Italeri 3614 Mercedes-Benz SL 300 Cabrio

The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (Gullwing) is a German passenger sports car that was first presented to the public at the International Motor Sports Show in 1954. Production of the Gullwin version took place from 1954 to 1957, and the Roadster version from 1957 to 1963. It was located at the plants in Stuttgart, Germany. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing featured, above all, atypical doors that open upwards, resembling gulls, which gave the model a very interesting style and clearly distinguished it from the competition. Another interesting solution was the raised steering wheel, which allowed the driver to sit down. The engine, which was taken from the Mercedes 300 S car, with direct fuel injection and a spatial, welded frame, was also innovative. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL in the Gullwing version was powered by a 220 HP 6-cylinder engine with a capacity of 3 liters. It allowed to reach a top speed of 250 km / h, and acceleration from 0 to 100 km / h was 8.8 seconds. Already in the course of production, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL was considered a luxury car, and its price in Germany reached 29,000 marks, which was a huge price at that time. At the moment, on the collector's market, single copies of this car reach prices close to $ 1 million.