Vehicle Description
*Recently restored by SL specialist, HK in Germany
*Authenticated by Mercedes-Benz Classic Center in Germany in 2017,
"Manufacturer's Expert Assessment: Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster 198
042 85 00204"
*Matching numbers and all major components and stampings
correct
*Sold new to Spain and spent most of its life there with 2
owners
*Fitted luggage, tools, books and manuals included
Important to note that Roadster 00204 has just recently undergone
the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center's 2017 "Manufacturer's Expert
Assessment: Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster 198 042 85 00204" produced
after weeks' long examining and testing in Fellbach, Germany. This
was the first evaluation done for a Roadster according to MB
records. The car passed with flying colors and all its original
major components and factory stampings were confirmed to be correct
and come fully documented in an over 60 page binder. The binder
documents the car in all regards and is a treasure to have and is,
to our knowledge, the only 300SL Roadster to have this book.
Chassis Number: 198042 8500204
Body Number: 198042 8500204
Engine Number: 198980 7500625
This exquisite example was delivered on April 3, 1958 and
presumably exported on German customs plates by a German owner who
lived in Spain. Original colors were light blue with a cream
leather interior.
In 1960 the car was sold to Don Jesus Lozao Pardo who actually
became the local Mercedes-Benz dealer in La Coruna (Galicia,
northern Spain). It appears that during this time of ownership the
standard drum brakes were upgraded to disc brakes all-round by
using factory OEM parts. In all probability this likely happened
circa 1962/63 when the factory themselves began equipping and
selling their late production 300SLs with disc brakes.
By 1989 ownership had passed to Angel Jove Capell�n who was founder
of the Spanish Anjoca Real Estate Company. He had the car restored
to his desired color combination of Ivory white with a black
leather. During his ownership the 300 SL was also exhibited in the
private museum he helped to found, namely The Museo de Automocion e
Historia de La Coruna.
In September 2014 the car was brokered to the highly regarded
German specialists HK Engineering and in turn they sold it to the
current custodian.
HK Engineering were also entrusted to perform a restoration of the
car (photographs of this work and receipts are all on file) and it
was painted to a color combination that is very close to the
original. The blue chosen has a very slightly different shade from
the original and is actually the same color that Mercedes-Benz used
on their 1958 Paris Show roadster at the launch of the hardtop
version.
Since the restoration was completed the car has been shown twice
and both times it won major class awards. Mileage today is showing
52,778 and believed to be from new.
a) The Mercedes-Benz Assessment binder
b) Original Owner's Manual, Parts Catalog, a listing of worldwide
M-B service stations correct for the time period 1957-1958 and the
correct M-B vinyl Owner's Pouch
d) Tool roll (including an exceedingly rare Mercedes-Benz tire
pressure gauge) and jack.
e) A set of removable "bolt on" Rudge wheel styled hub caps
f) Original spare set of keys (embossed) and more