1955 Mercedes-Benz  300SLR Coupe
Mercedes-Benz 300sl
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1938 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Autobahnkurier, beautiful in design.

Introduced at the 1936 the Friedrich Geiger designed car was a development to the 500k, itself a development of the SSk. Available as a two seater cab cabrioet, four seater coupe or seven seater limosine with armoured sides and armoured glass, it was one of the largest cars of the time.
The 8 cylinder engine of the 500K was increased to 5.401 litres (5,401 cc). However, there was an attached Roots supercharger which could either be engaged manually for short periods, or automatically when the accelerator was pushed fully to the floor. This increased power to 180 hp (130 kW), creating a top speed of 170 kilometres per hour (110 mph).
Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, Vienna, 2008
Photo by ADL
Opaque  by  andbamnan