Grand tourer
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A grand tourer is a type of car that is designed for high speed, long-distance driving with luxury specifications. The most common format is a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive two-door coupé with either
1951 Lancia Aurelia B20 GT
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing
1960 Maserati 3500 GT
1963 Aston Martin DB5
Mercedes-Benz 300 SL
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The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL is a two-seat sports car that was produced by Mercedes-Benz from 1954 to 1957 as a gullwinged coupé and from 1957 to 1963 as a roadster. The road going 1954 fuel injected 300
Grand tourer
…expansion, became the largest market for European grand-touring cars, supplying transportation for movie stars, celebrities and the jet set; notably the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL (imported by Max Hoffman), the Jaguar XK120, and the Ferrari berlinettas (imported by Luigi Chinetti). Classic grand-touring cars from the post-war era…
300 SL roadster and gullwinged coupé
Prototype for the early 1952 Mercedes-Benz W194 racing cars, still with small "gullwing windows"
1953 300 SL prototype for the 1954 W198 road car, with large doors and vents
1953 prototype at Pebble Beach in 2012