The 10 Best Looking Cars Of All Time - Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe

IF YOU LIKE WHAT I DO, PLEASE SUPPORT THE CHANNEL ☕ - https://www.youtube.com/redirect?even.... The 300SL came on a tubular frame over a steel chassis to keep it light, and was powered by a 3.0-liter overhead camshaft straight-six engine derived directly from the race car. Its top speed was 163 mph, making it the fastest production car at the time. What turned it into an enduring icon is its exterior styling with its high midline, low roof, long hood, sloping curves, and, most memorably, gullwing doors. They were actually a design necessity brought over from the race car due to the high mid-line and door sills. Its highest sales years were 1955, when Mercedes sold 856 units, and 1957 with 688 units when the roadster model was introduced. In its last model year, 1964, 94 were sold. The list of famous owners is long and included Frank Lloyd Wright, Pablo Picasso, Paul Newman, Sophia Loren, Clark Gable, and the race car driver Juan Manuel Fangio.