1957 MercedesBenz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe Uncrate

300 Sl Gullwing Coupe. MercedesBenz 300 SL Gullwing Coupé Auto Salon Singen The result was an icon, the 1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing (W198) 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

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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. It was a car that had an impact and showed the car industry back then that Mercedes was way ahead of everyone else.

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And for good reason—it remains one of the most acclaimed automobiles ever built The Mercedes-Benz 300SL coupe is never out of the spotlight for long 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.

No Reserve 1956 MercedesBenz 300SL Gullwing for sale on BaT Auctions sold for 1,234,567 on. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing is the holy grail of its era, one that previews and defines the entire history of the brand Consequently, the car was styled with roof-hinged doors, which opened upwards resembling the wings of a bird in flight—hence the car's unofficial nickname, "gullwing." With its dramatic styling and high performance, 300 SL coupe quickly became an automotive icon, and was voted "Sports Car of the Century'' in 1999.

1956 MercedesBenz 300 SL Gullwing sold at RM Sotheby's Abu Dhabi (2019). The Mercedes-Benz 300SL coupe is never out of the spotlight for long And for good reason—it remains one of the most acclaimed automobiles ever built