This 1960 Mercedes Benz 190SL (chassis 12104010015271) is offered as a running project. Garaged for the past decade, it’s offered on behalf of the longtime owner of over 30 years. Believed to have been changed from factory gray to Signal Red by a previous owner, the car was resprayed in the late 1980’s and also given a new interior as well. Though the car is running it’s not currently driveable and other issues include rusty floors and mismatched door locks. Find it here on eBay in Redmond, Washington with a $79k BIN.

While paint is decent in photos, it’s far from being concours quality as some scratches are visible in the seam on the passenger rocker and there is quite a bit of overspray underneath. The convertible top was also replaced in the late ’80s and seems decent apart from being dirty and what looks like a patched spot above the passenger window. Chrome seems decent and though not pictured, a full set of OEM hubcaps is included.

White seats and dash top are clean and present nicely, however door cards are dirty and the passenger item is torn. Carpet would benefit from cleaning, and would need to be pulled anyway to install the included replacement floor pans. Black paint around the steering column shows its age and the replacement wheel is missing the center button–no mention if it’s included or missing. As breifly noted above, the driver door lock was replaced by a PO but the passenger door retains its original lock and key.

The Benz’s original Solex carbs are included but Webers were used when the seller started the engine, along with an electric fuel pump and remote fuel source, but no sorting has been done otherwise. The seller also adds that while the car was stored, it was driven occasionally in fair weather only.

Although the car is a prime candidate for a tasteful restomod in its current condition, the ask will probably keep those buyers at bay and point to a more restoration instead. Regardless, we’d like to see it return to its original gray over red, as it sounds much more appealing than red over white.