1955 Mercedes Benz 190 SL Roadster

06 December 2014, Saturday .

This 1955 Mercedes Benz 190 SL Roadster have the original colour combination Silver Grey / with Leather Blue Interior.

We will restore this car according his original specifications.

 

 

Car was in this consition when we achieve it

 

 

It seems that a lot of whork to do

 

 

Begin appear some rust

 

 

Rear lamps are not from this year modell

 

 

Iside seems that have a lot to do

 

 

When dismatle the car notice that someone was already begin to restore and did not ended

 

 

Inside is with a lot of rust

 

 

Engine is out, is complete  and runs free

 

 

Another picture of the engine

 

 

Front axle is out, as well as headlights, grill, bonnet and bumpers

 

 

Before it does not seems that was in this state

 

 

At the beginning the body was looking in better shape

 

 

It has a lot of rust in the under frame

 

 

Another picture from the underframe

 

 

Preparing for the sand blast

 

 

Rust in the under frame

 

 

Picture of the rear

 

 

Another picture of the under frame

 

 

Under frame

 

 

Mechanical parts for sand blast

 

 

Parts of the car

 

 

More parts

 

 

After the sand blast

 

 

Under frame after sand blast

 

 

Under frame in the rear after sand blast

 

 

Another picture of the under frame

 

 

AS you see some rust

 

 

Under frame driver side

 

 

Begin repairing the under frame

 

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Front under frame

 

 

Floor almost finished

 

 

Floor in the rear finished

 

 

New floor

 

 

Engine compartment

 

 

Preparing the right side for new panels

 

 

Dashboar almost ready

 

 

New floor on the trunk

 

 

Floor almost ready

 

 

 

New floor on the trunk

 

 

Rear left almost ready

 

 

Rear almost ready

 

 

Floor almost finish

 

 

Left side almost finish

 

 

Another view from the rear

 

 

Right side

 

 

Left side

 

 

Right rear

 

 

Another view of the right side

 

 

Another view of the rear

 

 

Rear almost finish

 

 

Front almost finish

 

 

Rear almost done

 

 

Front almost finished

 

 

Another view of the front

 

 

Testing the chrome

 

 

Ready for the paint preparation

 

 

Preparing the car for the paint

 

 

Another picture

 

 

Another view of the rear

 

 

A long way is waiting

 

 

Left side

 

 

Interior

 

 

Rear

 

 

Rebuilding the engine

 

 

Another look

 

 

Looks like new

 

 

Preparing for the frist coat

 

 

Almost ready

 

 

Rear ready

 

 

Preparing trunk compartment

 

 

Almost

 

 

Already in the new paint box

 

 

Another view

 

 

Already with coat

 

 

Another view

 

 

View of the front

 

 

Engine compartment

 

 

interior view

 

 

Front finished

 

 

Interior finished

 

 

Rear finished

 

 

Mechanical parts

 

 

Preparing to assembly the interior

 

 

Preparing to assermbly mechanichal parts

 

 

Engine on place

 

 

Another view of the engine

 

 

Another view

 

 

Another view of the front

 

 

View of the rear

 

 

Carburators restored

 

 

And on place

 

 

Another view of the underneath

 

 

Rear underneath

 

 

New tyres

 

 

View of the rear

 

 

Another view

 

 

Front

 

 

Rear

 

 

Preparing the leather

 

 

Another view

 

 

New soft top

 

 

With the seats

 

 

Rear almost finished

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Sérgio Rodrigues
email: sergio@ssrclassic.com