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1959 Mercedes 190 Sl
| 1959 mercedes 190 sl - vehicle to be offered for auction sale june 5th 7th, 2015 at russo and steele's 3rd annual newport beach california auction. Please contact us for more information. After sitting unused for 3 decades, colonel robinson minicks 190 sl was ready for some serious refurbishing. The colonel did make some headway years ago, but was unsuccessful at finishing the restoration. The subsequent elderly owner undertook the responsibility of restoring the cosmetics, including a re-spray in silver and re-plating the chrome. However, advancing age meant he was unable to complete the project and he sold the car before it was completed. He provided records dating to 1967 with ownership history and the vehicles original handbook group. This is an original car sold in california with desirable black license plates. This car has been parked in a garage in san francisco for the past 30 years. The license tags still show 1983. The next phase of re-commissioning included:a full engine rebuild by metric motors in southern california. Full clutch and gearbox rebuildfresh radiator, generator and fuel pump rebuilt by classic center germanynew brakes all around: master cylinder, hoses, wheel cylinders etc.fresh interior using materials from the respected gahh in north hollywoodnew headliner and all new hardtop rubber sealsthe result is an attractive hardtop-only 190 sl that now runs and drives rather well. The car has been driven less than 200 miles since rebuild jan 2015. The undercarriage is particularly solid and clean. The body and floors are in excellent condition. The motor has been completely rebuilt by metric motors in los angeles, a top-notch mercedes-benz engine builder. The motor was removed and rebuilt to factory specs and comes with a warranty for 4 years/50k miles. In addition, the transmission was been fully rebuilt. The clutch and all clutch-related parts were all replaced along with all new shift bushings. The generator is rebuilt along with the fuel pump (rebuilt by mbz classic center germany). The brakes were also completely rebuilt/replaced brake hydraulics, wheel cylinders and hoses, master cylinder, and brakes bled. The interior was completely redone with all red leather. All seat coverings, carpets, door cards, dash leather, are all from gahh in southern california. The car still has the dual original solex carburetors, which were removed, cleaned, and resealed. All restoration receipts are included with the sale of the car. |
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