1960 Mercedes-Benz Other for sale

Originally prepared as a show car by Mercedesand#44; this 300SL was featured at the 1960 Copenhagen Motor Show. Exhumed from long-term storage in a garage in New York in 2010and#44; this Roadster had been in single-family ownership for over 50 years. With just over 15and#44;000 original milesand#44; the matching-numbers car was complete and undisturbed with its original hardtopand#44; tools and copies of build sheets.

According to copies of the Mercedes-Benz Wagenkarte (build sheets)and#44; this roadster was completed at the Stuttgart factory on February 9and#44; 1960and#44; in a very rare and fashionable color combination of Blue Gray (DB 166) over a natural leather interior. Both the wheels and the optional hardtop were painted in the same shadeand#44; and the car was given some special features. As noted on the Wagenkarteand#44; this 300 SL was delivered as a show car for display at the 1960 Copenhagen Motor Show. As a show car it differed from stock examples with polished intake runnersand#44; polished and chromed hardware in the engine bayand#44; along with a gloss valve cover.

Needless to say the showcar was a big hitand#44; and soon after the eventand#44; the car is believed to have been shipped to the USand#44; and sold as a new car to Richard Altscheler of Long Islandand#44; New York who purchased the car for his wife.

The car was driven during its earliest yearsand#44; but by the early 1980s the 300 SL had been retired from the roadand#44; and relegated to idle storage. For three decadesand#44; this beautiful sports car was confined to a modest two-car garage in Garden Cityand#44; New York. It was purchased by its new owner in 2011 as the ultimate barnfind; wholly originaland#44; unmolestedand#44; completeand#44; and in the home of its original owner.

The new owner engaged Canepa of Scotts Valleyand#44; CA to restore the time capsule car to its original 1960 Copenhagen Motor Show condition. Although it had been sitting for years it retained 100% of its original parts. Essentially it was the ultimate donor car for a flawless restoration. Once disassembled it was reconfirmed that the 300SL had all of its original parts down to the original tires.

The curvaceous body was carefully removed from the tube frame chassisand#44; and every part of the 300SLand#44; both cosmetic and mechanicaland#44; was completely refurbished and restored. Every system on the car was addressed including a rebuild of the engineand#44; transmissionand#44; differentialand#44; brakesand#44; suspensionand#44; coolingand#44; heatingand#44; and electrical. Once the body was soda blasted it revealed that it had only two very small dentsand#44; and more importantlyand#44; no corrosion. The chassis was rust free and completely straight. In total more than 4000 hours went into bringing this amazing car back to life.

This stunning 300SL now presents and drives in as it did the day it wowed the crowds at the Copenhagen Motor Showand#44; and most recently returned to the show lawn at the Hillsborough Concours dElegance where it won both 1st in Class and Best Open Post-WWII Car.