Mercedes-Benz 300Sc Roadster, 1956
Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
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Chassis No.: 188015.5500016
Engine No.: 199.980.5500019
US$698,000 USD | Sold
- 2,996cc SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
- Bosch Fuel Injection
- 175bhp at 5,400rpm
- 4-Speed Manual Transmission
- 4-Wheel Independent Suspension
- 4-Wheel Hydraulic Drum Brakes
- One of only 53 examples built
- Matching numbers example retaining original bodywork
- Highly exclusive, top-of-the-line 300Sc Roadster
Custom built by Mercedes-Benz's most experienced craftsmen, the Mercedes-Benz 300 was luxuriously appointed and trimmed with materials of the highest quality. Fast and elegant, it was one of very few contemporary vehicles capable of carrying six passengers in comfort at sustained high speeds. The 300 was the car of choice among West German government officials, and throughout Europe and the USA was widely favored by businessmen, financiers and politicians. The conservatively styled 300 Saloon was soon joined by the 300S (Super), a model that succeeded in recapturing all the elegance of the pre-war 540K.
Introduced at the Paris Salon in October 1951, the 300S was built in two-seater Coupe, Cabriolet and Roadster forms on a shortened 300 saloon chassis. The top offering of the series was the 300Sc. The 300Sc featured a 175bhp dry-sump engine equipped with Bosch fuel injection, and boasted a revised rear suspension with single-pivot swing axles similar to that of the 300SL Roadster, a development that enhanced both road holding and handling.
Coachbuilt in the traditional manner by Sindelfingen, the 300S family represents a standard of excellence that has rarely been equaled; only materials of the finest quality were used for the hand finished interiors, which were comparable with those of the contemporary Rolls-Royce. The 300Sc is widely regarded by discerning collectors as the most desirable of all Mercedes-Benz's post-war luxury models. Only 200 examples of the 300Sc were built and survivors are both rare and highly sought after. Ownership of such an exclusive automobile was necessarily restricted to a wealthy few, among them film stars Cary Grant and Gary Cooper, and the Aga Khan.
These exquisite top of the line 300 models represented the true transition from the pre-war era to the 1950s. The spiritual successor to the era of the 'kompressor' Mercedes, it was perhaps not surprising that in house designer Hermann Ahrens was entrusted to bring the concepts and styling into the modern day. As he had when creating remarkable designs such as the Autobahn-Kurier, the work on the 300 series had all of the key hallmarks for the brand: sports performance, presence and the height of luxury.
THE MOTORCAR OFFERED "Comfort plus high performance for sporty drivers" - was how Mercedes-Benz described the ultra-rare 300Sc Roadster model, in their sales brochures and shows the market that they positioned it towards. Over the course of 4 years of production, there would be mere 200 of the ultimate specification 300Sc models built, and of those only 53 Roadsters were built. So modern are they in design that it seems incredible that this very car was ordered just over 60 years ago in February 1956. Always popular with the American market it is not surprising that this car would have headed here new, and its destination was New York.
According to copies of its original factory build card, in sequence this the 16th of 53 Sc Roadsters was delivered in their DB50 designated white paintwork and upholstered in black leather hides. As such it must have cut a striking vision in Manhattan or its locale where it was likely sold. Approximately 25 years ago the Mercedes received a restoration which brought it to the spectacular condition in which we see it today. A color switch of the paintwork now places it in that ever-desirable scheme of triple black top, interior and exterior, which naturally draws greater contrast with the plethora of chrome trimwork which are unique to the 'Sc' models and is clearly a success.
With an odometer reading of a little over 500 miles, its use since the rebuild has been extremely light and owing to sympathetic care it shows only light aging. As noted, these cars truly were the zenith of production from the creator of and perpetual luxury market leader of automobile production. They were coveted when new and owing to their limited numbers are real collectible automobiles, so opportunities to buy them are rarely presented. The benchmark catalog example of the model, in all its splendor, the car is deserving of close attention.
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