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1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupe

  • Chassis Number: 4500079
In 1954 Leopold 'Poldi' Bentley was the importer of Mercedes-Benz cars into Western Canada. An Austrian by birth, he fled Vienna with his family in 1938 and settled in British Columbia. He changed his name from Leopold Bloch-Bauer and founded a furniture and paneling veneer company called Pacific Veneer, that later became Canfor Corporation.

He ordered a fully loaded silver on red 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL. The car was optioned with everything but Rudge Wheels. The car was used solely as a factory demonstrator for Poldi's new company, Mercedes-Benz Distributor West Ltd. The year was now 1956 and 0079 had done its duty, and was due for its first owner. That first owner took the car to his summer home in Western Canada and there it stayed for over 5 decades, driving it sparingly.

In the early 1990s, the car was entrusted to 300 SL restorer Rudi Koniczek and his team at Rudi and Company in Vancouver BC. They repainted the car in the early 1990s. While they were at it they did the interior leather and headliner.

By Daniel Vaughan | Apr 2014

No auction information available for this vehicle at this time.

1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Auction Sales

Recent Sales of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

(Data based on Model Year 1954 sales)
1954 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL GULLWING
Chassis#: 198.040.4500090
Sold for USD$1,600,000
  2022 Gooding & Company : Amelia Island Auction
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL image  
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Chassis#: 198.040.4500034
Sold for USD$1,178,638
  2020 RM Sothebys : Paris
 
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
Sold for USD$1,089,601
  2019 Silverstone - Classic Cars & Competition Cars
 
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Chassis#: 198.040.4500080
Sold for USD$1,380,000
  2018 RM Sothebys : Monterey
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL image  1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL image  
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Chassis#: 198.040.4500128
Sold for USD$1,155,000
  2018 Gooding & Company : Scottsdale, Az.
 
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Chassis#: 198.040.4500116
Sold for USD$1,358,500
  2017 RM Auctions : Amelia Island
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Chassis#: 198.040.4500120
Sold for USD$1,045,000
  2016 RM Sotheby's : Monterey
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL image  1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL image  
1954 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL GULLWING COUPE
Chassis#: 198.040.4500105
Sold for USD$1,166,000
  2015 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction
 
1954 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL GULLWING COUPE
Chassis#: 198.040.4500130
Sold for USD$1,347,500
  2014 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction
 
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing AMG
Chassis#: 198.040.4500125
Sold for USD$1,117,353
  2014 RM Auctions : Monaco
 
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe
Sold for USD$871,714
  2012 Coys Auction - Monaco 'Legende et Passion'
 
1954 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL GULLWING
Chassis#: 4500129
Sold for USD$2,200,000
  2012 Barrett-Jackson at Scottsdale, Arizona
 
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Coupe
Chassis#: 1980404500049
Sold for USD$544,500
  2011 Automobiles of Arizona by RM Auctions
 
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL AMG Coupé
Chassis#: 1980404500066
Sold for USD$755,416
  2009 RM Auctions - Automobiles of London
 
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
Sold for USD$605,000
  2008 Gooding & Company
 
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
Sold for USD$365,318
  2006 Coys Auction -Grandes Marques - Maastricht
 
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe
Sold for USD$209,000
  2002 Monterey Sports and Classic Car Auction
 

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLs That Failed To Sell At Auction

1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupé198.040.45000492019 Bonhams : Goodwood Members Meeting $800,000$1,000,000
1954 Merecedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing45000242016 Rick Cole : Monterey $1,400,000$1,600,000
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing198.040.45001012016 Gooding & Company : The Scottsdale Auction $1,200,000$1,400,000
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing198.040.45000802015 RM Sotheby's : Monterey $1,500,000$1,800,000
1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing198.040.45000032014 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach Concours $3,500,000$4,500,000

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