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.
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Car was in this consition when we achieve it
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It seems that a lot of whork to do
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Begin appear some rust
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Rear lamps are not from this year modell
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Iside seems that have a lot to do
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When dismatle the car notice that someone was already begin to restore and did not ended
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Inside is with a lot of rust
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Engine is out, is complete and runs free
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Another picture of the engine
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Front axle is out, as well as headlights, grill, bonnet and bumpers
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Before it does not seems that was in this state
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At the beginning the body was looking in better shape
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It has a lot of rust in the under frame
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Another picture from the underframe
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Preparing for the sand blast
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Rust in the under frame
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Picture of the rear
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Another picture of the under frame
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Under frame
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Mechanical parts for sand blast
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Parts of the car
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More parts
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After the sand blast
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Under frame after sand blast
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Under frame in the rear after sand blast
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Another picture of the under frame
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AS you see some rust
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Under frame driver side
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Begin repairing the under frame
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Front under frame
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Floor almost finished
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Floor in the rear finished
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New floor
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Engine compartment
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Preparing the right side for new panels
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Dashboar almost ready
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New floor on the trunk
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Floor almost ready
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New floor on the trunk
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Rear left almost ready
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Rear almost ready
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Floor almost finish
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Left side almost finish
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Another view from the rear
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Right side
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Left side
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Right rear
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Another view of the right side
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Another view of the rear
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Rear almost finish
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Front almost finish
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Rear almost done
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Front almost finished
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Another view of the front
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Testing the chrome
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Ready for the paint preparation
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Preparing the car for the paint
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Another picture
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Another view of the rear
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A long way is waiting
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Left side
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Interior
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Rear
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Rebuilding the engine
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Another look
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Looks like new
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Preparing for the frist coat
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Almost ready
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Rear ready
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Preparing trunk compartment
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Almost
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Already in the new paint box
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Another view
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Already with coat
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Another view
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View of the front
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Engine compartment
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interior view
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Front finished
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Interior finished
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Rear finished
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Mechanical parts
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Preparing to assembly the interior
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Preparing to assermbly mechanichal parts
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Engine on place
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Another view of the engine
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Another view
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Another view of the front
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View of the rear
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Carburators restored
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And on place
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Another view of the underneath
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Rear underneath
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New tyres
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View of the rear
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Another view
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Front
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Rear
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Preparing the leather
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Another view
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New soft top
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With the seats
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Rear almost finished
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Sérgio Rodrigues
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