Unveiling the Ultimate Driving Machine Mercedes-Benz 300SL

In 2022, RM Sotheby's was privileged to sell the 300 SLR Ulhenhaut Coupe on behalf of Mercedes-Benz for an astounding $142 million, thereby cementing it as the ... 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 ... This unique Strawberry Red 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL, the very first produced in its color, is sure to accomplish when it joins the lineup at the Mecum Daytime ... For reasons that will likely forever remain a mystery, this Mercedes-Benz 300SL 'Gullwing' – just the 43rd example to roll off the line in ... This benchmark for supercars in the 1950s has become the blueprint of automotive design today – and now HYPEBEAST gets behind the wheel. CHECK OUT CARS & BIDS! https://carsandbids.com THANKS TO THE MERCEDES-BENZ CLASSIC CENTER! https://www.instagram.com/mbclassiccenter/ ... This is Hilton & Moss's entirely reconditioned Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster, and, yes, it is mind-numbingly gorgeous. It is also mind-numbingly expensive too. A Little History. The Gullwing is considered by many enthusiasts to be the unofficial first supercar ever created; it was the McLaren F1 of its ... The 3.0-liter, single overhead cam straight-six, with its Bosch mechanical direct injection, feels marvelously responsive and wonderfully ... Years later he was rich. He began looking for a 300 SL. At that time the going rate for a well restored SL was in the million dollar range. He ...