FM-1203 Postwar Elegance · Roadster
1958 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
The definitive 1950s sports car — a matching-numbers 300 SL Roadster with known history from new.
Price on request Older restoration, maturing
Curated classic & collector motor cars · Est. 2004
Provenance,
restored.
Fifteen motor cars are in the collection today, spanning 1929 to 1990. Each is offered with a verified history dossier, our workshop's inspection report, and the standard of care both deserve.
Currently offered
Featured motor cars
FM-1301 The Golden Age · Coupé
1965 Jaguar E-Type Series 1 4.2 Coupé
The covered-headlight Series 1 in Opalescent Silver Blue — restored, matching numbers, faultless.
$189,500 USD Concours restoration
FM-1305 The Golden Age · Coupé
1964 Aston Martin DB5
Silver Birch over black — the DB5 as the world pictures it, with continuous history from new.
Price on request Older restoration, maturing
FM-1401 Modern Classics · Coupé
1987 Ferrari 328 GTS
Rosso Corsa over tan, 21,000 miles, books and tools — the usable classic Ferrari.
$122,500 USD Preserved original
The collection, by decade
Browse by era
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1919 – 1942
Pre-War
Coachbuilt grandeur from the vintage and classic eras — cars built by hand, one commission at a time.
3 motor cars →
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1946 – 1959
Postwar Elegance
The optimism decade — sports roadsters and boulevard cabriolets that rebuilt the idea of glamour.
4 motor cars →
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1960 – 1969
The Golden Age
The decade the grand tourer was perfected. Twin cams, wire wheels and shapes that never dated.
5 motor cars →
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1970 – 1994
Modern Classics
Analogue performance with usable manners — the collector cars you can actually drive every weekend.
3 motor cars →
The house
A dealer built like an archive
Since 2004, Ferrobello Motors has placed collector cars the slow way: verify the history, inspect the metal, write it all down, and stand behind every line. The showroom is open by appointment; the kettle is always on.
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The provenance dossier
Chassis numbers read from the metal, ownership chains rebuilt from logbooks and archives, and every claim matched to a document.
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Workshop standards
A 187-point inspection on our own ramp, honest grading from concours to preserved-original, and nothing hidden under fresh paint.
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White-glove placement
Private viewings, independent inspections welcomed, enclosed delivery and a first-service check-in after the car arrives home.
Three questions, three matches
Not sure where to begin?
Tell us the era that moves you, how you intend to drive, and the budget you have in mind — we will match you to the cars in the vault that fit.
From the journal and upcoming events
From the journal
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12 June 2026 · 6 min read
Provenance is the first thing we buy
Before we look at panel gaps or compression figures, we read the paperwork. Here is why a car's story is worth more than its shine — and how we verify one.
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28 April 2026 · 5 min read
Reading a restoration: five details that tell the truth
Any car can look spectacular from ten feet away. Our workshop director on the small places where a restoration confesses what it really is.
At the showroom
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Saturday 12 September 2026 · 9:00 – 12:00
Open Vault Morning
Our quarterly open morning — the showroom and the workshop, doors up, coffee on. Three new arrivals will be shown for the first time.
Limited to 40 guests
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Thursday 15 October 2026 · 18:30 – 21:00
An Evening on Provenance
A talk-and-tasting evening with our registrar: how a collector-car dossier is built, verified and — occasionally — unpicked.
Limited to 24 guests
Consignment & acquisition
Have a motor car we should meet?
We buy outright and we consign — quietly, at fair value, with the history handled as carefully as the car. Tell us what is in your garage and our registrar will come back to you within two working days.