While most people would melt down if their precious, vintage Mercedes 300SL race car were damaged, Leno plays it cool, noting that the car’s paint is shot anyway. Wesley Wren Wesley Wren has ...

1955 If not for US importer Max Hoffman and his passion for a sports coupe based on the highly successful W194 series race cars, the Mercedes-Benz immortal 300 SL line would never have come to ...

The race car’s success was due to its innovative ... timeless elegance in its high-performance vehicles. Through the 300 SL, Mercedes-Benz established itself as a brand that could seamlessly ...

The 300SL has four-wheel independent suspension, a feature of Mercedes-Benz cars ... owner of a 300SL with the racing cam and all the other performance options. His car has heavy-duty springs ...

Its direct ancestor was a racing car, the W194 coupe that was designed ... I ran a cover story that put the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing at the top of the list of the 100 coolest cars of all ...

The race car made do with 175 hp. An upgraded camshaft option boosted output to 240 hp. The top speed could top 160 mph, making the 300 SL the fastest production car in the world. Mercedes built ...

Mercedes-Benz Classic is going to make the 2024 Mille Miglia an unforgettable experience for a select group of wealthy customers, putting them in on the starting grid in one of three original ...

If you love the Mercedes-Benz 300SL cars, a total of eight of the nine original ... at a time of supreme dominance in international motor racing by the Stuttgart-based manufacturer.

Unveiled in 2021, the current-generation Mercedes-Benz SL traces its roots to a race-bred coupe that has become incredibly sought-after. The 300SL stunned ... cool old cars, and some ended up ...

and began writing about cars and people in 2008. His particular interest is the intersection between humanity and machinery, whether it is the racing career of Walter Cronkite or Japanese animator ...

Mercedes' huge stand at Pebble Beach had all sorts of iconic cars on display, including the 1952 300SL race car that inspired the design of the GT3 130Y. Its silver and blue paint scheme reference ...