This Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing seems to check off all the right boxes. Maybe that’s because it was a special-order example, built to the specs of George H. Glass, who was serving in the U.S. Army.
The 300 SL is outfitted just like how Mercedes-Benz would order cars for its racing department. That includes an NSL engine, aka “nockenwelle mit sonderteilen fur SportLiches” or “camshaft with special parts for SLs.” That meant higher lift, higher compression and, of course, more power to the tune of 240 horses. Other special-order items include a sport suspension and Rudge wheels.
Rudi Koniczek, a 300 SL specialist, performed a no-expense-spared restoration on the car. While it has been refinished in Silver Metallic over red leather, the car retains its numbers-matching body, NSL engine, front and rear axles, Rudge wheels with correct date codes, and period-correct Nardi steering wheel.
Find this 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing for auction at RM Sotheby’s, with an estimated value of $1,600,000-$2,000,000.
