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- 169,900 overpriced
- Macedonia, OH
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- classiccars.com
Incredible documentation, three owners from new, full service history, matching numbers, receipts, photos, manuals, books, complete tool roll, extensive spares, everything works. Harwoodmotors. Com for extensive details and 115 photos of this amazing 190sl. In 2011, the car was delivered to expert robert brannon in lula, georgia in spring of 2011 for a bare-metal repaint. It shows minimal signs of use and expert care, with a deep shine and a depth that perhaps the original 1959 paint couldn’t have matched. Obviously the fit and finish of the bodywork is up to mercedes-benz standards, with doors that close with a permanence and authority that few other cars, let alone small cars, can match. The interior was refinished as soon as the bodywork was complete in fall of 2013 by the noted 190sl experts at bud’s benz in douglasville, ga. That, too, was restored to new condition. Everything inside the car is fully operational, including all the gauges, wipers, lights, becker europa am/fm/shortwave radio, and even the delicate keinzel clock in the glove box lid (which was rebuilt in spring 2017). Bud’s benz also installed a new green canvas convertible top at that time, along with new weather seals throughout, and there’s a matching green boot for the top in the lowered position. In spring of 2016, the accessory removable hardtop was fully restored in period-correct code db268 blaugrun (blue-green) and the hubcap inserts were painted to match, offering a wonderful contrast to the ivory paint and a close match to the leather interior. The trunk is correctly finished with rubber mats, correct jack and tools, as well as an original 13-inch wheel with what might just be the original spare tire on it. With so few miles, the 1. 9 liter sohc inline-4 has never needed to be rebuilt, and indeed has not been removed from the car. Experts will quickly note that it is fitted with weber carburetors, which were installed and tuned by bud’s benz in september 2010. Those solex carburetors were rebuilt and tuned “on engine” by todd prevatte restorations, so they are ready to use. The engine bay is properly detailed with correct finishes, materials, hardware, and decals throughout, some of it original, some being accurate reproduction equipment. Every effort was made to find correct components whenever the car was serviced, and even experts will be hard-pressed to find demerits. On the other hand, it remains in outstanding mechanical condition throughout and there is something particularly special about a car that has not been fully disassembled. The aforementioned floor and trunk repairs are visible and they were certainly well done, and the critical structural components are in excellent condition with no issues to be found. The brakes have been recently serviced by local expert klaus kutzler and there are new bushings in many locations so it feels tight and smooth. It currently sits on 14-inch steel wheels borrowed from a 230sl, a common upgrade, but the original 13-inch steel wheels and factory hubcaps are included with the sale of the car. Recent 185/70/14 michelin radials improve handling and look suitably tall and narrow inside the sl’s wheelwells. A complete tool roll is also included. By itself, this 190sl would be a wonderful car. It looks spectacular and drives as it should. AM/FM
169,900 Macedonia, OHMacedonia, OH at classiccars.com