Hidden for its entire life mere miles from Scott Grundfor Company headquarters, this California barn find 300SL Roadster is one of the last of its kind, a car unknown to the car world for over half a century, hidden away in a rural California farming town having been delivered new to the US in extremely rare DB 186 cement gray paint over 1088 red leather. This Roadster is untouched aside from the rigors of time, having only received a 1970’s repaint in light ivory with only 37,412 original miles and has seen no road use since 1994. Today, this black plate California car retains each and every one of its factory installed numbered original components and has resided in single family ownership for the last 50 years. Undisturbed and previously unknown within the Gullwing Group Roadster Registry, this Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster is the perfect candidate for restoration to original glory or as a ‘lost and found’ artifact of time to be left as is.
Highlights
- Lifetime California 300SL
- Delivered to US Army Capt. Raymond
- European delivery pick up Hamburg, Germany
- Single family ownership for 50+ years
- 1 of only 5 delivered in DB186 cement grey
- 100% matching numbers
- ‘Big drum’ brake example
- Chassis no. 198042.10.002556
- Engine no. 198980.10.002611
- Body no. 198042.10.00067
- Original 1088 red Roser leather
- Black German Canvas Soft Top
- Becker Mexico radio w/ Hirschman Antenna
- Original 63 California black plates
- Numerous original registration documents
- Copy of factory data card
- Owners Manual
- Original tool kit and jack
- 37,412 original miles
Perhaps The Last True Barn Find 300SL
This 100% matching numbers 300SL Roadster is one of, if not the last, true barn find W198’s left in existence and is an unrepeatable opportunity to restore an undisturbed legend. Now available for viewing at Scott Grundfor Company.
Please contact Scott@ScottGrundfor.com for more information about our discovery of this previously unknown, exceptionally original 300SL Roadster…by phone, Drew Grundfor can be reached at 805.801.646
