300 Sl Gullwing Coupe

300 Sl Gullwing Coupe. MercedesBenz 300 SL Gullwing Sells for 1.9 Million, Marks Three Year High autoevolution The Mercedes-Benz 300SL coupe is never out of the spotlight for long Looking for a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1954 - 1963) for sale? On Classic Driver you will find 17 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1954 - 1963) cars as well as thousands of other iconic classic and performance cars.

MercedesBenz 300 SL Alloy
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And for good reason—it remains one of the most acclaimed automobiles ever built It was a car that had an impact and showed the car industry back then that Mercedes was way ahead of everyone else.

MercedesBenz 300 SL Alloy 'Gullwing' Coupe

The car's iconic gullwing doors and innovative lightweight tubular-frame construction contributed to its status as a groundbreaking and highly influential automobile. Now a centerpiece of any car collection fortunate enough to have one, the 300SL was a sports car. The 300 SL "Gullwing" turned the heads of sports car enthusiasts with its unique design and extraordinary power.

MercedesBenz 300 SL Alloy 'Gullwing' Coupe. The 300 SL was capable of reaching speeds of up to 260 km/h (162 mph), earning it a reputation as a sports car racing champion and making it the fastest production car of its time The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W 198) production "Gullwing" model was clearly a close relation of these racing vehicles, since it took the engineers just one-and-a-half years to create the new design on the basis of the W 194 racing sports car.

1954 MercedesBenz 300 SL 'Gullwing' Coupe on offer at Bonhams Market and Auction News. The 300 SL "Gullwing" turned the heads of sports car enthusiasts with its unique design and extraordinary power. Today, though, marks a special moment for the model—on this day 70 years ago, the 300SL debuted at the New York International Automobile Show