MERCEDES- BENZ
300SL

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL was initially only intended to be produced as a racing car. The development of the 300 SL racing car began in 1951 with the luxury model 300 S as a mechanical template. The fact that they were forced to use a "standard car" as a template was due to the post-war money shortage. The basis therefore consisted of the typical swing axle at the rear. Equipped with a straight six cylinder engine with a single overhead camshaft located at the front. In the 300 SL it was modernized with a new aluminum top and three solex carburetors for increased power. When the drivetrain became heavy, this was compensated with a lighter chassis and body. The streamlined aluminum coupe body built on a truss construction made “normal” car doors impossible. Instead, they were forced to attach the doors to the ceiling, which meant that they had to open the doors straight up. Sold, the legendary Mercedes-Benz 300 SL "Gullwing" was born! Already in 1952, the car reaped its first major successes during Le Mans, where the 300 SL came both first and second. In the same year, the car took first, second and third place in the Nurburgring,
The first "civilian" 300 SL Gullwing model was presented at the motor show in New York in 1954. The main difference between the cars was that the street car had a regular steel body instead of aluminium. The interior was also adapted for street use and the engine became stronger thanks to direct injection from Bosch.
The first Cabriolet version of the 300 SL was produced in 1957 and came to be called the "300 SL Roadster" This first cabriolet version of the 300 SL was produced up to and including 1963. Then followed the "Pagoda" or model W113, which was much more down to earth and square in appearance. They now focused instead on ease of use, safety and comfort. The model could now also be ordered with an automatic transmission. The pagoda was manufactured up to and including 1971.
The successor to the Pagoda was Model R107. The R107 is the longest-lived of all SL generations with a lifespan of 18 years in production. The model became immensely popular, thanks to Bobby Ewing in Dallas. As in the series drove a Mercedes-Benz R107 from 1989. This was the model's last year of production. In the same year, Thituson Bil in Värnamo, Sweden ordered 10 red 300 SLs, with cream-colored leather upholstery. Thituson Bil also chose to furnish these 10 cars with attractive aluminum strips that ran along the sides and over the wheel arches. The cars were then sold for SEK 400,000 each.

We can now present a rare fine example, which is precisely one of these 10 cars. 
This Mercedes-Benz 300SL was sold new to Lena Karlsson in Värnamo, on the 4th of January 1989. Since the car was new, it has only been driven in the summer and stored in a heated garage during the winter. The car is maintained according to service intervals and has never been repainted, except the trunk lid. The observant one, can make out that the 300SL emblem is on the wrong side of the trunk lid. The story of why is both funny and documented. The hardtop is virtually unused and has been stored in packaging for the past 23 years. The convertible top has been replaced with a new original one in 2022.
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