A rare 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in need of restoration, is set to sell for £750,000 due to its exclusivity, despite looking like it belongs in a scrapyard. A rare 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in need of restoration, is set to sell for £750,000 due to its exclusivity, despite looking like it belongs in a scrapyard.

Vintage car heads selling for whooping £750,000 despite looking like it should be in scrapyard

A rare 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in need of restoration, is set to sell for £750,000 due to its exclusivity, despite looking like it belongs in a scrapyard.

A vintage Mercedes-Benz is tipped to sell for £750,000 despite looking like it should be in a scrapyard.

The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster is in desperate need of restoration.

The buyer will have a huge job on their hands to bring it back to its former glory.

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The motor has a damaged body, a missing headlight, flat tyres and a run down engine.
But it has a huge price tag due to its rareness.

A rare 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in need of restoration, is set to sell for £750,000 due to its exclusivity, despite looking like it belongs in a scrapyard.
The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster. (Picture: Jam Press)

This particular model is only one of 30 cars equipped with rare and highly desirable competition-derived Rudge wheels.

The roadster has spent many decades out of the limelight and is now awaiting its return after a thorough restoration job.

A rare 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in need of restoration, is set to sell for £750,000 due to its exclusivity, despite looking like it belongs in a scrapyard.
The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster. (Picture: Jam Press)

The vehicle was originally finished in an iconic fire engine red exterior with a cream leather interior.

Underneath the bonnet is a six-cylinder engine that in its prime would offer the car an impressive 225 horsepower.

A rare 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in need of restoration, is set to sell for £750,000 due to its exclusivity, despite looking like it belongs in a scrapyard.
The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster. (Picture: Jam Press)

The 67-year-old car has just 11,000 miles on the clock, as reported by Luxury Auto News.

The roadster will now head under the hammer as part of the junkyard collection. The event will take place on 26 October in Los Angeles, California, US.

A rare 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in need of restoration, is set to sell for £750,000 due to its exclusivity, despite looking like it belongs in a scrapyard.
The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster. (Picture: Jam Press)

A spokesperson for RM Sotheby’s, who are hosting the event, said: “In September 1957 the completed 300 SL was delivered to its buyer, a Mr. Thompson of Kitzingen, Germany.

A rare 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in need of restoration, is set to sell for £750,000 due to its exclusivity, despite looking like it belongs in a scrapyard.
The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster. (Picture: Jam Press)

“The Gullwing Group Roadster Register displays no data for chassis number 7500173 whatsoever, suggesting the car was not in the possession of active collectors in the niche before it came into the purview of the Junkyard.

A rare 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in need of restoration, is set to sell for £750,000 due to its exclusivity, despite looking like it belongs in a scrapyard.
The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster. (Picture: Jam Press)

“The Roadster has therefore apparently been removed from the marque community for many decades, and it would surely encounter a warm welcome once properly restored and recommissioned for driving and exhibition.”

A rare 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster, in need of restoration, is set to sell for £750,000 due to its exclusivity, despite looking like it belongs in a scrapyard.
The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster. (Picture: Jam Press)

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