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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing
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Coupe
Chassis Num: 4500016
 
The production version of the 300 SL Gullwing was introduced at the 1954 New York International Motor Sports Show. 1954 was the first year for the Gullwing and this example carries the S/N 4500016.
This low-slung chassis gave the car strength and lightness ('SL' stands for 'Sport Light') but there was a problem; an essential part of the frame lay right where the door hinge in a conventional car would have been. The solution: put the hinge on the roof and let the door swing up. It was nothing like anything anyone had ever seen before.

This was the first production automobile to employ fuel injection. This car is powered by an overhead-valve, in-line 6-cylinder, 183 cubic inch, (3-liter) engine developing 190 horsepower coupled to a 4-speed manual transmission. The car is equipped with rack-and-pinion steering, front independent/rear swing axle suspension and 4-wheel finned drum brakes. It has a top speed of 152 mph and will travel from 0-60 mph in 7.2 seconds. The car weights 2,869 pounds.

The Mercedes 300SL Gullwing was owned by such fans as Elvis Presley and Sophia Loren.

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