Mercedes-Benz started building the 300 SL Gullwing in 1954. It was a mesmerizing model that could by no means go under the radar. Once those gullwing doors opened, every head turned to look at it. The ...

Few machines have ever shifted the public’s idea of what a road car could be as dramatically as the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing. Born from racing, shaped by radical engineering and wrapped in ...

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The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is an icon for the German brand and pristine examples sell for well over $1 million. If a second mortgage and scrapping a child's college fund isn't on the table, perhaps this ...

First principles first: This car is exceptionally, fundamentally, absolutely beautiful. That was, naturally, the whole idea. The W198 300SL came into being in 1953, when Max Hoffman, Austrian-American ...

A unique 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing coupe is scheduled to hit the auction block on April 1 at Mecum Auctions' Glendale, Arizona, sale. Just 1,400 Gullwing coupes were built between 1954 and ...

In 1952, Mercedes-Benz unleashed the W194, its first post-WW2 race car. Powered by a 3.0-liter straight-six engine, the W194 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Carrera Panamericana against strong ...

This example, listed on Bring A Trailer, has covered an indicated 21,000 miles since it left the factory on September 24, 1956. Chassis 6500242 was initially delivered in Los Angeles, California, and ...

The license plate was key, and it led to this week’s gala RM Sotheby’s auction of a Mercedes-Benz 300SL “Gullwing.” In 1985 German art dealer Hans Mayer met his close friend, the artist Andy Warhol, ...

Among Mercedes cars, the 300SL Gullwing is perhaps the most iconic. With a classic Mercedes front fascia and striking gull-wing doors, the 300SL represents some of the best of Mercedes design, ever.