This matching numbers 190SL has been restored in its original colors by Gullwing Service Company co-founder and Mercedes expert restorer Alex Dearborn. A well maintained example that will serve as a very nice weekend or daily driver dressed in an undeniably elegant color combination
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Matching Numbers. Chassis 12104010016540. Engine 1219210016661. DB 190 Graphite Grey with 1068 Natural Tan Leather. Hard Top (body color) and Soft Top (black). Restored in Original Colors by Alex Dearborn. Drivers side mirror. Becker Grand Prix Radio. White Wall Tires. Accompanied by copy of factory build sheet. 53,862 miles.
This lovely 190SL departed from the Mercedes-Benz factory in on March 31st, 1960 and was destined of the United States dressed in DB 190 graphite grey paint with 1068 natural leather and a hard top. While the early history of this 121 model Benz is not known, it was treated to a very nice restoration in the late 1980’s by highly respected marque expert Alex Dearborn. Dearborn, who co-founded Gullwing Service Company (later becoming Paul Russell Company), is well known in car collecting circles as being one of the very first high level restorers of Mercedes Benz in the United States and has long been a respected authority of all things vintage with regards to the three pointed star. In 2017, Scott Grundfor Company facilitated the sale of this 190SL from noted collector Ronald Dickerman of Connecticut to the late William R. Halford of Los Angeles. Dickerman had owned the car for many years prior to 2017, and as with all of his cars it was properly serviced and kept in wonderful running and cosmetic condition throughout the tenure of his ownership.