Description
Just arrived. .
This particular 190 SL 1960 UK RHD .
Was purchased needing restoration
In 2018 from H@H auctions for £85, 000 via a previous vendor. 
The purchaser then invested a considerable amount of money into the vehicle and it then sold again in 2022 at Auction for £130, 000
A further £20, 000 has been invested into the vehicle as a Ferrari specialist since November 2024 with a full overhaul of the engine and a list of other works .
We now have the vehicle and we will be attending to some minor paint. Correction.
Detailing of under the bonnet
And just taking the car to the next level
We have over 500 photos of the restoration
Over a three year period .
Finished in DB172 anthracite grey underside finished in DB168 as per the factory .
Within parts of the history file is the list below of the schedule of work being carried out for the owner at the time
Listed in part as below.
“””””Strip car to bare shell
Remove the following
Drive train
Front and rear axles
Engine
Gear Box
All engine bay ancillaries
Fuel tank
All chrome trimmings
Front and rear bumpers
Boot lid
Doors
Bonnet
Windscreen
Ship engine to Headshop UK, Classic engine specialist and machinist.
Engine requires full rebuild.
Cylinder head and block beyond repair due to cracks caused by frozen water.
Source replacement block and head in Europe
Machine
Replace pistons , piston rings, bearing shells and all gaskets.
Replace solex carbretours with new Weber’s
Engine block and head retained with car for matching numbers status along with Solex Carburettors.
Interior removed from car.
All leather including seats / door cards/ trims sent to Leather Care for conillising in factory berry red.
All dash clocks and dials removed for chrome polishing
Interior floor pan, boot and engine bay re finished in light stone chip with final finish in matt black as per factory.
Dash painted and re finished in Antrecite Grey Metallic DB172
Leather Dash roll re finished in Berry Red.
All running gear / subframes / wheels and engine ancillaries shipped for soda blasting and finished in powder coat satin black as per factory specifications.
Body Shell
Re manufacture / fabricate various floor panels , rear boot panel, front valance .
Seam seal car
Under seal car
Finish underside in factory colour DB168 as orginal.
Prepare vehicle for paint
Carry out repairs to panel’s as required.
Repaint car in DB172 Antrecite Grey Metallic .
Multiple new parts were sourced for the vehicle
The hood fits extremely well
And presents as new “”””
We anticipate the works that we have to do on the vehicle will take approximately three weeks
The vehicle will be for sale thereafter
With over £150, 000 invested into this vehicle in the last few years and indeed up to recent months
We believe £110, 000 will be a very fair price in today’s market for this UK right hand drive Mercedes 190 SL .
Also in the history file is some lovely pictures and correspondence from the 60s of one of the owners at that time .
Only a handful of owners from new and a credible 41000 miles however due to age not verified…
 in our opinion a perfect buy to purchase put away till the spring and then enjoy
With prices of these still on the Internet currently today fully restored at in excess of £250, 000
This example which has had a huge amount of money thrown at it over the last few years and most certainly is a very nicely restored example
Which is usable Most certainly looks value at this level .
