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