1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc Coupé
- Engine
- Fuel-injected variant of the 3.0L inline-six, Bosch injection
- Colour
- Black over dark green interior
A 1955–1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc coupé, one of only 98 examples of the rarest body style in the final and most exclusive iteration of the post-war 300 series. Originally delivered to Vienna finished in Graphite Grey, it was subsequently repainted in black over a dark green interior. The car retains its matching chassis, engine, and body numbers and was acquired for the collection of Paul Andrews, accompanied by its build card and documentation of prior mechanical restoration work.
Ownership
- —Auction saleSold US$500,000
- Date unknownFactory deliveryOriginal Vienna, Austria ownerpartial documentation
Car was delivered new to Vienna, Austria, in Graphite Grey with Light Grey leather, per the original build card.
- Date unknownAcquisition unknownGerman sellernone documentation
Car was sourced from a seller based in Germany; exterior color had been changed to Black with Dark Green interior by this point.
- Date unknownPrivate salePaul Andrewspartial documentation
Acquired from the German seller as one of the final additions to his collection; the car had reportedly undergone a mechanical restoration roughly five years before purchase, with supporting photographs in the file.
Competition
No competition history extracted from the catalogue.
Maintenance & restoration
- —Restoration
A mechanical restoration was reportedly carried out approximately five years before the car's acquisition by Paul Andrews; photographic documentation of this work is present in the car's file.
The colour was also changed at some point from the original Graphite Grey to the current black exterior with dark green interior, though it is not confirmed whether this occurred during the same episode.
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