Mercedes Benz 190 SL W121 (1957)
Mercedes-Benz 190 SL W121 (1957), German-registered vehicle, restored, appraisal with a market value of €155,000, recently serviced
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Mercedes Benz 190 SL W121 (1957)
Kickdown's Take
by Juri PilawaThe Mercedes 190 SL is one of the most beautiful and sought-after sports cars of the 1950s and, as a classic, is a mainstay on the market. This 1957 model, featuring the coveted color combination of silver metallic with a red full-leather interior, was extensively restored and repainted in 1998–99. The paint shows only minimal patina to this day; a DAT appraisal certifies a grade of 2-. With TÜV valid through May 2027, a service scheduled for May 2026, and having had three previous owners, it’s ready to hit the road immediately for anyone who loves open-top driving in the style of the ’50s.
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Kick
down Check - On-site kick
down assess ment com pleted - 216 pho
tos - Video includes engine run and test drive
- The 190 SL under
went exten sive restora tion in 1998/1999 and has been in excel lent con di tion ever since - DAT appraisal from 2018 with a con
di tion rat ing of 2- and a value esti mate at that time of €155,000 - Last ser
vice: 05/2026
Facts & Spec
i fi ca tions - Year: 1957
- First reg
is tra tion: Ger many - Engine: 1.9-liter four-cylin
der gaso line engine with 77 kW (105 PS) - Trans
mis sion: Man ual trans mis sion - Exte
rior Color: Sil ver Metal lic - Inte
rior: Red full leather - TÜV valid through 05/2027, H license plate
Con
di tion Exte
rior - Exte
rior color is sil ver metal lic - The vehi
cle was com pletely repainted in 1999 as part of the restora tion. - The body and the black fab
ric roof are in very good con di tion. Its cur rent con di tion largely matches that after the restora tion, with only min i mal patina - There are no known defects on the body
Inte
rior - The car has a red leather inte
rior - The inte
rior is in very well-main tained con di tion with an attrac tive patina - There are no known defects in the inte
rior
Mechan
ics - The vehi
cle is reg is tered and ready to drive imme di ately - The engine runs flaw
lessly, and the man ual trans mis sion shifts smoothly - The odome
ter has not been work ing for about 5 weeks. How ever, the mileage over the past few years is doc u mented in TÜV reports. Repair of the odome ter is sched uled for win ter 2026/2027. The over haul or repair will take approx i mately 5 weeks - There are no known tech
ni cal defects - Last main
te nance: 05/2026
His
tory Own
er ship His tory - Num
ber of own ers: 3 - First deliv
ery: Ger many
Ser
vice His tory - May 2026: Last ser
vice - 1998 and 1999: Exten
sive restora tion and repaint ing
Doc
u ments - Ger
man vehi cle doc u ments - DAT appraisal from 2018 with a con
di tion rat ing of 2- and an esti mated value at that time of €155,000
Sum
mary For sale is a 1957 Mer
cedes-Benz 190 SL (W121) in sil ver metal lic with red full leather inte rior. The road ster was orig i nally deliv ered in Ger many and under went a com pre hen sive restora tion approx i mately 25 years ago. In 1999, it also received a com plete repaint. Since the restora tion, the vehi cle has been dri ven pri mar ily in good weather. A DAT appraisal from 2018 is avail able, assign ing a con di tion rat ing of 2- and a mar ket value of €155,000. The body is in very good con di tion, while the orig i nal red leather inte rior has devel oped an attrac tive patina. The last ser vice was per formed in May 2026. The TÜV inspec tion is valid through 05/2027, and an H license plate is included. In sum mary, this excit ing 190 SL, in very well-main tained over all con di tion, is ready for auc tion. - On-site kick
Vehicle videos
Kickdown check
- Expert report available
- Kickdown photographer was on site
- Video of the vehicle available
- Main inspection
- Current service performed
Comments of this past auction
Could you please send me some detailed photos of the chassis and underbody, especially the chassis rails, jacking points, sills and floor sections? I would also like to know your assessment of the chassis condition: are there any signs of corrosion, previous welding, repairs or replaced sections?
Hello, thank you for your detailed questions about the underbody. The listing does not contain any specific information on the chassis rails, jacking points, sills or floor sections, so we cannot yet say anything about corrosion, previous welding, repairs or replaced sections. What we can say is that the car was comprehensively restored in 1998/1999, that no bodywork defects are known to the seller, and that the 2018 DAT report gave it a condition grade of 2-. We are contacting the seller now and will add the underbody photos here in the thread as soon as we have them.