Decades later, the race was converted into a historic ... heir to the Sixt rental car company, when his Mercedes-Benz 300SL coupe with its famous gullwing doors hit a BMW 1 Series.
A mechanic recently destroyed a Mercedes-Benz 300SL during a test drive near Pleidelsheim in Baden-Wütterburg, Germany. The owner brought the car to Mechatronics, a shop specializing in high-end ...
but that wasn't all that set the 300SL on its own particular pedestal. Exactly what it was probably no one could ever tell you; maybe it was because this was the closest thing to a race car ...