The sensational 300 SL Coupe, better known as the 'Gullwing' was first seen at the New York Motor Show in 1954. With a 3-liter engine and steel and alloy body panels, the car could also be ordered with an all-alloy body, adding considerably to the cost but being much truer to its SL (sport leicht) name. Based upon the race-winning W194, the new coupe, W198, was the first gasoline-powered car to be fitted with a new direct fuel injection system, making it more powerful than its race-bred, normally aspirated predecessor. This car is one of the final Gullwings to leave Stuttgart in 1957, the last year of production, and it was in the same careful ownership until 2005. | |
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