Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, heritage

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG, heritage

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, heritage

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, heritage

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, heritage

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, heritage

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Roadster, heritage

Two examples of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS (Super-Light-Sport) were built in 1957, with a peak output of 235 hp. In the same year racing driver Paul O’Shea won the US Sports Car Championshiop with the roadster.

Dispensing with the standard fabric soft top and the bumpers, and installing a slim racing windscreen, reduced the kerb weight from 1420 to 1040 kilograms. Other characteristic features of the 300 SLS included the air intake in front of the windscreen and the roll-over bar behind the driver.

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS (Super-Light-Sport), interior, heritage

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS (Super-Light-Sport), interior, heritage

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL: Refined with a transaxle transmission, direct fuel injection and a new rear axle, the gull-wing was designed to dominate thje competitive lineup but remained a one-off example. This is because in 1954 Daimler-Benz made the decision to reenter Formula 1 racing, which left no capacity free for sports car racing.

Two examples of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS (Super-Light-Sport) were built in 1957, with a peak output of 235 hp. In the same year racing driver Paul O’Shea won the US Sports Car Championshiop with the roadster.

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, interior, heritage

Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, interior, heritage

Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG and 300 SL, heritage