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1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster

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This car was originally delivered new to its first owner in Venezuela in it's current color combination red with tan interior. The car later found its way
to the United States and has had three other owners since. The current owner has the car since more than ten years in his collection.

Only 554 roadsters were built in 1957 the first year of production for the roadster. The 300SL Roadster are one of the most sought after collector cars in todays market and a solid and strong investment.

The redesigned SL roadster was not only functional, but breathtakingly beautiful. Production of the 300SL coupe began to wane as news of the roadster began to spread. The roadster was a road-going version that was a revised car that fully addressed all the bugs of the coupe. The roadster was heavier and slower, but the styling was much more civilized.The car had overall the same appearance except for being a convertible and the doors were front hinged. The front fenders on the roadster have larger cut-outs to accomodate revised headlights with integral foglights.

There are quite alot of features on the roadster version, which were missing from the gullwing. The fuel tank filler flap was moved to the outside of the left rear fender. Standard features were a Talbot racing mirror, perforated and fluted leather upholstery, padded binnacle and top dash panel, improved heater controls, more luggage space was achieved by cutting fuel tank capacity back to 31.7 gallons, a larger tail light cluster with integral reverse lights, combination guage between the tachometer and speedometer, handbrake lever moved from the left to the right of the driver, longer windshield wipers on reinforced arms, foglamps, reinforced bumpers, glovebox, swing axle rear suspension.