Tested: 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Is Automotive Brilliance

1968 Mercedes-Benz 280SL

1968 Mercedes-Benz 280SL

🤍🩶 ✨ Here are three interesting facts about the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing: 1. The iconic doors came from necessity, not style. The distinctive gullwing doors were created because the 300 SL’s innovative tubular space-frame chassis sat so high on the sides that conventional doors were impossible. The solution became one of the most recognizable design features in automotive history. 2. It was the world’s fastest production car of its time. When introduced in 1954, the 300 SL reached a top s