1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupé 'Gullwing' [W198 I]

1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Coupé [W198 I] in Ascenseur pour l'échafaud, Movie, 1958

Class: Cars, Coupé — Model origin:

Vehicle used a lot by a main character or for a long time

Author	Message
Bebert ◊ 2006-09-08 12:06	-- Last edit: 2009-07-22 23:24:14 (sixcyl)
Raul1983 ◊ 2006-09-08 12:13	wow, very nice
Bebert ◊ 2006-09-08 12:21	Oui... Je roulerais bien tous les jours avec...
rpcm ◊ 2007-01-06 02:03	Apart from the painting scheme on the front wings (vaguely inspired by the '52 Carrera winner, it seems), the front indicators were replaced by a pair of rectangular units integrated in the body.
sixcyl ◊ 2009-07-22 23:37	What a beauty In the first part of the scenes with this 300 SL, it is registred as a French car "6673 FK 75" (PARIS)..but with a "D" as Deutschland over the plate number...it seems lighter colour and not metallic paint Further on the mainway and when arriving at the Motel, and all the time after , it has german plate number and seems rather metallic grey Could they have used 2 different cars?
Weasel1984 ◊ 2009-07-24 16:23	I would say that the one from the 3rd thumb is white instead of silver - so different than the other one (or two)... Anyway if there are more of them, it is even better - cool car and nice main pic.
irarelywatchmovies ◊ 2024-09-10 02:16	This could never happen today, as the 300SL is now a $1 million car.