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1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Rallye Roadster

    The 300SL Roadster was the second version (the first being the gullwing coupe) of the SL-Class grand touring cars. Introduced as the replacement for the gullwing at the 1957 Geneva Motor Show, this fuel-injected production model was based on the company's highly successful yet somewhat less powerful carbureted 1952 race car, the Mercedes-Benz (W194) 300SL.

    The suggestion of a streetable version of a race car was made by NY importer and dealer, Max Hoffman. The car was targeted at affluent performance enthusiasts in the booming post-war American market. The 300SL's body was unitized steel, but with aluminum hood, doors and trunk lid.

    The 300SL is credited for changing the company's image in America from a manufacturer of solid, but staid, automobiles to that of a producer of sporty cars. Just 1,858 units were made of the roadster version, a large number of them sold in the United States.

    This particular SL is a 1957 model. It was originally purchased by the Cunningham family, owners of Knight Motors of Bangor, Maine on European delivery. The Cunninghams enjoyed a month long holiday in the car, and took it back home with them on the QEII. It was never sold at the retail level, and never titled, using the Manufacturer's Statement of Origin and dealer plates ever since. The car was used by Mrs. Cunningham, and eventually sold to a Toledo dealer, where it remains. There are just 26,800 original miles on the odometer. While unrestored, it has had a freshening over the years.

    No auction information available for this vehicle at this time.

    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Auction Sales

    Recent Sales of the Mercedes-Benz 300SL

    (Data based on Model Year 1957 sales)
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500173
    Sold for USD$1,187,500
      2024 RM Sothebys : The Junkyard : Rudi Klein Collection
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500473
    Sold for USD$1,160,000
      2024 Bonhams : The Audrain Concours Auction
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 1890107500563
    Sold for USD$1,237,500
      2024 Mecum : Monterey
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500364
    Sold for USD$2,892,500
      2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500315
    Sold for USD$1,105,000
      2024 RM Sothebys : Monterey
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500628
    Sold for USD$995,000
      2024 Broad Arrow : Monterey
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500680
    Sold for USD$1,200,000
      2024 Broad Arrow : Monterey
     
    1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL ROADSTER
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500473
    Sold for USD$1,105,000
      2024 Gooding & Co: Selections From The Mullin Collection Auction
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500510
    Sold for USD$2,260,000
      2024 Broad Arrow Auctions : Amelia
     
    1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL ROADSTER
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500348
    Sold for USD$2,012,500
      2024 Gooding : Amelia Island
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL image  1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL image  
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster 'Outlaw'
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500282
    Sold for USD$1,199,880
      2023 RM Sothebys : Munich
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500115
    Sold for USD$1,215,000
      2023 RM Sothebys : Las Vegas
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 189.010.7500563
    Sold for USD$1,050,000
      2023 RM Sothebys : Monterey
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL image  1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL image  
    1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL ROADSTER
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500038
    Sold for USD$1,600,000
      2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL image  1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL image  
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
    Sold for USD$1,375,000
      2022 Mecum Indy
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
    Chassis#: 198.040.7500064
    Sold for USD$1,352,500
      2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500603
    Sold for USD$1,655,000
      2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL image  1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL image  
    1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL ROADSTER
    Chassis#: 300SL1980427500532
    Sold for USD$1,045,000
      2021 Barrett-Jackson : Las Vegas
     
    1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL ROADSTER
    Chassis#: 198.042.7500178
    Sold for USD$1,274,289
      2021 RM Sothebys : Milan 2021
     
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster
    Sold for USD$907,500
      2021 Mecum : Indy 2021
     

    Mercedes-Benz 300SLs That Failed To Sell At Auction

    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
    VehicleChassisEventHigh BidEst. LowEst. High
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster19804275005232024 Mecum : Monterey$1,300,000$1,600,000$1,750,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing19804075000612024 Mecum : Monterey$1,400,000$1,800,000$2,100,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster19804275002332024 Mecum : Kissimmee$1,200,000$1,300,000$1,400,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster18901075005632024 Mecum : Kissimmee$1,200,000$1,450,000$1,500,000
    1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL ROADSTER198.042.75006542023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach $1,200,000$1,400,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster198.042.75003852023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center $1,300,000$1,600,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster198.042.75002862023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center $1,850,000$2,200,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster75001152023 Mecum : 2023 Monterey$1,050,000$1,450,000$1,650,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster 2022 Mecum : Kissimmee   
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster198.042.75002332020 RM Sothebys : Shift/Monterey $1,100,000$1,200,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster 2020 Mecum : Indy   
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster198.042.75005322020 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona $950,000$1,100,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster198.042.75006032019 RM Sothebys : Monterey $1,200,000$1,400,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster to SLS aluminium competition specifications19804275002202017 Bonhams : The Chantilly Sale $1,500,000$2,500,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster198.042.75002992017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge $1,000,000$1,200,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster198042-75004322016 Bonhams : Bond Street Auction $1,000,000$1,200,000
    1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL ROADSTER198042.75002512016 Bonhams : Quail Lodge $1,150,000$1,350,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster198.042.75003782016 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island$950,000$1,000,000$1,300,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster198.042.75001882015 RM Sotheby's London Auction $650,000$850,000
    1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL ROADSTER198.042-75002702015 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction $1,100,000$1,300,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster19804275006042015 Mecum : Monterey$1,450,000$1,500,000$2,000,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL75002392015 Motostalgia Auction Indianapolis Brickyard $1,750,000$2,000,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster75006042014 Mecum Monterey$1,650,000$1,750,000$2,250,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster198.042.75004142012 RM Auctions at Amelia Island, Fla$625,000$700,000$800,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Road Race Replica 2011 Bonhams Classic California $50,000$70,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster198.042.10.75003622010 Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auctions $575,000$650,000
    1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster19804275001142006 Vintage Motor Cars in Arizona$250,000$275,000$325,000

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