Mercedes Benz 300 SL 1957 W198 "Gullwing" Gallery

Mercedes Benz 300 SL 1957
The Mercedes-Benz 300SL is a two-seat, closed sports car with characteristic gull-wing doors, and later, offered as an open roadster. It was also given the name "Widowmaker" because many male drivers died when crashing their 300SLs.

Built by Daimler-Benz AG and internally numbered W198, the road version of 1952 was based (somewhat loosely) on the company's highly successful competition-only sports car of 1950, the Mercedes-Benz 300SL (W194) which had less power, as it still had carburetors.

This model was suggested by Max Hoffman. Because it was intended for customers whose preferences were reported to Hoffman by dealers he supplied in the booming, post-war American market, it was introduced at the 1954 New York Auto Show—unlike previous models introduced at either the Frankfurt or Geneva shows. The 300SL was best known for both its distinctive gullwing or butterfly wing doors and for being the first-ever gasoline-powered car equipped with fuel injection directly into the combustion chamber. The gullwing version was available from March 1955 to 1957. In Mercedes-Benz fashion, the "300" referred to the engine's cylinder displacement, in this case, three liters. The "SL", as applied to a roadster, stood for "Sport Leicht" or "Sport Light."

More widely produced (25,881 units) and starting in 1954 was the similar-looking 190SL with a 105 hp (78 kW) 4cyl engine, available only as roadster (or with an additional hardtop, as Coupe Roadster). The 190SL, based on a shortened 180 saloon floorpan, was equivalent to today's SLK in its market positioning when compared to the SL.[2] Production for both the 190SL and 300SL ended in 1963 when the 230SL was introduced.

El Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (código de chasis W198) es un automóvil superdeportivo de dos plazas producido por el fabricante alemán Mercedes-Benz entre los años 1954 y 1963. Se fabricó inicialmente con carrocería cupé, y luego también como descapotable. El 300 SL fue uno de los primeros superdeportivos fabricados en la historia.

Se le dio el apodo de Widowmaker ("hacedor de viudas"), porque muchos conductores murieron al estrellarse con su 300 SL.

La versión de calle de 1952 estaba basada en el Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W194) de 1950, tenía menos potencia, ya que aún usaba carburadores.

Este modelo fue sugerido por Max Hoffman. Debido a que estaba destinado a los clientes cuyas preferencias se informaron a Hoffman por comerciantes que presentaban el auge, se introdujo en el mercado americano en el Salón del Automóvil de Nueva York de 1954, a diferencia de los modelos anteriores, que generalmente se presentaban en los salones de Fráncfort o Ginebra.

El 300 SL es conocido por sus distintivas puertas de ala de gaviota y por ser el primer automóvil en montar un motor de gasolina con inyección directa de combustible. La versión Gullwing ("Alas de gaviota") se fabricó desde 1954 a 1957. El "300" del nombre se refiere a la cilindrada del motor, en este caso, de tres litros, el "SL", tal y como se aplica a un roadster, es el sinónimo de Sport Leicht o "Deportivo Ligero".

Se fabricaron 25.881 unidades desde el inicio de la producción en 1954. Cuando comenzó la producción del 190 SL, con motor de 105 CV (78 KW) y 4 cilindros, fue disponible sólo como Roadster (o como Roadster Coupe). El 190 SL es el equivalente al actual Clase SLK en su posición en el mercado. La producción tanto del 190 SL como del 300 SL terminó en 1963, cuando se introdujo el Mercedes-Benz 230 SL.
Sources:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_300SL
http://www.seriouswheels.com/cars/top-1954-1957-Mercedes-Benz-300SL-Gullwing-...

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[agentolshki]

they go for like 300k plus dont they?

[MB250S1968]

Between 500k to 1000k  Euros.

[MrKefir11]

настоящая машина а не что шас говно

[bluvaio]

nice music

[SGTBrian1]

Beautiful car but i have always been drawn in to the 190 somewhat more

[cetricf]

@SeeProfileForDetails Well we will "Agree" to "Disagree", I respect your opinion. And respect your determination to be lead by your own choices. Who cares how many "Other" people like something, if you do not, then you just won't be persuaded otherwise. I am much the same, so no argument with you position from me. Bubble Car you say....

[SeeProfileForDetails]

@cetricf well the front is nice, back looks porsche 356-ish and jaguar-ish, it's kind of a bubble car at the back or a saucer... I would prefer a nice 500SLC over this

[cetricf]

@SeeProfileForDetails U-G-L-Y...OH MY GOD! WE HAVE A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION, I "LOVE" THE WAY THIS CAR LOOKS, AND SO DO MILLIONS OF OTHER PEOPLE, OR IT WOULDN'T COMMAND SUCH RIDICULOUS PRICES. IF NOBODY WANTED ONE, THEY WOULD BE "A DIME A DOZEN". BUT YOU ARE ENTITLED TO YOUR OPINION, WE JUST HAPPEN TO NOT SHARE THE SAME ONE ON THE "GULLWING".

[SeeProfileForDetails]

@cetricf but the car is ugly, kind of like that jaguar

[cetricf]

@SeeProfileForDetails THE ONLY REASON I WOULDN'T IS BECAUSE "I COULDN'T", BUT IF I "COULD" BELIEVE ME "I WOULD", YA ONLY LIVE ONCE, YA GOTTA GO FOR IT!!!

[SeeProfileForDetails]

@cetricf i wouldn't pay $3000.00 for it, I don't care what it is worth. Maybe $2500 max