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Silver

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Black

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LHD

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Information

Converted into the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS Roadster Prototype
Renumbered 8427198118/1
Served as the 300 SL Roadster Prototype
Served as a testbed for the 300 SLS

Location History

Country FlagBergamo, Lombardy, Italy Resides Here -- InfoCurrent Owner

Country FlagParis, Île-de-France, France Event 02/02/2016 InfoDisplayed by HK-Engineering at Retromobile 2016

Country FlagCarmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States Event 15/08/2004 InfoPebble Beach Gooding & Company Auction 2004

Country FlagCarmel-by-the-Sea, California, United States Event 17/08/1997 InfoPebble Beach First In Class Winner In 1997

Country FlagCalifornia City, California, United States Previous Owner -- InfoOwned by Bob Meyer

Country FlagTokyo, Tokyo, Japan Previous Owner -- InfoOwned by Naohiro Ishikawa

Country FlagHamburg, Hamburg, Germany Previous Owner -- InfoMerecedes sells the car to Karl Jurgen Britsche

Country FlagStuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany -- -- Info300 SLS Roadster body fitted in 1955

Country FlagMéxico, Chiapas, Mexico Circuit 23/11/1952 Info1952 Carrera Panamericana (John Fitch, Eugen Geiger) - DSQ (Illegal Repairs) (#6)

Country FlagNürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany Circuit 03/08/1952 Info1952 GP Nürburgring [S+2.0] (Fritz Riess) - 3rd OA (#22)

Country FlagLe Mans, Pays de la Loire, France Circuit 14/06/1952 Info1952 Le Mans 24 Hours (Theo Helfrich, Helmut Niedermayr) - 2nd OA (#20)

Racing History

23/11/1952 Carrera Panamericana Country FlagTuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, Mexico InfoJohn Fitch, Eugen Geiger - DSQ (Illegal Repairs) (#6)

03/08/1952 Nürburgring Grand Prix Country FlagNürburg, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany InfoFritz Riess - 3rd OA (#22)

15/06/1952 24 Hours of Le Mans Country FlagLe Mans, Pays de la Loire, France InfoTheo Helfrich, Helmut Niedermayr - 2nd OA (#20)

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