Behind the Wheel Mercedes Gullwing SL300's Unmatched Legacy

1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing. The photo above is said to show the car in Texas in the 1960s, and additional historical photos of the car are included in ... The oddball door design, an engineering necessity borne of the 300 SL's racing roots, gave the car its official-unofficial name: “Gullwing.” ... Mercedes-Benz returned with the 1952 300SL. The new car had trademark gullwing doors which were necessary due to the space-frame chassis. A start-to-finish complete “body-off” ground up nuts and bolts restoration including all the mechanicals of a 1955 Mercedes Benz 300SL Gullwing. The 1954 Mercedes-Benz Sl300 Gullwing will be auctioned at the 27 – 28 July 2019 event and has an estimate of £850,000 – £1,000,000 ($1,100,000 ... The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (chassis code W 198) is a two-seat sports car that was produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1954 to 1957 as a gullwinged coupé and from 1957 ... Aimed at well-heeled amateur racers, the 300 SL “Alloy” Gullwing was also fitted with performance-enhancing features such as a 215 hp, fuel- ... This 300SL gullwing coupe is one of 855 made in 1955, out of a total production run of just 1,400 between 1954 and 1957. The gullwing factory construction uses ... For reasons that will likely forever remain a mystery, this Mercedes-Benz 300SL 'Gullwing' – just the 43rd example to roll off the line in ... Minichamps easily wins. Only things better on Norev is the chrome on windshield and windows and the side vents on Norev look better.