1959 Mercedes-Benz 190SL

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With summer just around the corner. what better way to travel than emulate Audrey Hepburn and waft around in or 1959 Mercedes 190SL! It is finished in Ivory with Red Leather and is in a beautiful restored condition.

The 190SL was introduced in 1955. the year Mercedes-Benz swept all before it on the Mille Miglia with the 300SLR. and the graceful new two-door convertible grand tourer was sold alongside the road-going version of the SLR. the 300SL. whose styling it strongly resembled. In fact. the underpinnings of the two cars were quite different and. while the 300SL had a purpose-built tubular spaceframe (W198). its smaller sibling was built on a shortened version of the 'Ponton' saloon (W121) platform. which was of a monocoque construction.

The 190SL also boasted an all-new engine. an over-square SOHC straight-four unit of 1897cc that produced some 105bhp. which was sufficient to propel the car to a maximum speed of 112mph. The engine was coupled to a four-speed manual gearbox operated by a lever between the seats. The suspension comprised double wishbones and coil springs at the front and a coil-sprung swing axle at the rear. Steering was by recirculating ball and braking by power-assisted drums all round.
Built to the highest standards and among the quickest comparable cars of the time. the 190SL featured a well-appointed cockpit. notable comfort for its occupants and relatively generous luggage space. Under the circumstances. even the steep asking price did nothing to deter purchasers.

The convertible could be ordered with or without a removable hard top. There was also the option of a third seat that was placed transversely behind the front ones and big enough to carry an adult. The 190SL continued in production until 1963. when both it and the 300SL were replaced by the Pagoda. By this time over 25. 00 190SLs had been built.

Our car is a US. Left hand Drive version and has just benefitted from a complete respray and mechanical overhaul. It is beautiful to behold. in the perfect colour scheme and. this is important. offered at a third of the normal price for a restored 190SL. please have a look out there. you will come back to this one every time. It has a white soft top fitted but no hard top and is freshly MOT'd. UK registered and ready to take pride of place in anyones collection. They are little 300SL Roadsters. great fun and easy to look after. Please be quick at this price.

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