It’s hard to believe that the Mercedes 300SL ‘Gullwing’ is fifty-five years old; its looks, technology and performance are still pretty sensational stuff to this day, and it is such a design icon that Mercedes-Benz have recently released a modern homage, the SLS. With a massive price tag when new the 300SL was the preserve of the rich and famous, and when you saw one of those gullwing doors glide upwards you never knew what celebrity was going to step out. This month Andrew Pollock runs us through the history of the first modern supercar, and brings us along on a memorable drive.
