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Mercedes Benz W121 (1957)
Overview
Manufacturer
Model
W121
Year
1957
Transmission
Manual
Horsepower
105
Milage
96000 km
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Country Version
US
Location
DE - 46569 - Hünxe
Color
Metallic Silver
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Mercedes Benz W121 (1957)
Vehicle description
# Mer-
Kick
down Check - On-site kick
down assess ment com pleted - 224 pho
tos - Video includ
ing engine run and test drive - (Mileage of 96,000 km is ver
i fi ably doc u mented) - DEKRA clas
sic car appraisal report from 2017 with an over all grade of 2+ avail able; cur rent DEKRA gen eral inspec tion valid through 2026 with no defects con firmed
Facts & Spec
i fi ca tions - Year of man
u fac ture: 1957 - First reg
is tra tion: USA (Feb ru ary 28, 1957) - Engine: Inline 6-cylin
der, 1,884 ccm, gaso line - Trans
mis sion: 4-speed man ual - Exte
rior color: Sil ver Metal lic - Inte
rior: Red leather uphol stery - TÃœV valid through August 2028 & H license plate
- Fea
tures: - Anti-theft alarm
- Clock
- Becker Grand Prix radio
- Sun visors
- Side mir
rors on both sides - Stain
less steel exhaust sys tem - Immo
bi lizer - The fol
low ing mod i fi ca tions were made: - Com
plete restora tion by Tur m garage Kleve in 2004 (rebuilt from the ground up) - Inte
rior con verted to red leather uphol stery (orig i nal: gray MB-Tex)
Con
di tion Exte
rior - The exte
rior color of the 190 SL is Sil ver Metal lic - The vehi
cle has been com pletely repainted and is in very good con di tion with no vis i ble defects - The DEKRA report (2017) rated the paint job with a grade of A1.5 and a paint thick
ness of approx i mately 250 microm e ters - The steel and light-metal body was thor
oughly refur bished as part of the 2004 restora tion and received a grade of A2 in the DEKRA report - The vehi
cle has never been in an acci dent and shows no signs of rust - Tires: 185/80 R13 90S Cheng Shin/Maxxis-MA1 with 7–8 mm of tread depth (like new, noted as non-authen
tic)
Inte
rior - The inte
rior is uphol stered in red leather - The inte
rior is in very good to impec ca ble con di tion with min i mal age-related signs of wear - DEKRA rat
ing of the inte rior: pre dom i nantly A1 to A1.5 (flaw less) - The orig
i nal acces sories, such as the radio, sun visors, and exte rior mir rors, are present and in work ing order
Mechan
ics - The 1,884 ccm inline engine runs smoothly and shows no start
ing issues (ver i fied by a test drive in 2017 and the HU in 2026) - The 4-speed man
ual trans mis sion shifts pre cisely and with out any issues - DEKRA rat
ings for engine and trans mis sion: A1.5 each - The brak
ing sys tem is in per fect work ing order; the 2026 gen eral inspec tion con firms opti mal brak ing per for mance (ser vice brake 61.4%, park ing brake 19.2%) - The most recent DEKRA gen
eral inspec tion dated August 21, 2026 cer ti fies that the vehi cle has no iden ti fied defects - All axles (grade A1.5) and the sus
pen sion func tion with out any appar ent prob lems
His
tory Ser
vice His tory - March 13, 2017 – DEKRA clas
sic car appraisal per formed, mileage: 60,647 km - August 21, 2026, at approx
i mately 96,000 km – Passed DEKRA gen eral inspec tion with no defects; next gen eral inspec tion due: August 2028
Doc
u ments - Ger
man vehi cle doc u ments and Cer tifi cate of Reg is tra tion Part I (WES-K-0-132/22-00367) - DEKRA clas
sic car appraisal report (March 13, 2017, DEKRA No. 0577/034905/2017, over all grade 2+, replace ment value 145,000 EUR) - DEKRA Gen
eral Inspec tion Report (August 21, 2026, Inspec tion Report No. P08914900001518) - Daim
ler-Benz AG deliv ery note dated March 11, 1957
Sum
mary For sale is a 1957 Mer
cedes-Benz 190 SL Road ster in Sil ver Metal lic with red leather inte rior. This rare con vert ible was orig i nally built for the Amer i can mar ket and fea tures spe cial equip ment such as a lim ited-slip dif fer en tial and Eng lish instru ment panel labels. After being imported to the Nether lands, it under went a com pre hen sive restora tion by Tur m garage Kleve in 2004, which com pletely rebuilt the vehi cle from the ground up. The 2017 DEKRA appraisal report awards the 190 SL an over all grade of 2+ with excel lent indi vid ual scores, par tic u larly for the engine (A1.5), trans mis sion (A1.5), and inte rior (A1–A1.5). The most recent DEKRA gen eral inspec tion from August 2026 con firms its flaw less tech ni cal con di tion. The ver i fi able mileage of 96,000 km, the H license plate, and the solid restora tion his tory make this clas sic road ster an attrac tive col lec tor’s item. - On-site kick
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