Overview
Produced: 1951-1957, 7646 produced.
Types: Saloon,4 doors,4 seats

Mercedes launched its first post-war full-size luxury model in 1951, the 300. The 300 was a large car by any standards and competed head-on with other top marques such as Rolls-Royce and Cadillac. The 2996cc six cylinder 300 Saloon came in three model phases designated 300A, 300B and 300C. Each variant introduced further refinements which included servo brakes and automatic transmission.

The 300 series saloons had four door, six light coachwork constructed on a substantial tubular chassis. As you would expect the 300 came lavishly equipped and was built to the highest standards. The model was replaced in 1957.

Engines
CapacityConfigModelBore/StrokeCR
2996ccS6 OHCMercedes S6
Auction Sales History
Lot
Num
Description Auctioneer Date Hammer Price Hammer Price
(inc premium)
236 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coys 21 May 2007 - €350066.00
09 Mercedes-Benz 300 S.L Bonhams 26 Mar 2006 Not sold
211 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 S Cabriolet Coys 14 Jan 2006 €154040.00 -
215 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coys 14 Jan 2006 €302867.00 -
417 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coys 1 Dec 2005 £174975.00 -
374 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coys 18 Jun 2005 Not sold
115 Mercedes-Benz 300 Limousine Barons 3 May 2005 £12000.00 -
415 Mercedes-Benz 300b Cabriolet D Bonhams 2 Oct 2004 Not sold
435 Mercedes-Benz 300 Saloon Cheffins 3 Apr 2004 £5000.00 -
229 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1956) Bonhams 26 May 2003 £185000.00 -
247 Mercedes-Benz 300 Cabriolet D (1952) Bonhams 26 May 2003 Not sold
071 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1956) H&H Sales Limited 7 May 2003 - £100851.00
247 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Recreation by Proteus (1956) Coys 12 Apr 2003 - €115000.00
010 Mercedes-Benz 300Dc (1956) Poulain LeFur 10 Feb 2003 - £93156.00
012 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1956) Poulain LeFur 10 Feb 2003 - £98754.00
018 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1957) Poulain LeFur 10 Feb 2003 - £216312.00
027 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1957) Poulain LeFur 10 Feb 2003 - £253259.00
032 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Gullwing (1955) Poulain LeFur 10 Feb 2003 - £317076.00
106 Mercedes-Benz 300b (1954) Coys 11 Jan 2003 Not sold
209 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1956) Christies 3 Dec 2002 - £89950.00
057 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1956) Christies 10 Sep 2002 - £131750.00
310 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1956) Bonhams 17 Aug 2002 Not sold
281 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Alloy-bodied Gullwing Coupe (1955) Bonhams 17 Aug 2002 Not sold
282 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Bonhams 17 Aug 2002 £244500.00 -
130 Mercedes-Benz 300 B (1953) Bonhams 10 Aug 2002 Not sold
030 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1953) Poulain LeFur 17 Jun 2002 Not sold
030 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Christies 18 May 2002 Not sold
082 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Coys/Barrett Jackson 17 May 2002 - $204518.00
076 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Coys 5 Apr 2002 - £201000.00
127 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1954) Bonhams 11 Mar 2002 - £264350.00
114 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1955) Bonhams 11 Mar 2002 - £264350.00
041 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1956) Christies 12 Feb 2002 Not sold
031 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1954) Poulain LeFur 10 Dec 2001 Not sold
107 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1956) Coys 10 Dec 2001 £130200.00 -
781 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Bonhams 3 Dec 2001 £110000.00 -
790 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1953) Bonhams 3 Dec 2001 £85000.00 -
021 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Christies 19 Aug 2001 - £264500.00
076 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Christies 19 Aug 2001 - £369000.00
010 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1956) Christies 19 Aug 2001 Not sold
207 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1954) Bonhams & Brooks 18 Aug 2001 Not sold
131 Mercedes-Benz 300b (1952) Bonhams & Brooks 11 Aug 2001 Not sold
122 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Bonhams & Brooks 11 Aug 2001 - £554500.00
248 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Coys 27 May 2001 - £84000.00
052 Mercedes-Benz 300 B (1954) H&H Sales Limited 6 Dec 2000 £5500.00 -
018 Mercedes-Benz 300 C (1956) H&H Sales Limited 6 Dec 2000 £4200.00 -
059 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Coys 11 Oct 2000 - CHF128040.00
325 Mercedes-Benz 300 Cabriolet (1952) Brooks 6 Oct 2000 Not sold
066 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Works Prototype (1953) Christies 20 Aug 2000 - CHF776000.00
062 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1957) Christies 20 Aug 2000 - CHF336000.00
104 Mercedes-Benz 300SL/SLS Prototype (1955) Christies 20 Aug 2000 Not sold
389 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1954) Brooks 19 Aug 2000 Not sold
045 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Coys 22 Jul 2000 - £110000.00
056 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1954) Coys/Barrett Jackson 27 May 2000 Not sold
074 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1957) Coys/Barrett Jackson 27 May 2000 Not sold
052 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1952) Coys/Barrett Jackson 27 May 2000 Not sold
165 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1956) Brooks 27 May 2000 - £1280000.00
044 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Coys 15 May 2000 - £105000.00
069 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Coys 15 May 2000 - £75000.00
058 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1957) Christies 29 Apr 2000 - $336000.00
319 Mercedes-Benz 300 (1952) Brooks 10 Mar 2000 Not sold
029 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Coys 6 Mar 2000 - £124688.00
Unknown Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1954) RM Auctions 20 Jan 2000 - $104676.00
063 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1954) Coys 22 Nov 1999 - £57638.00
024 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Coys 22 Nov 1999 Not sold
363 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1954) Brooks 8 Oct 1999 Not sold
108 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Brooks 6 Sep 1999 Not sold
028 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1954) Christies 29 Aug 1999 - $156500.00
052 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1957) Christies 29 Aug 1999 - $442500.00
422 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Typ W194 Works 'Gullwing' (1952) Brooks 28 Aug 1999 Not sold
433 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Brooks 28 Aug 1999 Not sold
403 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1957) Brooks 28 Aug 1999 Not sold
422 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Typ W194 Works 'Gullwing' (1952) Brooks 28 Aug 1999 Not sold
165 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Brooks 7 Aug 1999 Not sold
177 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1953) Brooks 7 Aug 1999 Not sold
112 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Coys 31 Jul 1999 £79000.00 -
023 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1953) Poulain LeFur 28 Jun 1999 FF450000.00 -
071 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1955) Christies 19 Jun 1999 - $184000.00
098 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1957) Christies 19 Jun 1999 - $118000.00
088 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Christies 17 May 1999 - CHF267500.00
181 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1953) Brooks 12 May 1999 Not sold
166 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Brooks 12 May 1999 Not sold
031 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Coys 10 May 1999 £130000.00 -
059 Mercedes-Benz 300 B (1954) Coys 10 May 1999 £7250.00 -
108A Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1956) Brooks 24 Apr 1999 - DM389500.00
117 Mercedes-Benz 300 SC (1957) Brooks 24 Apr 1999 Not sold
108 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Brooks 24 Apr 1999 - DM312500.00
122A Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1952) Brooks 24 Apr 1999 Not sold
115 Mercedes-Benz 300 Adenauer (1952) Brooks 24 Apr 1999 - DM62100.00
119A Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1953) Brooks 24 Apr 1999 Not sold
090 Mercedes-Benz 300 Saloon (1953) Christies 24 Apr 1999 Not sold
033 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1956) Christies 24 Apr 1999 - $167500.00
042 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Brooks 17 Apr 1999 Not sold
056 Mercedes-Benz 300 Cabriolet (1953) BCA 12 Apr 1999 Not sold
Unknown Mercedes-Benz 300 C (1956) RM Auctions 20 Mar 1999 - £42900.00
Unknown Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1954) RM Auctions 20 Mar 1999 - £198000.00
Unknown Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) RM Auctions 20 Mar 1999 - £108900.00
171 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1954) Brooks 15 Mar 1999 Not sold
053 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1956) Coys 26 Nov 1998 Not sold
013 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Christies 17 Oct 1998 - £272000.00
075 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Coys 26 Sep 1998 Not sold
058 Mercedes-Benz 300 Tourer (1956) Brooks 7 Sep 1998 - FF1079100.00
100 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Christies 16 Aug 1998 - $162000.00
030 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1955) Christies 16 Aug 1998 - $140000.00
062 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1956) Christies 16 Aug 1998 - $244500.00
133 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Christies 8 Jun 1998 £120000.00 £133500.00
040A Mercedes-Benz 300 Adenauer (1952) Coys 11 May 1998 £4500.00 -
040 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Coys 11 May 1998 Not sold
357 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Sothebys 30 Mar 1998 Not sold
013 Mercedes-Benz 300 Cabriolet (1957) Coys 2 Mar 1998 - £18000.00
449 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Coys 20 Nov 1997 £120000.00 £135863.00
143 Mercedes-Benz 300 Cabriolet (1952) Sothebys 9 Sep 1997 Not sold
110 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1953) Christies 17 Aug 1997 - $211500.00
089 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1956) BCA 11 Aug 1997 Not sold
065 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1953) Coys 26 Jul 1997 £73000.00 -
421 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1956) Christies 14 Jul 1997 Not sold
030 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1955) Poulain LeFur 23 Jun 1997 FF700000.00 -
111 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Christies 26 Apr 1997 - $211500.00
137 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1953) Christies 26 Apr 1997 - $156500.00
281 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Brooks 12 Mar 1997 - CHF259800.00
053 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Coys 3 Dec 1996 Not sold
043A Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Coys 3 Dec 1996 - £78500.00
968 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1956) Brooks 2 Dec 1996 Not sold
941 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Brooks 2 Dec 1996 Not sold
653 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Sothebys 25 Nov 1996 Not sold
667 Mercedes-Benz 300 SS Gullwing (1955) Sothebys 25 Nov 1996 - £144500.00
037 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Coys 3 Oct 1996 Not sold
094 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Christies 18 Aug 1996 - $134500.00
059 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Christies 18 Aug 1996 - $211500.00
071 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Christies 18 Aug 1996 - $134500.00
061 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1956) Coys 3 Aug 1996 - £132400.00
043 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1954) Christies 15 Jun 1996 - $151000.00
017 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Christies 15 Jun 1996 Not sold
014 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Coys 14 Mar 1996 - £100055.00
024 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Coys 14 Mar 1996 Not sold
050 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (1955) Coys 14 Dec 1995 - £187267.00
157 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Sothebys 17 Jun 1995 - $200500.00
231 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Brooks 19 Mar 1995 £71500.00 -
315 Mercedes-Benz 300 B (1955) Brooks 21 Feb 1995 Not sold
014 Mercedes-Benz 300 B (1954) Coys 24 Jan 1995 £6500.00 -
083 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1953) Christies 28 Aug 1994 Not sold
089 Mercedes-Benz 300 B (1953) Christies 28 Aug 1994 Not sold
087 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Coys 30 Jul 1994 £130000.00 -
612 Mercedes-Benz 300 B (1954) Sothebys 18 Jul 1994 £8000.00 -
566 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1956) Sothebys 16 May 1994 £108000.00 -
449 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Sothebys 11 Apr 1994 Not sold
450 Mercedes-Benz 300 S (1956) Christies 22 Aug 1993 $125000.00 -
442 Mercedes-Benz 300 B (1953) Christies 22 Aug 1993 $55000.00 -
471 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1956) Sothebys 10 Jul 1993 £97000.00 -
266 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1956) Sothebys 20 Feb 1993 £98000.00 -
040 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe (1955) Christies 11 Apr 1992 Not sold
115 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1957) Christies 20 May 1991 Not sold
109 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster with Hardtop (1956) Christies 20 May 1991 - $122194.00
Magazine Articles
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Article Reader's Resto - 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300B
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Publication Practical Classics December 2010
Reader's Resto - 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300B - The 300-series was the car that put Mercedes-Benz back on the prestige makers' map.  Geoffrey Marshall put this one back on the road after it had spent a decade parked under a tree.
Article Classic Cars December 2001 pg 80
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Publication Classic Cars December 2001
Bonneville Speed Week. The annual pilgrimage to chase new land speed records on the salt flats in Utah attracts some unlikely cars.
Article Classic Cars July 2001 pg 60
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Publication Classic Cars July 2001
Driving Mercedes' 300SL racing car with John Surtees. The former World Champion shares his expertise in the ex-Mille Miglia car.
Article Classic Cars July 2001 pg 54
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Publication Classic Cars July 2001
Mercedes Gullwing 300 SL. Insight into Mercedes' most glamorous car.
Article Classic Cars June 2001 pg 52
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Publication Classic Cars June 2001
Triumph Stag vs Mercedes 350SL vs Jensen Interceptor. Triumph's easy-living convertible had upmarket aspirations, but was it good enough to compete with its rivals?
Article Honour Satisfied - Mercedes 300s
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Publication Classic & Sports Car March 2004
Honour Satisfied - Mercedes 300s - The Mercedes-Benz  was a contender for best car in the world.  Tim Slade travels to New England to drive the whole family.
Article MotorSport March 2003 pg 54
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Publication MotorSport March 2003
The Gull of Mexico. It was one of the most brutal races ever, yet Mercedes conquered the Carrera Panamericana with a car of stealth, grace and precision. Fifty years after its momentous triumph, Andrew Frankel Drives it - and is impressed.
Article Classic & Sports Car September 2001 pg 128
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Publication Classic & Sports Car September 2001
My Classic and I - A fast lady's uprated Merc convertible.
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