Maximilian Edwin Hoffman, was an American importer of luxury European automobiles during the 1950s.
Prototype Mercedes-Benz 300SL, developed at Hoffman's suggestion for the U.S. marketplace
Porsche 356 Speedster, another model suggested by Hoffman
BMW 507, 1958, designed by A Goertz on suggestion by Hoffman
The Frank Lloyd Wright-designed Max Hoffman House, Rye, New York
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 300 SL traces its origins to the company's 1952 racing car, the W194, and was equipped with a mechanical direct fuel injection system that significantly increased the power output of its three-liter overhead camshaft straight-six engine.
300 SL Roadster next to its coupe version
Mercedes-Benz W194 racing car
300 SL prototype
1953 prototype at Pebble Beach in 2012