Stephen Heraldo, courtesy of Scott Grundfor Company
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Image Credit: Stephen Heraldo, courtesy of Scott Grundfor Company A 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster fully restored by the Scott Grundfor Company.
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Image Credit: Stephen Heraldo, courtesy of Scott Grundfor Company This car, shown with its removable roof, is one of about 100 examples of the model that has its original aluminum engine. In addition, it has the original factory stampings on the chassis and body.
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Image Credit: Stephen Heraldo, courtesy of Scott Grundfor Company Since the 1970s, both the 300 SL Gullwing Coupé and 300 SL Roadster have been seen as blue-chip investments.
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Image Credit: Stephen Heraldo, courtesy of Scott Grundfor Company The aluminum-alloy engine was available for the Mercedes 300 SL from 1962 through 1963.
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Image Credit: Stephen Heraldo, courtesy of Scott Grundfor Company Unlike many cars of the era, the 300 SL is known for its reliability.
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Image Credit: Stephen Heraldo, courtesy of Scott Grundfor Company A close-up of the custom luggage made for this 1962 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster.
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Image Credit: Stephen Heraldo, courtesy of Scott Grundfor Company The fully restored 1962 example featured here is one of the last 300 SL Roadsters, distinguished by having four-wheel disc brakes, which became standard only in mid-1961.
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Image Credit: Stephen Heraldo, courtesy of Scott Grundfor Company The 300 SL Roadster, with 1,858 examples made, underwent numerous production changes from 1957 through 1963, the late models being most desirable.
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Image Credit: Stephen Heraldo, courtesy of Scott Grundfor Company This example of the 300 SL Roadster is priced at $2.6 million.
Authors
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Robert Ross
