Junkyard-Find $1.2M Mercedes 300SL Roadster Gets Laser-Grade Detailed, Then Hits the Track

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL story began where most legends end—at the racetrack. In 1952, Stuttgart’s alloy-bodied W194 stunned the world with lightweight tubular-frame engineering and a 3.0-liter inline-six fed by mechanical fuel injection. It won Le Mans, the Carrera Panamericana, and Europe’s soul in one swift season. Two years later, Mercedes brought that race car to the road, christening it the 300 SL Gullwing. (continue reading...)

  Car Talk, Autos   Nov 10, 2025   0   5  Add to Reading List
Junkyard-Find $1.2M Mercedes 300SL Roadster Gets Laser-Grade Detailed, Then Hits the Track
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL story began where most legends end—at the racetrack. In 1952, Stuttgart’s alloy-bodied W194 stunned the world with lightweight tubular-frame engineering and a 3.0-liter inline-six fed by mechanical fuel injection. It won Le Mans, the Carrera Panamericana, and Europe’s soul in one swift season. Two years later, Mercedes brought that race car to the road, christening it the 300 SL Gullwing. (continue reading...)
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