MAY 1987 MERCEDES-BENZ 300SL

Even in 1987 there was no cheap ticket to 300SL ownership. Roadsters were built from 195763 but there were still only 1858 of them and rust has claimed many. The ‘Gullwing’ coupe has traditionally attracted more money than the Roadster but recent sales show the opentop cars nudging ahead. A red car similar to the one being marketed in 1987 by Duttons was recently offered for sale in Australia at $750,000 and overseas auctions have seen outstanding SLs sold for more than A$800,000.

SINCETHEN:Open-topSLs haven’ t maintained their brief lead over the Gull wing( one of those sold above $4 M ). However the best Roadsters now easily reach $2 M, with‘ driver quality’ carsslightlyless.