9:29Restoring World’s Most Expensive Abandoned Car: $142,000,000 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR Uhlenhaut Coupe
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR — Restoration Clips
Rare restoration footage of Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR, curated from across the internet. Browse 2 clips below.
About Restoration Footage
Restoration footage documents the painstaking process of bringing a car back from the dead — stripping paint, rebuilding engines, fabricating parts that haven't been manufactured in decades. These videos are part craftsmanship documentary, part detective story, as restorers track down correct components and make difficult decisions about originality versus improvement. The best restoration content captures not just the technical work but the emotional journey of saving a piece of automotive history.
About Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR (W 196 S) is a two-seat sports racing car that took part in the 1955 World Sportscar Championship before a catastrophic crash and fire at Le Mans later that year ended its domination prematurely. The car was designated "SL-R", which was later condensed to "SLR". Technically, the W 196 S is based on the W 196 R, but has a slightly different engine, displacing 3 litres.
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