What is most likely the world's only Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (W194) transformed into a Bonneville speed record hot rod has literally made our hearts pump faster. The following video even stopped them a few times (our hearts, that is).
Filmed and edited by the perpetual eye-candy deliverers from Petrolicious, this – maybe too short – footage showcases one man's almost lifelong passion, to which we sincerely relate, albeit from a not as a “hands on approach” as he does.
First introduced in 1954 and manufactured in just 1,400 units, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gull Wing is seen by many as one of the world's first supercars, and surviving examples are fetching six or even seven figures at car auctions.
You would think that current owners mainly keep them in air-conditioned garages and only drive them on Sunday – if they drive them at all – but you would never think that there is someone who actually transformed an original Mercedes-Benz 300 SL into a Salt Flats racer. It even has a braking parachute. Yeah, we pretty much have a man crush on Bob Sirna right now.
First introduced in 1954 and manufactured in just 1,400 units, the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gull Wing is seen by many as one of the world's first supercars, and surviving examples are fetching six or even seven figures at car auctions.
You would think that current owners mainly keep them in air-conditioned garages and only drive them on Sunday – if they drive them at all – but you would never think that there is someone who actually transformed an original Mercedes-Benz 300 SL into a Salt Flats racer. It even has a braking parachute. Yeah, we pretty much have a man crush on Bob Sirna right now.