1957 Mercedes Benz 190SL - Car Restoration

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Car Restoration

Күн бұрын

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@Wish73 Ай бұрын

I am overwhelmed. This level of mastery crosses into the realm of art.

@RBOJCK 2 ай бұрын

THE SHOP THAT DID THE METAL WORK WAS FIRST CLASS. BEAUTIFUL WORK.

@felixkribala8065 2 ай бұрын

I've never seen a rebuilt of such a rusty car, and I've seen a lot. Great work, great respect!

@alfarokhi347 Ай бұрын

Real master in his natural habitat,, this is what I call repair. This master made all of the panels. I know lots of people think they can do it. But believe it or not. It's not as easy as this master showes. He made it look simple a d easy. This is one of the sign, you know you are dealing with the top of the line skills Great work.. good to see still people around to do the job right BRAVO SIR.

@Reaktanzkreis Ай бұрын

Das ist doch ein kompletter Neubau. Vom ursprünglichem Fahrzeug war doch nur ein verrostetes Etwas übrig. Respekt vor der Arbeit. das war bestimmt keine Sonntags-Nachmittags Schrauberei.☺

@ostrich67 29 күн бұрын

@@Reaktanzkreis Mercedes of Theseus.

@OLH3rd 2 ай бұрын

STUNNING labor of love!!!

@OldMan854 3 күн бұрын

Wish this had been a series of videos. Would love to have followed this in near real time to see all the processes involved.

@scarecrow8004 2 ай бұрын

0:12 ... " this 190 SL was in rough shape " ... an understatement if ever there was one.

@bryanparkhurst17 Ай бұрын

It does my heart good to see a beautiful classic like this brought back from the brink of destruction to its prime. Well done.

@AdhemarDellaTorre-d8w 17 күн бұрын

I cant believe that. Really a state of art, made by job of master. I am from Brazil.

@seaknightvirchow8131 19 күн бұрын

Really beautiful.

@doctheodore6020 15 күн бұрын

Beautiful job! This reminds me of when I did a similar restoration of my '62 190SL 50 years ago. There weren't any reproduction parts available then, so we had to scrounge all over West Germany to find factory parts left over when they stopped production. We didn't do it to the standards of this job, but the 190SL Club members liked it! I still miss that car, but it paid for a year of college when I sold it.

@jeanjean-zj6tl 2 ай бұрын

la c'est plus de la restauration c'est de la magie wahou quel travail bravo

@SuperCommando60 2 ай бұрын

Wow, the labor on this resto has to be more than what a decent used one would go for...that car looked like it had been sitting for years in mud up to the gunwales. Gorgeous in the end but, wow again

@bmunson4920 Ай бұрын

$250,000 to end up with a $125,000 car….

@lenny108 Ай бұрын

This looks like a stolen car that was hidden in a barn.

@GaborNovinszki 7 күн бұрын

Das ist KUNST.....wunderschöne Arbeit!!! Hut ab!

@seatsotoca 2 ай бұрын

Gorgeous car!! Awesome restoration!! High level. Regards from Europe Barcelona Spain

@shelbygtsoo 2 ай бұрын

Wow at the start I thought this will never happen but then what a restoration 🥰🥰🥰

@JustinWhalan-mu8fy 12 күн бұрын

Nice job! Excellent....🎉

@carloscaballero7591 Ай бұрын

Es impresionante el trabajo delicado y detallado que hicieron genial!!!!

@erwinhenkes933 2 ай бұрын

Really awesome job!!!

@Thomas63r2 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful car, lovingly restored when most would have said it was too far gone. Aside from a few odd welds in places and the use of lacquer paint it will be a nice addition to the owner's collection.

@EC5ABG 2 ай бұрын

Impresionante trabajo.👌🏻👍🏻

@douglasthompson9482 Ай бұрын

Extremely impressive work….

@MarceloFernandoCervera 2 ай бұрын

Excelentes trabajos. Felicitaciones

@АртемЧижик-ц1л 2 ай бұрын

Hello. Очень классное видео. Мерседес просто супер.

@glgdpeter 22 күн бұрын

Absolutely breathtakingly marvelous

@b_altmann 2 ай бұрын

Looks fantastic

@kamranjoon 2 ай бұрын

Magical work. I wish the video was narrated by the team that did it instead of the polished marketing, repeating lines about Mercedes we could get from an advert. Yes they designed and built this beauty but the restoration work is the true skill and worthy of a meaningful mention.

@Toyos-yk3ri Ай бұрын

Fantastic!

@zeeldaazoonk 24 күн бұрын

D'habitude je n'aime pas les voitures rouges mais cette couleur va magnifiquement bien à ce modèle d'exception 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

@jamesrankin9833 Ай бұрын

Good stuff!

@user-ne2tf9ct3f 2 ай бұрын

Fantastica ! Maurizio

@千葉勝己-t9d 2 ай бұрын

😃exciting car mercedes benz 190SL🎉‼️

@gezzy8095 Ай бұрын

I’ll never complain about welding a car again! 😂 this is beyond what most could do

@danielburke4113 Ай бұрын

European craftsmanship at its finest. I guestimate well over 200k for restoration.

@cachogianneschi367 Ай бұрын

Excelente!

@andrewmacdonald4833 Ай бұрын

I wouldn't dare take on a project of that size and complexity...beyond daunting...

@berndlubcke1121 2 ай бұрын

What an admirably beautiful restoration job!!👍🙏🏼

@johnbergen9663 2 ай бұрын

Amazing restoration! Not everyone would have taken on such a deteriorated car!

@robertphillips6296 2 ай бұрын

She’s a Winner!

@francisskundaliny1295 2 ай бұрын

Bravo,bravissimo,grossartig!👏👏👏⚙️🔩🚘🏎🏍🐗🦊🪶

@kursk124 25 күн бұрын

RESPECT

@WBf2002 2 ай бұрын

Excellent work but the cost would be many times the value of the finished vehicle A labour of love but not cost effective for whoever paid for the restoration

@ogribiker8535 Ай бұрын

Most restorations aren't cost effective, but what do you think it's worth?

@LKWENTDECKEN 26 күн бұрын

This is the art of car restoration.❤❤❤

@gugenmaul6713 Ай бұрын

💪🏼👏🏻 Respect

@КаждомуСвое-ю2н Ай бұрын

the Best🎉

@MarcosCuiral 2 ай бұрын

Wundervolle Arbeit ein wahrer Karosseriebau mit viel herzblut ❤❤❤

@johnnybier876 2 ай бұрын

Wunderschönes arbeit..prima..👏👏👏👏🎖🎖🎖🎖

@秋元元省三 2 ай бұрын

1956年生まれの68歳です感動しました。

@markm5908 2 ай бұрын

Spent a couple hundred thousand to build the Ship of Theseus in Mercedes form. But it is a gorgeous job.

@mikeroberts5646 2 ай бұрын

Nothing is impossible if you take the time to work at it

@ronalddean3630 2 ай бұрын

That is a beautiful restoration. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$ for sure!

@lawrencelewis2592 Ай бұрын

Remarkable work! I've restored cars before but never one as bad off as this one.

@ianappleyard5820 Ай бұрын

great work , screws need lining up on the vin plate though.

@brianbloom1799 2 ай бұрын

Outstanding Fabrication Work guys, you do Some Beautiful work at every end, just smoking

@garageprime8455 Ай бұрын

Coooooool!!!!

@robhanhart2730 2 ай бұрын

Wonderfull...

@HLife719 2 ай бұрын

Great work, but won’t the investment in labour, parts and paint far exceed current market value of an early 190SL?

@prod_change_up Ай бұрын

That’s not the point of this restoration. They’re not trying to “flip a house” with this car, they’re most likely doing this to challenge themselves and to treat the process like an art form. Alternatively, it could’ve been the request of a rich client (maybe this was the car of said client’s great-grandfather).

@Viscous_Flow Ай бұрын

Car restorations like these are rarely investments, this car is a classic that is worth restoring to keep it alive. Money isn’t everything when it comes to cars, people are very passionate about these things.

@SierraBravo347 13 күн бұрын

Some things are not about money...

@michelszvetecz3243 2 ай бұрын

il faut avouer que le résultat est superbe chapeau les artistes mais je suis persuader que le coup de la restauration à plusieurs fois 6 chiffes dépasse largement la valeur du véhicule

@الرجل-المناضل 2 ай бұрын

نجحتوا في لحم و جمع الهيكل الاساسي رغم حالته المؤلمه 😢

@inmcity Ай бұрын

At what point does it stop being a restoration and start being just a “new” car build?

@guenterhagen4110 2 ай бұрын

ein Traum ...

@johndavey72 13 күн бұрын

Staggering amount of work. It appears some panels were available but masses of fabrication . I do wonder if the hours spent exceeded the true value of the car . A 300 SL has the value , l'm not certain an SL190 does. .......and l thought my "e"type was bad ! P.S lovely lead loading ,

@GeorgeHendrickson Ай бұрын

I wonder what it will look like in another 60 years...🤔

@davidnelson6893 2 ай бұрын

Yes that is art Peace out

@linarson1 2 ай бұрын

great work:) Wonderful how you restore this beauty:) Enjoy

@twinsonic Ай бұрын

That's a $250'000 job, all in

@ernestbhatti1030 27 күн бұрын

There must be only 10% of the original car remaining

@gregzoller9003 Ай бұрын

Not sure where all the highly specialized chassis parts came from. Some of these look like intricate stampings

@laurentconti4043 Ай бұрын

👏👍

@johnneilokowitz2682 Ай бұрын

How long did it take days and hours?

@petercavanaugh6510 14 күн бұрын

I agree wow beautiful work! But...why? On a 190 SL? I could see if it was a 300SL, you must be 2 or 3 times underwater. Why start with such a rust bucket? Maybe a shop show case? Showing what is possible? Anyway, I hope that this car is fully enjoyed by whoever footed the bill!

@johnkelly6942 2 ай бұрын

Someone wanted that car bad. Over $80K (1,000 hours x $80/hr) just for metal work. Really nice restoration.

@brotherlynch6977 Ай бұрын

This is more like we found a lug nut and rebuilt the entire car around it!

@johnneilokowitz2682 Ай бұрын

Remember Mercedes stocks every part for every car that they build, so you can get wheel cover to whole body if you have the money

@alanblanes2876 2 ай бұрын

What fidelity to originality...I'd have probably updated the brakes and added an original radio.

@CarlosPrado-s3n Ай бұрын

👌

@bobhoward6676 2 ай бұрын

was this a 5yr or 10yr time lapse of the project in your garage? Very nice job. Hope you charged at least $20 to $25K.

@sand0077 2 ай бұрын

❤❤

@frankporreca4037 17 күн бұрын

This is about the rustiest restoration I’ve ever seen. I can only imagine how upside down the owners are.

@anthonyfernwood8093 24 күн бұрын

Unfortunately it can never be called an original which is where the money is at, but fantastic workmanship, hate to think what the cost was.

@RaymondMacka-bk7pi Ай бұрын

Interesting what was price for this full restauration

@Elltec Ай бұрын

Ich frage mich ob sich solch eine Restauration wirklich noch lohnt und vor allem wie lange es dauerte und was es gekostet hat. Da steht doch das Ergebnis in keiner Weise mehr in Relation zum Aufwand. Mal abgesehen davon das mir dieses Auto noch nie gefallen hat eine tolle Arbeit sofern man genug Zeit und finanzielle Mittel zur Verfügung hat. Eine ähnliche Aktion habe ich vor rund dreißig Jahren mit einem Diplomat A gemacht der allerdings nicht in einem dermaßen schlechten Zustand war. Gelohnt hat sich das ganze jedenfalls nicht.

@russellaycock3703 2 ай бұрын

300k+ restoration probably?

@struho2 Ай бұрын

Woooow.good job. Looks really great. Thanks for sharing. Compare it to asian fake videos. 😂

@doczinger Ай бұрын

With enough time, money, and talent a lot can be done, but man sometimes you have to wonder why. Couldn't they find a better car with some of the money they spent on this just getting to ground zero.

@DanielGonzalez-fo5ub 2 ай бұрын

Dos numeros de matricula diferente en el modelo terminado?

@suhayl5157 Ай бұрын

I am not sure we are seeing the full picture; perhaps due to video length but its not enough to say you did; we need to see work being done; at least an example. and where did all the missing parts come from? didn't see a powertrain or suspension or upholstery.

@vincentmcdonnell7986 2 ай бұрын

@dalcoz Ай бұрын

Why did we not see it running, only pics, bit sus!

@elhoward7440 Ай бұрын

I dunno, man... it seems like fabricating a car from scratch would be easier than fixing all that rust! How much of the original car do you actually have to use to be able to use the original VIN number and crash safety approval?

@allennelson6985 5 күн бұрын

1,000 hours just for the body work? At $125/hour, the labor alone would be $125,000. It's not clear if that included the paint job. But I assume it does. The purchase price of the car, the work that was done to the mechanics, interior and the convertible top, and the parts that needed to be replaced or restored must have cost another $100,000. Are these cars worth more than $225,000 once restored? I'd be surprised.