{"id":55240,"date":"2020-11-18T14:21:50","date_gmt":"2020-11-18T14:21:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/?p=55240"},"modified":"2020-12-03T08:25:26","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T08:25:26","slug":"mercedes-benz-300-sl-aluminium","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.secret-classics.com\/en\/mercedes-benz-300-sl-aluminium\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Aluminium"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Almost every car fan knows the normal 300 SL. But among the 1,400 Coup\u00e9s there were also 29 very special specimens ex works, which are extremely sought-after collector’s items today. We would like to shed light on their history today. For this purpose, we take a look at one of the 29 cars in our picture galleries, which is currently available for purchase at the classic car dealer Schaltkulisse in Germany. It is immediately noticeable that this Mercedes-Benz 300 SL doesn’t appear in the extremely typical metallic silver. Around 39 percent of customers opted for silver between 1954 and 1957. And several other 300 SL cars were given this color in the course of the restorations. In stark contrast, this very car has been painted in ‘Elfenbein’ (ivory) since its first delivery. The wheels are also in the same color as the car with central lockings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Powerful NSL engine<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Chassis number 6500015, the fifteenth car of the 1956 model year, went to the British industrialist Charles Robin A. Grant. His love for cars that were as new and fast as possible was well known. The best was just good enough, and since he could afford it without a doubt, he chose all the options available for his 300 SL. In addition to the unusual exterior color, he opted for cream-colored vinyl in the interior, combined with red-green plaid tartan wool on the seats. He also opted for the ‘NSL’ engine. This describes a performance-enhanced version of the inline six-cylinder engine. Instead of the usual 215, it has 240 hp. This results from a modified mechanical injection system from Bosch and sharper camshafts. Only 56 ‘Gullwing’ models received this conversion ex works. With the equipment mentioned above, Charles Grant’s car would already be extremely rare. But there was one more extra that he ticked off on the order.<\/p>\n\n\n

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