Cabriolet
Chassis #: 188.013.7500015
Engine #: 199.980.6500170
Mercedes-Benz added fuel injection to the 300 S line in September of 1955, resulting in the 300 Sc. During its nearly three year production lifespan, just 200 examples were built, of which 49 were bodied as cabriolets. This award-winning, restored Mercedes-Benz 300Sc was the fourth cabriolet body built in 1957. It was delivered on May 29th of 1957 finished in White Gray (DB 158) and trimmed with blue leather upholstery and a matching soft top. Factory options included electric windshield washers and a Becker Le Mans radio with Reims short-wave adaptor and electric antenna. It was built for the European market and equipped with the large, continental-style headlamp lenses and instruments in kilometers.This Mercedes-Benz was dispatched to a distributorship in Brussels, Belgium, and believed to have been for the Belgian royal family. At some point, it was exported to the United States, and by the early 1980s, it was in the care of a New York resident. Tom Kried purchased in around the mid-1980s on behalf of collector Craig McFarland of Carmel, California. A restoration soon followed, which included an engine rebuild, and all running gear and related components were refurbished. Additionally, an original four-piece set of Karl Baisch factory luggage was refurbished. The interior was re-trimmed with Roser four-ounce Roser four-ounce leather and proper Wilton wool carpets, as well as a new six-layer padded top made from dark red Aresma fabric and Happich patterned headliner sourced from Germany. The burled wood interior trim was replaced as needed with proper veneers, and the exterior received a deep new finish in burgundy using Glasurit paint.
The restoration was completed in mid-1986 and then offered for sale and sold through broker John Masuda to a Japanese collector in Osaka and later transferred to his fashion company Raika. In 2005, the car was purchased and imported to the United States by Symbolic Motorcars in La Jolla. It was later sold to Alex Dearborn of Topsfield, Massachusetts.
By Daniel Vaughan | Nov 2018
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SC
Mercedes-Benz
2018 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $750,000-USD $1,000,000
Sale Price :
USD $750,000
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SC Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Mercedes-Benz 300SC
(Data based on Model Year 1957 sales)
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc Cabriolet A Chassis#: 188.013.6500061 Sold for USD$478,000 2022 RM Sothebys : Monterey | ![]() |
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc Cabriolet Chassis#: 188.013.7500015 Sold for USD$750,000 2018 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | ![]() ![]() |
1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SC CABRIOLET Chassis#: 188013 6500105 Sold for USD$842,776 2016 Bonhams - The Mercedes-Benz Sale | |
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc Coupé Chassis#: 188.014.7500024 Sold for USD$545,743 2016 RM Sotheby's : Paris | |
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300Sc Coupe Chassis#: 18801465000999 Sold for USD$198,000 2009 Pebble Beach Auction : Gooding & Company | |
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC Roadster Chassis#: 18801-75-00030 Sold for USD$317,794 2007 RM Auctions - Automobiles of London | |
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SC Sold for USD$418,000 2006 Gooding & Company Pebble Beach Auction | ![]() ![]() |
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SC Roadster Chassis#: 1880157500039 Sold for USD$310,000 2005 Vintage Motor Cars in Arizona | |
1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SC ROADSTER Sold for USD$321,750 2004 Barrett-Jackson - Scottsdale 2004 | |
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SC Roadster Sold for USD$225,500 2002 Monterey Sports and Classic Car Auction |
Mercedes-Benz 300SCs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SC's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
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1957 Mercedes-Benz 300Sc Coupe | 188014.7500014 | 2022 Bonhams : Amelia Island Concours | $550,000 | $650,000 | |
1957 Mercedes 300SC Cabriolet A | 2017 Amelia Island Select : Hollywood Wheels Auction | $800,000 | $1,000,000 | ||
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 Sc Cabriolet A | 188.013.6500145 | 2016 RM Sothebys : Arizona | $900,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,300,000 |
1957 Mercedes-Benz SC 300 Coupe | 2009 Mecum St. Charles Auction | $115,000 | |||
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SC | 2007 Mecum High Performance Auction at St. Charles, Il | $70,000 | |||
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SC Roadster | 2003 Monterey Sports and Classic Car Auction | $240,000 | |||
1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SC | 2003 Bonhams MOTOR CARS | $280,000 | $320,000 | ||
1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SC CABRIOLET | 2003 Kruse Auction, Oklahoma City, OK | $290,000 |
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