Mercedes 190 SL - 1961
R121
RM Sotheby's
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2020
Estimated : € 100.000 - 130.000
Sold for € 123.625
While little is known about the early life of this stunning Mercedes-Benz 190 SL, the Bill of Sale on file shows that in 1985 Robert Trudo acquired the car from Stanley Fitton. Trudo subsequently sold the 190 SL to Roy Fontaine of Visalia, California. Fontaine would own this car until 2013, when he sold it to Dennis B Teale, also of Visalia.
Throughout the early 1980s and into the 2010s, this 190 SL would undergo periodic maintenance, with invoices on file dating back to 1983. It wasn’t until it entered European ownership in 2013 that more care and attention would be lavished on the car, resulting in the stunning vehicle it is today. The car retains its original engine, which is currently fitted with reliable Weber carburettors. The original Solex carburettors accompany the car.
With a huge number of invoices detailing the work undertaken (at a cost in the tens of thousands of euros), it’s unsurprising that this 190 SL is immaculate and would be a perfect car in which to spend the summer months, driving with the roof down, of course.
Mercedes 190 SL - 1961
R121
RM Sotheby's
Place Vauban
Parijs - Paris
Frankrijk - France
February 2020
Estimated : € 100.000 - 130.000
Sold for € 123.625
While little is known about the early life of this stunning Mercedes-Benz 190 SL, the Bill of Sale on file shows that in 1985 Robert Trudo acquired the car from Stanley Fitton. Trudo subsequently sold the 190 SL to Roy Fontaine of Visalia, California. Fontaine would own this car until 2013, when he sold it to Dennis B Teale, also of Visalia.
Throughout the early 1980s and into the 2010s, this 190 SL would undergo periodic maintenance, with invoices on file dating back to 1983. It wasn’t until it entered European ownership in 2013 that more care and attention would be lavished on the car, resulting in the stunning vehicle it is today. The car retains its original engine, which is currently fitted with reliable Weber carburettors. The original Solex carburettors accompany the car.
With a huge number of invoices detailing the work undertaken (at a cost in the tens of thousands of euros), it’s unsurprising that this 190 SL is immaculate and would be a perfect car in which to spend the summer months, driving with the roof down, of course.