Finished Project: 1956 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL

Finished Project
Finished Project

Specs

ENGINE
240 HP | 3.0L Inline six | 6 Cylinder

TRANSMISSION
4 Speed Manual

EXTERIOR
Silver Metallic

INTERIOR
Blue

VIN
0

Vehicle Details

As much as we resist the idea, collector cars sometimes get banged up. That’s how this 300SL Gullwing came to us. The impact in this case was bad enough to bend the tubular frame, slightly buckle the rear quarter panels, and crack the aluminum structure of the deck lid. We had to make a replacement panel for the damaged rear area because it had been hit many years ago and was very poorly repaired.

The entire car had to be re-painted because it is very difficult to match old metallic paint. This was a challenging job because the interior and engine compartment were both perfect and had to be protected through the whole process. The customer selected a color that was very close to the original Mercedes silver but a bit brighter. The result was stunning. The car was completed just in time to be invited to the Mercedes-Benz Dealer Group meeting in Denver. Mercedes-Benz unveiled the new 2010 SLS Gullwing, alongside our customer’s car, to dealers for the first time. After the meeting, both cars were shipped to Sedona, Arizona for the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Owner’s Convention where our the car won 1st place in its class. Both cars were again photographed together in Sedona and appear in the Christmas issue of the Robb Report.

Specs

ENGINE
240 HP | 3.0L Inline six | 6 Cylinder

TRANSMISSION
4 Speed Manual

EXTERIOR
Silver Metallic

INTERIOR
Blue

VIN
0

Exterior Photos

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