| eMercedesBenz Feature: The Mercedes-Benz 190 SL 08/08/2008 08:43. In time for the summer of 1955, production of the
four-cylinder-engined 190 SL sports car was begun at the
Sindelfingen plant. Designed as a sporty, elegant two-seater for
touring, the car, internally designated W 121, rapidly acquired
great popularity, also and especially among the ladies. Initially,
only a roadster with soft-top was available (price in 1955: DM
16,500). It was joined in the fall by a coupe with removable
hardtop, available with or without a soft-top (prices in September
1955: DM 17,650 / DM 17,100). By the time production was
discontinued in February 1963, 25,881 units had been built, and
most of these had been shipped to the USA. The 190 SL initiated the
post-war tradition of small roadsters from Mercedes-Benz
– a tradition which is continued most
successfully... // eMercedesBenz
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