{"id":54056,"date":"2020-11-05T11:17:58","date_gmt":"2020-11-05T11:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=54056"},"modified":"2020-11-13T08:05:07","modified_gmt":"2020-11-13T08:05:07","slug":"mercedes-benz-300-sl-restoration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/mercedes-benz-300-sl-restoration\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz 300 SL restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL is one of the absolute automotive icons. Accordingly, it is in great demand and sought after by car collectors. In the past years many specimens have been extensively restored, often with a mistake similar to the one made in the same period with classic Ferraris. While the Italian sports cars were often painted red during restoration, the German gullwings were painted silver. This was available from the factory between 1954 and 1957, but there were also many other beautiful colors. Meanwhile, the interest in these colors is increasing among collectors of classic cars, which is reflected in the corresponding restorations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Short history of the 300 SL<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Actually, the 300 SL shouldn’t have been available for private customers. Mercedes-Benz had developed it in 1952 as a racing sports car and, due to its high-rise tubular frame, had made particular use of gullwing doors hinged centrally on the roof. The engine, transmission, suspension and steering came from the Mercedes-Benz 300 S. Max Hoffman, the busy salesman of European cars in the USA, who was also behind the ideas for the Porsche 356 Speedster and BMW 507, finally prompted Mercedes-Benz to develop a production version. This appeared in 1954 and was ultimately produced 1,400 times. Around 1,100 copies found their way onto the US market. A Roadster version followed in 1957, of which another 1,858 units were produced by 1961.<\/p>\n\n\n

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