Mercedes-Benz.tv: In 60 seconds – the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL

Tubular space frame and gull-wing doors. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL has made the jump from dream car of the 50s to the supercar of the century. Its technical details leave no doubt; the 300 SL has its technological origins in motor sport. Years before its series production its direct forefathers, the 300 SL prototypes, dominated the long-distance racing circuits around the world. At the Mercedes-Benz museum, presenter Kilian Reichert takes a closer look at the gull-wing model in 60 seconds.