The Epitome of Style Mercedes 300 SL Gullwing

It's one of only 29 ever built, has many factory upgrades over the standard car, and is up for sale. Probably for a lot. The “Alloy” Gullwing was not skin-deep, but a full-force competition car—fitted not only with a lightweight body, but with the more powerful NSL engine, sports ... Trunk ... The trail-blazing Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Gullwing” is super-fast and incredibly stylish. With its 3-litre straight-six engine, aerodynamic silver body, ... The oddball door design, an engineering necessity borne of the 300 SL's racing roots, gave the car its official-unofficial name: “Gullwing.” ... Looking for a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1954 - 1963) for sale? On Classic Driver you will find 18 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (1954 - 1963) cars as well as thousands ... A pristine 1955 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing, quite simply one of the greatest cars of the second half of the last century. Already the subject of a Ludvigsen Library Series book, the racing 300SL inspired the creation of a production version, which first took flight in 1954. The ... The 3.0-liter, single overhead cam straight-six, with its Bosch mechanical direct injection, feels marvelously responsive and wonderfully ... 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 ... 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 ...