Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster, 1963
Mercedes-Benz 190 SL R121
Mercedes-Benz 190 SL R121•
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Chassis No.: 12104210022714
Auction: Monterey 2019
Auction date: August 17, 2019
Lot No.: F149
$65,000 | High bid
- Exterior: White
- Interior: Red
- Body: Roadster
- Unrestored
- 1.9L engine
- Twin 2-barrel side-draft carburetors
- 4-speed manual transmission
- Double wishbone front suspension
- Swing-axle rear suspension
- White with Red interior
- Removable hardtop
- Bumper guards
- Becker Europa AM/FM radio
This 1963 Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster presents beautifully in a classic white exterior with a red interior. The Mercedes-Benz 190SL would experience a production run that lasted from 1955-1963, averaging an annual output of just 3,235 units. The Mercedes-Benz reputation for quality was already ingrained into the American buying public, and the 190SL did not disappoint with its reliability and durability. Its voluptuous body design closely paralleled its big brother, the 300SL, making it an instant automotive status symbol.
Although it was referred to as a roadster, the 190SL was far more sophisticated than its British rivals and was fitted with such amenities as roll-up windows, high-quality leather seats with multiadjustability, full instrumentation and the choice of an optional hardtop and premium sound system. Although the Mercedes-Benz 190SL cost half as much as its sibling 300SL, it was by no means an inexpensive car in its day. Priced comparable to a Porsche 356 Super 90 Cabriolet, the 190SL catered to the same demographic that appreciated Teutonic engineering and craftsmanship clothed in a stylish and sporty body shape.
The 190SL roadster's 1900cc SOHC inline 4-cylinder engine fitted with twin side-draft carburetors produced 120 HP, and the transmission was an all-synchromesh 4-speed manual. The front suspension was of double wishbone design, and the rear suspension featured a swing axle arrangement. The build quality and attention to detail on this series of Mercedes-Benz was world class, and it is for these reasons that the 190SL has experienced such a strong resurgence in its popularity and restoration incentive.
This Mercedes-Benz 190SL comes well equipped with the optional large-window removable hardtop, period-correct Becker Highway AM/FM radio, VDO instrumentation, in-dash clock, front and rear bumper guards, body-color matched hubcaps, chrome trim rings and Goodyear Polyglas white-stripe tires.
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