The seller of this red Mercedes Benz 190 SL says that it has been a ‘shop barn find’ and, based on the evidence found, it has been parked since 1981. The fact that it has been stationary for so long brings both good and bad news: on one hand, the car hasn’t been exposed to… Read More Shop find: 1958 Mercedes Benz 190 SL
This model was created to allow three-pointed star customers to access a spider that resembled the 300SL, without, however, incurring the astronomical cost of the latter. Not that the 190SL was inexpensive by any means: in 1962, it cost twice as much as an Alfa Romeo Giulia Spider, which, despite having a smaller engine, was… Read More Raw diamond: 1962 Mercedes-Benz 190SL
Everyone in the past has enjoyed the little 190 SL built – let’s not lie to ourselves about that – to provide a roadster for customers who couldn’t afford the 300SL. That doesn’t mean this car was cheap at the time – it cost twice as much as an American luxury sedan and if you… Read More Appalachian star: 1960 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
Yes, there are holes almost everywhere on the bodywork, evidently this car was parked outdoors or under a shed, probably also with holes in it. However, under that layer of rust that you see there is still a 190 SL which, according to the seller, has matching numbers and also has a hard top, an… Read More Hole in the pocket: 1960 Mercedes 190 SL
This is the small sister of the 300SL: the 190SL was in fact built in the image and likeness of its older sister but with a price tag that can still be reached by few, but certainly more than those who could afford a 300SL, both coupe and spider. And we must also say that… Read More Little sister: 1961 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
The seller says this 190 SL is a survivor with 54,000 original miles and is therefore a virtually unique specimen. Indeed he says he bought this car in 1991 from the original owner and all the parts of the car, engine, transmission, interior, soft top are the ones with which this 190 Sl came out… Read More German survivor: 1958 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
We usually post articles about cars, but sometimes there are items so rare that we must mention them. This is the case of a super rare supercharger designed to be fitted on the Mercedes-Benz 190 SL engines. Not only we’ve never seen one for sale, but we absolutely were unaware of its existence, aven though we… Read More Rare item: Judson 190SL Supercharger
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