Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupé (1955)

[LCF]

Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Coupé 1955, at the Mercedes-Benz Museum in Stuttgart.
Only two of these exist, and they were regarded as the fastest cars of the 1950s. (quote from wikipedia)

Do you want one? :lol:



http://farm1.static.flickr.com/202/457636862_3e58b0a5f7_o.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilcrazyfuzzy/457636862/)

[shaunknee]

Very nice car. Good perspective

[LCF]

Thank you :)

[newton]

Image seems noisy to me, but loved the lighting.

Wonder how much that car is worth.

[LCF]

Yes, it's noisy below the headlights, I had to "recover" a few areas that were too dark, and it was shot at ISO 800. I'll try to see what I can do about it

And,..that car is priceless ;)

[LCF]

Here ya go, better?

[newton]

Better! :)

[peacock]

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Do you want one? :lol:





Yes please:D good image too !

[ajbalazic]

I like it. Nice photo.

[deletedpenguin]

That's a cool shot!

[LCF]

Thanks guys!

[RadAL]

I saw the roadster at amelia island... very nice (got great pictures of the engine...which is just as cool as the body)

[Stavhp]

wow, nice picture, perspective is grat
i bet my dad would kill for this car, he is obsessed with Mercedes cars
dont tell him but we are buying him a birthday cake with a model (edible) mercedes on it and a day out where he can drive some supercars, cool huh?

[PhotosGuy]

I'm thinking its the SL, not the SLR? I don't remember the "R" as having a top?
Still, it reminds me of Moss, Fangio, & the great team they fielded.

There's a great book from back then, called "The Racing Driver", where a journalist rode with those guys & described the experience.
Library of Congress Catalog # 59-3790

Nice shot, given the conditions you had to work with.

[vvilko]

i think it would look better cropped.

take off the sides so the people arn't there.

[LCF]

I'm thinking its the SL, not the SLR? I don't remember the "R" as having a top?
Still, it reminds me of Moss, Fangio, & the great team they fielded.

There's a great book from back then, called "The Racing Driver", where a journalist rode with those guys & described the experience.
Library of Congress Catalog # 59-3790

Nice shot, given the conditions you had to work with.

It is a "with top" SLR (only 2 were produced)
This particular car is called the Uhlenhaut Coupé (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lilcrazyfuzzy/457636862/)

[gaza]

Did you get any pictures of the 'gull wing' in the background?

[LCF]

Did you get any pictures of the 'gull wing' in the background?

Yes i did: take a look (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=305553)

[gaza]

Thanks. Greats shots. They certainly are a pair of beautiful cars.
Gary

[LCF]

Thank you, Gary