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Famous Gullwing Owners – Clark Gable

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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Gullwing owner, Clark Gable was an American film actor, often referred to as “The King of Hollywood” or just simply as “The King”.  Gable was the leading man in more than 60 motion pictures over three decades. Gable was arguably best known
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Jay Leno’s 1955 300SL Gullwing Restoration

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Phase one of the restoration is done and the Gullwing is finally on the road! Despite its reputation as being the F1 of its day, Jay was skeptical… until he found this 1955 model languishing in a trailer in the desert. Introduced in 1954 at
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1955 300SLS Prototype Roadster: A Timeline

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Only one 300SL influenced all phases of the model’s life, and that was chassis number 8427198118/1. Here is a summary of the car’s provenance, from 1952 to 2003. Click to View Full Image Gallery Below 1952 April/May Car is constructed in Mercedes-Benz Racing Department as
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Mercedes-Benz Driverless F 015 Prototype – My ride in the sci-fi car of the future

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Article originally published – MARCH 19, 2015 on Fortune Magazine Concept cars play a vital role in the development of the automobiles of tomorrow. Mercedes-Benz latest venture into the world of these fantasy vehicles, includes a car that doesn’t require a driver! I felt a bit uneasy
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The $4.62 Million Dollar Aluminum-Bodied 300SL Gullwing

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A car for the stars, owned by famous collectors such as Jay Leno and Ralph Lauren who both have 1955 300SL Gullwings in their private collections.  What exactly makes this rare 4.6 million-dollar bird unique is it’s all-aluminum skin. Auctioned off at the Scottsdale Auctions
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Get a Terrifying Glimpse Behind the Wheel as this 300SL Absolutely RIPS up the Road

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When you think of a Mercedes-Benz 300SL today, you might picture it on an auction house stage, screens in the background filled with dollar signs, plush velvety curtains and spectacular display lighting. Too soon we forget that these cars were engineered to tear up roads
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Gullwings flock to Arroyo Grande

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A world-renowned craftsman restores some of the most valuable cars ever produced. BY ROBERT A. MCDONALD Tucked in the hills south of San Luis Obispo sits a brown, barn-like building filled with some of the most beautiful and expensive cars ever built. Some of them
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One Man’s Journey of Discovery – Finding the Legendary Cuban Gullwing

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Some things we just need to see for ourselves, whether it be to erase that hint of doubt or simply for the joy of discovery. Fact or Fiction? Tales of a rusting and neglected Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, sitting somewhere on the island of Cuba of
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Arroyo Grande Man Shows Off Unique Car At SLO Concours

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Scott Grundfor says the red 1979 Ford Probe 1 Concept car is ‘probably the most important car I have’ By Cynthia Lambert Among the many beautiful vehicles that appeared at the San Luis Obispo Concours in the summer of 2014 was a unique car that
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