1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe

The 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe is one of the most important sports cars of the postwar era, developed from the W194 racing car. Its tubular chassis required the gullwing doors, while Bosch direct fuel injection and lightweight construction helped make it the fastest German production car of its time. Chassis 7500071 is among the final Gullwings built - the ninth-to-last produced. Finished as specified in Fire Engine Red over special-order Cream leather, it is an original, unrestored example.

The production gullwing is sometimes called the “first supercar”. Heralded as the “sportscar of the century", the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Coupe is widely revered. One of just 1,400 Gullwings produced, this example is offered through Broad Arrow Private Sales with an asking price of $2,579,000.