Quicksilver by Peter W.O. Schubert (2006)

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Description Daimler-Benz Mercedes 300 SLS Porter(One-off 300 SL Special)6 cyl., 2975 ccm, supercharged, aprx. 300 bhpThis is in fact a heavily modified Mercedes 300 SL, made in 1956 on behalf of and successfully raced by the American Chuck Porter. Porter used the remains of a crashed 300 SL 'Gullwing' Coup (W198 I) and raised the power from the SL's original 215 bhp by adding a McCulloch VS57 supercharger and a race cam to aprx. 300 bhp. The open body is fully made of aluminum (just as that of the works pure racebred 300 SLR) and weighs only 85 kg!In the same year the Daimler Benz Works in Germany itself built two other cars called Mercedes 300 SLS for racing in the USA. These were based on the brandnew 300 SL Roadster (W198 II). (The 'Gullwing' Coup had been discontinued by then). The trace of both cars has been lost in history, but there are several replicas around, based on laterly modified road cars.

Peter W.O. Schubert, Kaarst, Germany
Member Since May 2008
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