Patrick Ernzen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s
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Image Credit: Patrick Ernzen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s One of 29 examples built, this neglected Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Alloy” Gullwing will cross the RM Sotheby’s auction block with no reserve.
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Image Credit: Patrick Ernzen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s Lightweighting measures, such as its aluminum body and Plexiglas for the rear and side windows, contributed to the model variant weighing about 209 pounds less than the standard 300 SL.
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Image Credit: Patrick Ernzen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s Once purchased by Rudi Klein, the car was never driven or exhibited, remaining largely in the same building for nearly 50 years.
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Image Credit: Patrick Ernzen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s The red-leather interior in its current state of entropy.
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Image Credit: Patrick Ernzen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s As with the car itself, the 215 hp, fuel-injected 3.0-liter straight-six engine is in need of restoration.
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Image Credit: Patrick Ernzen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s A closer look at one of the vehicle’s knock-off Rudge wheels.
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Image Credit: Patrick Ernzen ©2024 Courtesy of RM Sotheby’s The car was originally ordered by none other than Luigi Chinetti, Ferrari’s North American importer who was also a winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans and the owner of the famous North American Racing Team (N.A.R.T.).
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Image Credit: Patrick Ernzen, courtesy of RM Sotheby’s This 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL “Alloy” Gullwing has a price estimate of between $4.5 million and $6 million.
