1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing

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Coupe Chassis Num: 198043.5500464   This 300SL, the 18th of the 29 lightweight coupes, was completed on the 29th of June 1955. It was destined for the Mercedes-Benz distributor in New York and later Foreign Motors Boston. The car stayed in Massachusetts through several owners until traded in on a new 230SL in 1965. A young staff mechanic, Joe Tompkins, managed to talk the Foreign Motors owner Tom Mix into consigning a note to buy the 'trade-in' from the used car department. He kept the car his whole life. For four decades, Joe raced this car at tracks around the east and then prepared it for a successful Bonneville class record run on the salt flats in 1990. Joe passed away in 2007. The present owner commissioned a complete restoration by Paul Russell and Company, which was completed in March 2010.

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Event	Group
Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance	Mercedes-Benz Gullwings	Best in Class : Mercedes-Benz Gullwings