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- The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing is one of the most iconic cars the German automaker has ever made.
- Recently, a 1957 Gullwing 300SL sold for $ 1.15 million, the equivalent of R19 million, on the Bring a Trailer car auction website.
- Between 2014 and 2016 it underwent a major restoration. Now it looks flawless.
- Visit the Business Insider SA home page for more stories.
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 Mercedes designs to date. Car examples typically fetch over $ 1 million, like this one from the Bring a Trailer auto auction website.
On September 25, this 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing sold for $ 1,152 million (the equivalent of R19 million), according to its listing. Sent from the Mercedes factory on February 22, 1957, the listing said it was one of 1,400 Gullwing coupes built over the course of three years of production.
Read on to learn more about it. Trust me, you will want to see this interior.
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing is perhaps one of the most iconic Mercedes cars ever built. This blue has just been sold for $ 1,152 million, the equivalent of R19 million, on a car auction site called Bring a Trailer.
It had about 56,000 miles (90,000 km) displayed on its odometer.
It has a six-in-line engine that matches the numbers, as well as a four-speed transmission that matches the numbers, a term used in the business to denote authenticity.
A 2014 to 2016 restore included an engine rebuild.
And just look at this inside!
During the restoration, the cabin received an upholstery.
The blue leather on the door sills, door panels and gussets looks great with the blue on gray checkered fabric seat covers.
There is a Becker Mexico radio under the dash.
In 1957, that radio was a $ 264 option. In today’s money, that’s about R4,000.
In the 1950s, an Austrian-born, New York-based luxury car importer named Max Hoffman pushed the development of the 300SL.
He encouraged Mercedes to build a sports car that would be a hit with American buyers.
The eventual 300SL Gullwing used design cues from Mercedes’ W194 race cars.
Including the eye-catching gull-wing doors.
The 300SL Gullwing debuted at the 1954 New York Auto Show.
This particular example has 15-inch factory painted wheels.
The engine produces 215 factory declared horsepower.
Whoever bought it, really got something special.
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