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Mercedes-Benz 190SL

1962 · Manual · Silver

£124,995

Listed today at Classic & Sportscar Centre, Malton. Last checked today.

Key facts

Year: 1962
Registration: 279 XUY
Gearbox: Manual
Fuel: Petrol
Drive: RWD
Body: Roadster
Colour: Silver
Generation: W121

About this car

A 1962 Mercedes-Benz 190SL in left-hand drive, a car with a well-documented rebuild behind it. The UK owner shipped it from Spain in 1997 for bodywork restoration and a repaint, finished in 1998. Heaney Motor Company in Northern Ireland then carried out a mechanical overhaul that included an engine rebuild and new trims, gaskets and rubbers.

Later work is also on file. Mercedes-Benz of Poole supplied a new clutch and ring gear by 2010, and in 2017 Auto Barn spent over £5,000 on a Weber carburettor conversion, a new slave cylinder, bushes and brake work. Hemmels of South Wales prepared it for the most recent owner, who paid £195,000 in 2020. It has covered only a few hundred miles since then.

The SL Shop maintained it in 2024, with receipts of about £12,000. The dealer describes the bodywork and underside as excellent, the interior trim as renewed, and the engine as strong with good oil pressure. Mileage is not stated.

Written by Vertar from Classic & Sportscar Centre’s listing. Check the details with the dealer before you buy.

Performance

The maker’s official figures for this model, not measurements of this car (Mercedes-Benz Classic factory data: M121 1897cc four, 105 PS (≈104 bhp), 171 km/h. Weight is null because published figures vary; 0-60 is null because only 0-100 km/h was published.).

Power: 104 bhp
Top speed: 106 mph
Engine: 1,897 cc, 4 cylinders
Engine position: Front-engined
Induction: Naturally aspirated