An American Lion (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing Pardon my grammar, but wow—what a car: It goes about a zillion miles an hour, looks tougher than jailhouse steak and has explosive bolts in the doors, but before getting to the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Gullwing, if I may, a nod to the old (1955-1957) Gullwing. Some years ago I drove a Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing in the Mille Miglia, the 1,000-mile road rally...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Filed under: Aftermarket , Classics , Coupe , Performance , Mercedes-Benz Gullwing America SLS Panamericana - click above image for high-res gallery Few cars are as classic and iconic as the original Gullwing, also known as the Mercedes-Benz 300SL . Created by a loophole in racing rules when MB realized that, "Nowhere is it written that a door can only open sideways." Hence, Mercedes was...
Hemmings Auto Blogs (Free subscription) | 10/07/2009
Dan’s post about the controversial sale of cars from the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum prompts me to mention this 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL coupe, which sold at RM’s Monterey auction this August. The car had been in the possession of its original owner, a Robert Orr, until 2005, when it was donated to the museum. The [...]
essays & effluvia (Free subscription) | 10/03/2009
20. CHEVROLET CORVETTE ZR1 19. LAMBORGHINI GALLARDO 18. MERCEDES BENZ SLR MCLAREN 17. FERRARI F430 16. LAMBORGHINI MURCIELAGO 15. PORSCHE CARRERA GT 14. SHELBY AC COBRA 13. BMW M3 12. FERRARI F40 11. MAZDA MIATA 10. MERCEDES BENZ 300SL GULLWING 9. JAGUAR E-TYPE 8. CHEVROLET STINGRAY CORVETTE 7. NISSAN SKYLINE (GTR) 6. FERRARI ENZO 5. LAMBORGHINI MIURA 4. BUGATTI VEYRON FERRARI 250 GTO 2. MCLAREN F1...
Touching Base (Free subscription) | 09/12/2009
Another iconic vehicle is about to be reborn and brought into the 21st century. This time it is the Mercedes-Benz 300SL that is getting the make-over treatment (that’s the car with the batman-esque doors to you and me, or Gull-wings as they are known in the car business). This beautiful badboy, first introduced to the roads in 1954, is to be modified by Arturo Alonso and his company, Gullwing...
Super Tech News / Published News (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
For as long as we can remember, we've wanted a vintage Mercedes Benz 300SL parked in the Uncrate garage, so when we see its iconic gullwing doors appear on a...Visit Uncrate for the full post. 6 Vote(s)
Uncrate (Free subscription) | 09/11/2009
For as long as we can remember, we've wanted a vintage Mercedes Benz 300SL parked in the Uncrate garage, so when we see its iconic gullwing doors appear on a... Visit Uncrate for the full post.
Luxist (Free subscription) | 09/10/2009
It's been a long time in the making, but the first details and images of the new Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG have finally emerged in advance of its scheduled debut next week at the Frankfurt auto show. Slotting in above the SL63 AMG Black Series and effectively replacing the SLR supercar which Daimler made in conjunction with its Formula One racing partner McLaren, the new SLS AMG sits at the pinnacle of...
Classic cars, rallies and races (Free subscription) | 09/03/2009
Click on the picture to enlarge Other Weekend of Automobile Excellence Photos In the rural setting of the third Weekend of Automobile Excellence taking place on 25th, 26th and 27th September at the Reims-Gueux in Champagne circuit, the famous auctioneer Bonhams is organising an exceptionally high quality auction. Taking centre stage is a very rare 1912 Bugatti with a reserve price already fixed at...
trymi | 08/24/2009
A rare Mercedes-Benz 300SL fitted with modern AMG running-gear is to be sold at an auction on October 28 for around £350,000. RM Auctions and Sotheby’s at the Automobiles of London will conduct the sale of the car, which has an original shell but has been fitted with a 6.0-litre V8 engine and four-speed automatic transmission.
Luxist (Free subscription) | 08/17/2009
Filed under: Wheels , Auctions Talk about a troubled history. The Auto Union Type D racer from 1938 remains one of the most controversial cars in automotive history. Adolf Hitler sponsored its development as a rolling example of Germany's superiority, but after the war the few examples made largely disappeared. Two years ago, one such example resurfaced and was expected to set records at auction,...
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
Filed under: Concept Cars , Motorsports , Classics , Auctions , Audi Bonhams at the Quail 2009 - The Auto Union didn't sell The Bonhams Auction at the Quail in Monterey was expected to bring some of the biggest auction numbers of the week. It did end up bringing some large figures, but mainly in the number of unsold headlining cars. We were eagerly anticipating the bidding on the Auto Union Type D,...
Hemmings Auto Blogs (Free subscription) | 08/15/2009
* We start off this week with news that the Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum has announced that they’ll be selling off about 20 cars from its collection, including a 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL gullwing coupe and the above 1919 Locomobile Type 48 Sportif. The museum’s website says it’s normal to sell off items that are determined to [...]
Autoblog (Free subscription) | 08/11/2009
Filed under: Car Buying , Auctions This is a bit sad. The Crawford Auto-Aviation Museum collection, part of the larger Western Reserve Historical Society in Cleveland, is selling off 19 of its 175 cars in order to climb out of debt. Among the cars being offered to buyers are a gorgeous seafoam green 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, a 1930 Belanger Indianapolis Racer with a 270 cubic-inch Offenhauser...
The Truth About Cars (Free subscription) | 06/25/2009
Summer 2005, my plans for a Vintage Car Rally Vacation evaporate as my funds allocated for the purpose are vacuumed out of my wallet rebuilding an very poorly rebuilt engine. What started as an odd knock became a horror show as my fussy ex-pat Yorkshireman mechanic in Chilliwack, B.C. removed the head and found the forensic remains of a car-related massacre not seen since Pol Pot rode around in his...
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trymi | 08/24/2009
A rare Mercedes-Benz 300SL fitted with modern AMG running-gear is to be sold at an auction on October 28 for around £350,000. RM Auctions and Sotheby’s at the Automobiles of London will conduct the sale of the car, which has an original shell but has been fitted with a 6.0-litre V8 engine and four-speed automatic transmission.
trymi | 05/10/2009
There is a current move by Mercedes-Benz to revive the Gullwing as seen in its latest SLS AMG supercar and a highly-awaited hybrid SL version coming to join the lineup. Revival implies a penchant for the original, and that could be the reason why Nigo ordered AMG to produce a copy powered by a 6.0-liter V8.
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