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settembre 24, 2021 - Mercedes-Benz
Special exhibition “The Fascination of the SL – a Dream Car for 70 Years”
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- Nine vehicles on a series of S-bends, along with numerous further exhibits
- From the oldest SL in existence right up to the present
- The special exhibition will run from 22 October 2021 until 15 May 2022
Stuttgart. Nine SL sports cars on a series of S-bends, including the oldest SL in existence, as well as numerous other exhibits and items: this is what will be revealed to visitors in the new special exhibition “The Fascination of the SL – a Dream Car for 70 Years” at the #MercedesBenz Museum. The exhibition opens on 22 October 2021 and is scheduled to run until 15 May 2022.
In March 1952 – and thus almost 70 years ago – #MercedesBenz unveiled the 300 SL. In that same year, this thoroughbred racing sports car won four out of its five races, which quickly prompted calls for a production version. #MercedesBenz responded by introducing, in 1954, the 300 SL Coupé as well as the more luxurious 190 SL Roadster. Since then, there has been an unbroken tradition of production cars with the famous two-letter designation: the “S” that stands for “super” and the “L” for “light”. In the future, too, #MercedesBenz will continue to write the success story of the SL.
The full story
The special exhibition at the #MercedesBenz Museum tells the full story of the SL sports cars. Representing that first spark of an idea in 1952 is the 300 SL racing sports car with the chassis number 2: the oldest SL still in existence and always owned by the company. The first production SL is then the 300 SL Coupé built from 1954 onwards.
This famous “Gullwing” model and all other SL model series up to the present day can be seen in the special exhibition. The technical innovations of the SL since 1952 are presented in a display case. The thrill of travel is conveyed not just by the series of S-bends, but also by a colourful display of holiday postcards from around the world showing the #MercedesBenz SL.
The vehicles in the special exhibition “The Fascination of the SL – a Dream Car for 70 Years”
300 SL racing sports car (W 194), vehicle identification number 2, 1952
Successful from the outset: #MercedesBenz re-entered international motor racing after the Second World War with the 300 SL racing sports car (W 194). The results were impressive: a triple victory in Bern, double victories at Le Mans and in the Carrera Panamericana in Mexico, a quadruple victory at the Nürburgring. The vehicle shown here bears vehicle identification number 194 010 00002/52 and is the world’s oldest existing SL – owned by the company since 1952.
300 SL Coupé (W 198), 1955
A dream car – right up to today: The combination of design and technology made the 300 SL launched in New York in February 1954 a truly fascinating car. Besides the German “Flügeltürer”, it was known as the Gullwing and Papillon (butterfly). However, the roof-hinged doors were not an aesthetic end in themselves, but actually technically necessary. This was because the tubular roll cage was so high at the sills that conventional door constructions were simply not possible.
190 SL (W 121), 1959
Comfortable, sporty top-down driving: These have been the key characteristics of the #MercedesBenz SL since the 190 SL. The 190 SL was launched in New York in 1954 together with the 300 SL Coupé and, as an open-top roadster, provided the perfect complement to the model range from its market launch in 1955. Both these vehicles and, indeed, the 300 SL Roadster, were the products of an initiative from US importer Maximilian E. Hoffman. All in all, 25,881 units of the 190 SL were built.
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