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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing

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last seen on Aug 18, 2016
This one is off market - there are 2 other Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing - W198s like it for sale.
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Russo and Steele
Monterey, CA, USA
TMU
Manual
LHD
Original & Highly Original
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  • HISTORY (1)
  • SPECS
  • COMPS (30)
  • TAXONOMY

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Market Summary

The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing - W198 (1954 to 1957) market. See Similar Markets

CMB $1,702,353
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The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing is a series of sports cars that were introduced in 1954. The 300 SL Gullwing was built on the W198 platform... Learn more.
There are 10 Mercedes-Benz 300SL - W198 for sale across all model years (1954 to 1963) and variants, 2 are 300 SL Gullwing and none are model year 1955 . There were 59 300 SL Gullwing sold in the last 5 years.
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What's it Worth?

There are 30 comps for this 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing indicating a price range from $1,380,000 - $2,183,542 .

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Aug 18, 2016
Sold at for $1,155,000
Monterey, CA, USA
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Comps

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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
Newport Beach, California, USA

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL

Original & Highly Original
6865 mi 48k mi TMU
Manual transmission Manual
LHD steering LHD
Sold
$2,400,300
Bring a Trailer
Apr 18, 2025
98% Relevance
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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
Newport Beach, California, USA

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL

Original & Highly Original
6865 mi 5k km (3k mi) TMU
Manual transmission Manual
LHD steering LHD
Sold
$1,800,000
Bring a Trailer
Jun 27, 2025
96% Relevance
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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL
San Francisco, California, USA

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL

Original & Highly Original
6865 mi 58k mi TMU
Manual transmission Manual
LHD steering LHD
Sold
$1,490,000
Broad Arrow
Feb 15, 2025
96% Relevance
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Driver Side
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Specs

Details about this vehicle - curated by our market specialists.

Year
1955
Make
Mercedes-Benz
Model Family
SL-Class
Model Generation
W198
Model Variant
300 SL
Model Trim
-
Engine
3.0L I6 (M198 I)
Transmission
Manual
Drive Type
Rear Wheel Drive (RWD)
Originality
Original & Highly Original
Mileage
TMU
VIN
-
Vehicle Type
Automobile
Body Style
Coupe
Doors
2 Doors
Driver Side
Left Hand Drive
Ext. Color Group
Silver
Int. Color Group
Red/Burgundy

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