Like many collectors, Staffan Wittmark set himself a certain number of goals in his quest to bring together his chosen cars. In the case of the Mercedes 300 SL roadster, he wanted to find two examples ...
Point proven, Mercedes retired the 300SL at the end of the year to concentrate ... which would adopt a new look in line with the smaller 190SL roadster launched around the same time.
This beat-up old Mercedes 300SL Gullwing is part of Jay Leno's own collection. After recovering it from the desert, Jay and his team are giving it a little TLC in an effort to bring it back to life.