1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing

Make Mercedes-Benz
Year 1955
Chassis Number 198.040.5500512Engine: 198.980.5500517
Auctioneer Gooding Company
Event Pebble Beach 2017
Auction Date 18/08/2017
Lot Number 116
Result sold
Sold For $1,265,000
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Chassis: 198.040.5500512Engine: 198.980.5500517
Immaculate Photo-Documented Restoration Completed in 2001
Documented with Copy of Factory Build Sheet, Correspondence, and Restoration Invoices
Class Winner at Events Including the 2002 Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance and 2016 Forest Grove Concours d’Elegance
Authentically Restored Example of a Factory Rudge Wheel Gullwing
Accompanied by Original Tool Kit and Owner’s Manuals
2,996 CC SOHC Inline 6-Cylinder Engine
Bosch Mechanical Fuel Injection
220 BHP at 5,800 RPM
4-Speed Manual Gearbox
4-Wheel Drum Brakes
Independent Double-Wishbone Front Suspension
Rear Swing-Axle Suspension with Coil Springs
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing