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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL : The Car of the Century by Harry Niemann and Hans Kleissl (2021, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherDalton Watson FINE Books
ISBN-101854433083
ISBN-139781854433084
eBay Product ID (ePID)17050389372
Product Key Features
Number of Pages374 Pages
Publication NameMercedes-Benz 300 Sl : the Car of the Century
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAutomotive / History, Automotive / Antique & Classic
Publication Year2021
TypeTextbook
AuthorHarry Niemann, Hans Kleissl
Subject AreaTransportation
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.2 in
Item Length11.8 in
Item Width9.8 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Table Of ContentPreface 08 Phoenix arising from the ashes 10 The W 194/11 42 The Triumvirate 50 "I'm a Mercedes man ..." 52 Fuel Injection Pioneer 62 The Designer of the 300 SL 68 The Gullwing 74 Cost Center 8627 94 Private Drivers 102 Victory in the Green Hell 112 300 SLS Porter Special USA 124 Pilots and Racing drivers 132 The Doctor's Aluminum Gullwing and the Mille Miglia 140 153.771 mph on the Salt Flats 150 At 204.778 mph on a bicycle 160 Hit the gas, life is beautiful 166 008 has survived 178 The last true Playboy and his SL 186 The prototype 192 "The Black Torpedo" and the Sindelfingen ghost 212 An American in Stuttgart and the consequences 222 The racy Roadster 232 The red Roadster from Rotenberg 248 "It's Ron's Roadster ..." 256 A Star for the Star 262 Rudi's last racer 270 Bella Diva, bella Macchina 278 Celebrities and the 300 SL 286 Rusty retrospectives 296 The most valuable scrapyard in the world 304 Racing successes of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL 308 Racing successes from the 1990s on 320 The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Club 326 Technical specifications 336 300 SL modifications 340 Colors and options 348 References 360 Footnotes 362 Acknowledgments 366 Imprint 368
SynopsisA lavishly illustrated tribute to one of the most beloved European cars of all time. For nearly seventy years, no car has moved the lovers of classic cars more than the 300 SL. A legend since its launch in 1954 as a gullwing coupe, the 300 SL has been seen as the very model of what a sports car can be, its style and beauty perfectly matched to its power and handling. This beautifully illustrated tribute volume brings together Hans Kleissl, one of the world's leading experts on the 300 SL, and former Daimler historian and Mercedes-Benz archive manager Harry Niemann. The resulting book captures the magic and mystique of the car through history, photographs, insights into its technological breakthroughs, and firsthand accounts of its storied run. There's no better gift for the passionate fan of the 300 SL.
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