the 300SL that were at the LaJolla Classic Car... with and without front bumper made for a contrast and comparison moment

 Noitce the above headlights aren't as nice looking as the below

 and above the bumper doesn't accentuate the car like having the bumper removed below

 marvelous luggage

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1955 Mercedes SLR Uhlenhaut prototypes

The 1955 race car was numbered with 722 for the time of it's start on the 1955 Mille Miglia, when Sterling Moss won driving this particular race car. Stirling set the record that year for the fastest Mille Miglia, averaging about 100 mph, and no one since has beat that speed record

photos from http://www.supercars.net/cars/1201.html

The Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Tourist Trophy, Eifelrennen and the Swedish Grand Prix - the 300 SLR won them all.

you might recognize the 722... it was given it's own very special and unique transporter. The Rennsporter

Initiated by Mercedes-Benz race manager Alfred Neubauer, who wanted a fast option of getting race cars to the circuit or back to the factory if necessary, the Prototype-Department created a hybrid between a sports car and a truck. http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2007/06/one-unique-vehicle-transporter-of.html I recall reading that it had the same engine as the race car

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A Gull Wing car club has been around since 1961, and just had their 50th anniversary

http://www.gullwinggroup.org/ is their website, and I learned of them at http://driven.urbandaddy.com/2011/06/21/gull-wings-at-golden-gate/

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from the inside looking up, a unique photo in a gullwing Mercedes Benz

found on http://asaucerfulofwheels.tumblr.com/

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1960 300Sl roadster donated to Greek town to austion for funds for town park

You'll need a translator like Google Chrome to read the article for yourself, but basically

Pireaus, a city in Greece honored the memory of Kriton Dilaveri, by selling the car he left the city, and they got 405,000 Greek currency units, naming a park for Dilaveri. The German bidder Rajina Hildebrandt won the car at auction
Found on http://www.highoctane.gr/photo.aspx?sbj=2446&pic=8&comp=mercedes-benz

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