1963 MBZ 300 SL Roadster
This car fetched $1.4 million at the Bonhams & Butterfields auto auction at the Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley, CA. 8/2013
300SL history:
Max Hofman, an European car import master approached Mercedes with the idea of creating a roadgoing sports car aimed at the upper-end of the aspiring US sports car market. Hoffman had a highly developed sense of the U.S. market and backed up his suggestion with his checkbook. He placed an order for a thousand luxury high performance coupes. Mercedews-Benz took him up on it and the 300SL was born.
1963 MBZ 300 SL Roadster
This car fetched $1.4 million at the Bonhams & Butterfields auto auction at the Quail Lodge, Carmel Valley, CA. 8/2013
300SL history:
Max Hofman, an European car import master approached Mercedes with the idea of creating a roadgoing sports car aimed at the upper-end of the aspiring US sports car market. Hoffman had a highly developed sense of the U.S. market and backed up his suggestion with his checkbook. He placed an order for a thousand luxury high performance coupes. Mercedews-Benz took him up on it and the 300SL was born.