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1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Navigation
This early U.S. 300 SL roadster model was dispatched to the Mercedes-Benz distributor at the time, the Studebaker-Packard Corporation. It left the factory finished in black with red interior, and is currently painted in Medium Red (DB 516) with a tan interior. It has the original engine and the correct body-number stamping is visible on the firewall.
It is believed to have spent its early life on the West Coast. In 2000 it was given a concours level restoration by its previous owner, Chuck Mountain. Once the restoration was complete, the 300 SL was driven only a few hundred miles. The current owner acquired it in 2015. Prior to the purchase, Canepa Design spent over 250 hours on the car, addressing mechanical servicing and cosmetic detailing. While in the current owner's care, it has been driven in the 2015 California Mille, after which the 300 SL returned to Canepa for further sorting. In 2016 he completed the California Mille once again.
In 2019, the roadster was sent to Virtuoso Performance of Hayward, California, for a no-expense-spared service and mechanical overview.By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2019
It is believed to have spent its early life on the West Coast. In 2000 it was given a concours level restoration by its previous owner, Chuck Mountain. Once the restoration was complete, the 300 SL was driven only a few hundred miles. The current owner acquired it in 2015. Prior to the purchase, Canepa Design spent over 250 hours on the car, addressing mechanical servicing and cosmetic detailing. While in the current owner's care, it has been driven in the 2015 California Mille, after which the 300 SL returned to Canepa for further sorting. In 2016 he completed the California Mille once again.
In 2019, the roadster was sent to Virtuoso Performance of Hayward, California, for a no-expense-spared service and mechanical overview.By Daniel Vaughan | Dec 2019
2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $1,300,000-USD $1,600,000
Sale Price :
USD $1,655,000
2019 RM Sothebys : Monterey
Pre-Auction Estimates :
USD $1,200,000-USD $1,400,000
Lot was not sold
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Auction Sales
Recent Sales of the Mercedes-Benz 300SL
(Data based on Model Year 1957 sales)
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Chassis#: 1980407500020 Sold for USD$1,485,000 2025 Mecum : Kissimmee | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster Chassis#: 198.042.7500672 Sold for USD$1,060,422 2024 RM Sothebys : Munich | |
| 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 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 300 SL ROADSTER Chassis#: 198.042.7500038 Sold for USD$1,600,000 2022 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach |   |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster Sold for USD$1,375,000 2022 Mecum Indy | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster Chassis#: 198.042.7500603 Sold for USD$1,655,000 2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey |   |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Chassis#: 198.040.7500064 Sold for USD$1,352,500 2021 RM Sothebys : Monterey | |
| 1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL ROADSTER Chassis#: 300SL1980427500532 Sold for USD$1,045,000 2021 Barrett-Jackson : Las Vegas |
Mercedes-Benz 300SLs That Failed To Sell At Auction
1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL's that have appeared at auction but did not sell.
| Vehicle | Chassis | Event | High Bid | Est. Low | Est. High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 1980427500233 | 2025 Mecum : Kissimmee | $1,350,000 | ||
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing The Last One | 198.040.7500079 | 2024 amfAR x RM Sotheby's | $2,500,000 | $3,500,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 1980427500523 | 2024 Mecum : Monterey | $1,300,000 | $1,600,000 | $1,750,000 |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing | 1980407500061 | 2024 Mecum : Monterey | $1,400,000 | $1,800,000 | $2,100,000 |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 1980427500233 | 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | $1,200,000 | $1,300,000 | $1,400,000 |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 1890107500563 | 2024 Mecum : Kissimmee | $1,200,000 | $1,450,000 | $1,500,000 |
| 1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300 SL ROADSTER | 198.042.7500654 | 2023 Gooding & Company : Pebble Beach | $1,200,000 | $1,400,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | 198.042.7500385 | 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center | $1,300,000 | $1,600,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | 198.042.7500286 | 2023 Broad Arrow : Monterey Jet Center | $1,850,000 | $2,200,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 7500115 | 2023 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 Roadster | 198.042.7500233 | 2020 RM Sothebys : Shift/Monterey | $1,100,000 | $1,200,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 2020 Mecum : Indy | ||||
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 198.042.7500532 | 2020 Bonhams : Scottsdale Arizona | $950,000 | $1,100,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | 198.042.7500603 | 2019 RM Sothebys : Monterey | $1,200,000 | $1,400,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster to SLS aluminium competition specifications | 1980427500220 | 2017 Bonhams : The Chantilly Sale | $1,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 198.042.7500299 | 2017 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | 198042-7500432 | 2016 Bonhams : Bond Street Auction | $1,000,000 | $1,200,000 | |
| 1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL ROADSTER | 198042.7500251 | 2016 Bonhams : Quail Lodge | $1,150,000 | $1,350,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | 198.042.7500378 | 2016 RM Sothebys : Amelia Island | $950,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,300,000 |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster | 198.042.7500188 | 2015 RM Sotheby's London Auction | $650,000 | $850,000 | |
| 1957 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL ROADSTER | 198.042-7500270 | 2015 Bonhams Quail Lodge Auction | $1,100,000 | $1,300,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 1980427500604 | 2015 Mecum : Monterey | $1,450,000 | $1,500,000 | $2,000,000 |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL | 7500239 | 2015 Motostalgia Auction Indianapolis Brickyard | $1,750,000 | $2,000,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 7500604 | 2014 Mecum Monterey | $1,650,000 | $1,750,000 | $2,250,000 |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 198.042.7500414 | 2012 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 Roadster | 198.042.10.7500362 | 2010 Gooding and Company Pebble Beach Auctions | $575,000 | $650,000 | |
| 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster | 1980427500114 | 2006 Vintage Motor Cars in Arizona | $250,000 | $275,000 | $325,000 |
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