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...
German tuner Inden Design can turn your not so new Mercedes-Benz SL500 into previous-gen SL65 AMG wannabe lookalike. Inden does not care much about the performance, main concentration is put on the new design. SL500 gets a new front spoiler, carbon diffuser, side skirts, rear spoiler and new rear lights. The door handles, mudguards and radiator [...]
We not sure if you'd be better off just buying a used pre-facelift SL65 AMG and get the whole package, but if you already own the SL500 of the same series and you insist on spicing up your car with an AMG bodykit plus a few more upgrades here and there, then Inden Design will happily do the job for you. The German firm's exterior package comprises...
Filed under: Aftermarket , Convertible , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , Specialty Inden Design SL -- Click above for image gallery The Inden Design SL will turn your ordinary SL 500 into a previous-gen SL65 AMG lookalike and then some. The firm installs fascias front and rear and exhaust pipes that mimic the SL65, then the whole body is given the blackout treatment right down to the door handles. And...
Hein Wagner, a South African man who was born blind, set a new land speed record for the blind after hitting 200 mph in a Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series. He held the 200 mph speed for more than a half mile. Wagner said that hitting 200 mph is a milestone for any drive, regardless [...]
Filed under: Convertible , Performance , Etc. , Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Black - Click above for high-res image gallery Looks like Luc Costermans (a.k.a. the Blind Belgian) is no longer the world's fastest sight-challenged driver. The latest person to snatch the world land speed record for the blind is South Africa's Hein Wagner. Wagner, who has been blind since birth, pushed a borrowed...
South Africa’s Hein Wagner has posted a new land speed record of 200 mph in a Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series . Why the record headline? Because Wagner is completely blind and has been from birth. This wasn’t Wagner’s first record, however. The motivational speaker from Durbanville previously broke the land speed ...
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 [...]
Welcome to Down On The Street , where we admire old vehicles found parked on the streets of the Island That Rust Forgot: Alameda, California. It appears that every R107 ever built is still alive today. That's not really true, because I find them in junkyards with depressing regularity, but Alameda still has plenty of nice examples. I thought I'd go shoot this one in the neighborhood in which I grew...
Coys the International car auctioneers are to hold the largest ever no-reserve auction of cars when they run their first ever auction at Houston in Texas on September 19th. The auction will see some 500 cars going under the hammer with 200 of them being offered at no reserve. They come from a private collection, which has been built up over many years, and include a stunning collection of American,...
We were going to title this post "2009 Frankfurt Auto Show: Maserati GranCabrio and the Lady in the Flouncy Nighty." But that wouldn't fit in the headline. Now we're all for a woman getting her job done. But come on, can we see the car a little bit? It's a nice looking thing this GranCabrio, a soft-top version of the four-seat GranTurismo. The long-wheelbase four-seater brings a level of...
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...
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)
Mercedes-Benz SL 65 AMG Black Series Preview & Screenshots With 661 hp and 738 ft-lbs of torque, the SL65 Black Series is the most powerful Mercedes ever and will rocket to 60 mph in just 3.8 seconds and hit an electronically limited top speed of 199 mph! Creating the extra power was achieved with just a few modifications to the standard SL65’s biturbo V-12 engine, including a redesigned exhaust system,
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.
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