Popping the hood of a new Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing must have been quite an experience for most enthusiasts in the Fifties. For starters, the 3.0-liter straight-six sat canted at a fifty degree ...
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“Nobody gets fired for buying IBM.” That was the mantra of stockbrokers and purchasing agents for decades, when International Business Machines was the titan of its industry and could do no wrong. Its ...
In 1952, Mercedes-Benz unleashed the W194, its first post-WW2 race car. Powered by a 3.0-liter straight-six engine, the W194 won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the Carrera Panamericana against strong ...
The Mercedes 300SL is now seven decades removed from its debut, yet the car still behaves like fresh news whenever one comes to market. Values keep resetting, collectors keep outbidding one another, ...
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is one of the most iconic sports cars to come out of Germany. Whether it be the gullwing doors, timeless shape, or racing pedigree, its hard to think why such a car could ever ...
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Alina has been enthusiastic about vehicles her entire life, and even from an early age found herself itching to get behind the wheel. Through high school and college, she could be found reading ...
Back to the Future and its DeLorean made the gull-wing doors famous to the masses. However, a number of other vehicles have ...
Ask any serious collector and they’ll tell you that every decade has its defining vehicles. And when it comes to sports cars made during the 1950s, few are as highly regarded as the Mercedes-Benz 300 ...