I dig the Fantasy Yellow, but I think I prefer Uranium Yellow:
Covered for decades, this 300 SL's Uranium Yellow paint shines again
1961 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster by Colin Wood
Feb 12, 2025
Photography Courtesy RM Sotheby's
No, this Mercedes-Benz 300 SL isn’t a fantasy, but its unique paint job is–at least in name, Fantasy Yellow.
And it’s a rare color, too: out of the 1800 or so Roadsters built between 1957 and 1963, only five were finished in Fantasy Yellow.
However, only two of those five were set aside for use by the Mercedes-Benz Exhibition department. This 300 SL is one of them.
Retaining its numbers-matching body, chassis, engine and gearbox, the Roadster is also one of the last “big-drum brake” models produced before disc brakes were introduced into the lineup.
The 300 SL was planned to be displayed at the 1961 Geneva Motor Show and may have also been shown at the 1961 Tokyo Motor Show before being relieved of exhibition duty in 1963, when it was sold to its first recorded owner.
Find this 1961 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster for auction from RM Sotheby’s with an estimated value of $1,400,000-$1,700,000.
I dig the Fantasy Yellow, but I think I prefer Uranium Yellow:
Covered for decades, this 300 SL's Uranium Yellow paint shines again
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Color
Fantasy Yellow
