5 Cars Owned By David Hasselhoff That Proves He Has Great Taste – SlashGear

From 1975 to 1982, Hasselhoff starred in “The Young and the Restless,” appearing in 850 episodes of the daytime soap that’s been running since 1973. His six years on the show shaped him into the actor he would eventually become, giving him a steady paycheck.

Hasselhoff says he didn’t buy the red 1961 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL roadster for himself but for his dad. After receiving a tax refund check for $3,500, he went to his next-door neighbor and offered the whole sum for his Mercedes, which was basically just rotting away in the yard. The neighbor agreed, Hoff restored it, and his dad drove it for years.

In 2017 he said he was getting it “re-re-re-restored,” not because it was particularly fast or powerful, but because it held a lot of memories. The Hoff’s right, the 190SL roadster had a naturally-aspirated 1.9-liter, 116 CID, inline 4-cylinder engine that only kicked out 105hp, 114 ft-lbs of torque, and had a paltry top speed of around 107 mph. Despite the somewhat lackluster specs, the former soap heartthrob says, “The Mercedes is just a fun car.”

However, in January 2021, the actor auctioned off the 190 SL for $60,000. The listing said it was mechanically sound, but based on the photos, it looked like it still needed significant cosmetic work.