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Chassis:
One of the very first Alloy-bodied 'Gullwings', chassis 5500190 was built to custom order of none other than Juan Manuel Fangio, who was a Mercedes-Benz works driver. 'The Master' had the car fitted with the tallest final drive ratio and Dunlop racing tires and also had the bumpers removed as he intended to use the car for road races in South America. Shortly after taking delivery, he finished second in the gruelling Ciudad de Tres Arroyos. Fangio subsequently sold the car but was reunited with it during the 1970s when he raced it in historic events. Today this very special 300 SL is part of a prominent Mercedes-Benz collection and seen here during the 2012 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance where the SL's 60th anniversary was celebrated.
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| Manufactured in |
1955 |
| First owner |
Juan Manuel Fangio |
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