1961 Mercedes 190SL For Sale

What can I say, a jaw droppingly beautiful car that never fails to turn heads and stop traffic. A European car exported to Japan and returned to UK in 2013. Subject to an older cosmetic restoration in Japan, the car is sound, has great panel gaps and makes a wonderful “driver quality” car you can use and not worry about the rain etc. Floors even appear original although some repairs are evident.
The car has a raft of paperwork for work completed – but its all in Japanese – so I’ve got no idea what’s been done!

The seats have been renovated in red leather and a new red square weave carpet set fitted. A new genuine black soft top has just been fitted really rejuvenating the car.

Genuine 1960/ 70s Mercedes 15” steel wheels are fitted together with white wall tyres. (original 13" wheels and hubcaps can be supplied) This improves the steering and general feel of the car no end, and results in a much more purposeful look, complementing the genuine Bosch yellow tinted front driving lights.

The engine is as sweet as a nut, runs smoothly, has great oil pressure and an electric fuel pump upgrade. I had a new set of Weber carbs fitted on renovated inlet manifolds, fitted dual layer foam air filters, and replaced fuel lines and unions. I also had the fuel tank drained and overhauled by Arrow Radiators with their “Renu” process which coats the tank internally with a protective polymer layer to avoid any fuel contamination. The exhaust manifold was blasted and ceramic coated in “classic black” by Zircotec. This process significantly reduces the heat that gets radiated directly below the carbs improving running by lowering the combustion air temperature. The exhaust was then replaced with a custom stainless steel version, a work of art by an exceptional fabricator. The ignition system was treated to a 123 electronic distributor, a super bit of kit with predefined ignition advance curves and no need to ever mess about with a set of points again. Finally the car was timed and the carbs jetted properly on a rolling road by Ken Slark, well renowned “old school” engineers of Downton Engines fame. This has resulted in a very torquey and responsive engine which sounds awesome through the stainless exhaust.

This represents a great opportunity to buy a sound car that can be enjoyed straight away and improved over time as the prices continue to climb.


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