Mercedes 300SL Roadster 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963

Mercedes 300SL Roadster

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The inevitable development of the Gullwing was a roadster version of the 300SL and this was finally unveiled at the Geneva Motor Show in March 1957. A great deal more than just a coupe with the top chopped off, the roadster was heavily redesigned almost from the ground up, which offered a convenient way of putting right some of the shortcomings of the original. All 300SL roadsters were fitted with the competition camshaft option from the coupe and had a higher compression ratio, taking power output to 250bhp at 6,200rpm. It was not quite enough to offset the higher weight of the roadster, but ultimate performance was no longer the requirement of the 300SL by the time it had reached the roadster stage.

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