The car that was discovered in a repair shop in Ho Chi Minh City is the Mercedes-Benz 190SL Roadster. It is a convertible car that was produced from 5/1955 to 2/1963. The first prototype of this car was unveiled at the 1954 New York Auto Show.
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The 190SL was sold alongside the faster and more expensive Mercedes-Benz 300SL. Both versions have the same design. This car applied advanced technologies at that time, such as a fully independent suspension system, with twin wishbones at the front and swing axle at the rear. Unlike the 300SL, the 190SL was not built on a tubular frame but was instead built on the platform of a smaller Mercedes W121 sedan.
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The 190SL is powered by a 1.9-liter, 4-cylinder inline SOHC engine, producing 104 horsepower and 142 Nm of torque. The engine block of the 190SL is based on the 6-cylinder engine of the 300SL. The car weighs 1,160 kg and has a fuel tank capacity of 65 liters. It has a length of 4,290 mm, a width of 1,740 mm, a height of 1,320 mm, and a wheelbase of 2,400 mm.
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The car was initially priced at 16,500 Deutsche Mark, which was equivalent to $3,998 at that time for the convertible version. The coupe version was priced at $4,295.
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One of the optional features is the second-row seating, which can accommodate one adult. The car is also equipped with a Perspex sport windshield used for racing cars and Spartan leather wrapping, aluminum doors. Both the 190SL and the 300SL were eventually replaced by the Mercedes-Benz 230SL in 1963.
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