{"id":6446,"date":"2009-09-11T10:25:58","date_gmt":"2009-09-11T10:25:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.supercars.net\/blog\/?p=6446"},"modified":"2024-12-29T20:55:45","modified_gmt":"2024-12-29T20:55:45","slug":"mercedes-benz-gullwings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.supercars.net\/blog\/mercedes-benz-gullwings\/","title":{"rendered":"Mercedes-Benz Gullwings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class='memberful-global-teaser-content'>\n<div class=\"copy-paste-block\">\n<p>With the introduction of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/cars\/4587.html\">the SLS<\/a>, Mercedes have revived their gullwing design and created a logical successor to the legendary 300 SL. What isn&#8217;t very well known is that the same SLS nameplate was already handed out to cars like this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/cars\/2909.html\">1956 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/cars\/2224.html\">very first Gullwing<\/a> was the most successful. It won the 24 Hours of Le Mans and launched a motor sports campaign that would lead to the deadly 300 SLR. Concurrently, Mercedes sold <a href=\"http:\/\/www.supercars.net\/cars\/1198.html\">Coupe<\/a> and Roadster production versions on a taller chassis which became a huge hit internationally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<style>\n        .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{\n            -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n            mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent);\n        }\n    <\/style>\n<div class='memberful-global-marketing-content'>\n<div class=\"a07online-global-marketing-content-wrapper\">\n<h2 class=\"a07online-global-marketing-title\">No Subscription? 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