acquired the car after it had returned to Germany from England by the mid-1980s.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- 2015RestorationMercedes-Benz Classic
Car submitted to Mercedes-Benz Classic in January 2015, with work commencing the following month. Scope included stripping to bare metal, sandblasting the tubular chassis, full interior retrim, drivetrain rebuild, engine bay painted in correct matte black, and bodywork refinished in the original factory colour. A set of factory-correct steel wheels, painted red externally and olive green on the reverse, was also fitted. The odometer was reset upon completion.
Restoration documented in a dedicated restoration book supplied with the car. Work concluded in September 2016.
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