The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL was presented in New York at the “International Motor Show” on February 6, 1954, achieving a triumphant success: Mercedes-Benz, the name alone is enough!
Among the Mercedes bodies, the 190 SL is the one with the most aesthetic configuration, for the elegant and fluid line from the hood to the trunk, with the characteristic “whiskers” to underline its profile.
The ice blue cabriolet has a light gray leather interior and a matching hood; a very refined and rare color combination, specifically requested by the first owner.

Much appreciated in the United States of America between the 1950s and 1960s, the Mercedes-Benz 190 SL became a “star” of the cinema, during the heyday of Hollywood cinema.
It is the co-star in the film “Hight Society” in which it represents the status symbol of that world of rich and influential people, today jet society, sophisticated, elegant.

OldCar24 will exhibit one of the very first examples of the Mercedes 190 SL produced, eligible for the 1000 Miglia, at Techno Classica Essen 2025.

Grace Kelly, playing her last film before marrying Rainier III and becoming Princess of Monaco, together with the charming Frank Sinatra is on board a white 190 SL, just produced by the Stuttgart company (1955) and delivered to the set of Metro-Goldwyn - Mayer, the same series as our protagonist.
Then the amazement for this splendid car was the novelty. Today, it is the rarity, the unchanged functionality and the ability to compete in the 1000 miles that increase its value.

OldCar24 will exhibit one of the very first examples of the Mercedes 190 SL produced, eligible for the 1000 Miglia, at Techno Classica Essen 2025.
OldCar24 will exhibit one of the very first examples of the Mercedes 190 SL produced, eligible for the 1000 Miglia, at Techno Classica Essen 2025.
OldCar24 will exhibit one of the very first examples of the Mercedes 190 SL produced, eligible for the 1000 Miglia, at Techno Classica Essen 2025.

The protagonist of the service It was sold for the first time in the United States and precisely in California in San Francisco to an industrialist and politician in 1956. The first 190 SLs were built only for the United States in 1000 units, in fact ours is number 788 as can be seen from the registration document. You can admire it for sale at Techno Classica Essen at the OldCar24 stand in pavilion 5, from 9 to 13 April 2025.