Original 300SL + hillclimb = insane? Awesome?

[irocfan]

https://autos.yahoo.com/news/mercedes-benz-300-sl-...

[Andy RV]

Impressive!

[kieranbennett]

At first I thought he was just going to cruise it up but no, fully committed all the way

Dap of Oppo at 2:20
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kE1bA4gAFsw#t=140

[devnull]

That slide MUST has have had the drivers anus poised to deploy.

[thegreenhell]

Wunderbar!

[acme]

There was an article about this car/owner in Mercedes classic recently. He'd owned it since the early 80's & had apparently done lots of such events in it. Sadly he decided to sell it as he could no longer use it as he wanted due to insurance issues. I assume he couldnt get cover/appropriate cover for such events.

For me it's a really sad aspect of cars values increasing as they do. They're investments not access to wonderful experiences.

Additionally it's a shame the SL moniker didn't continue as such a drivers car, as good as some subsequent SL's are they're not as fantastic as the original, nowhere near.

[RenesisEvo]

Thanks OP for sharing that, I really enjoyed it - superb driving. I want to be doing that when I'm older!

It's a tricky situation with many classics that were bought cheaply many years ago, they're now far too valuable to drive as intended. A shame as cars aren't meant to just sit in museums and sheds.

[Leins]

Really enjoyed watching that, super stuff

[Wills2]

That was great, so many opportunities to bin it, very committed and skilful driving.

[Exige77]

thegreenhell said:

Wunderbar!

^^^^^^^ What he said.

Great to see it driven in anger.

[LasseV]

I love that car... And that sound was awesome! Buddy got some serious skills too.

[Matt UK]

Fantastic!

[Streetrod]

Huge respect is due here. The 300SL has notoriously bad handling on the limit due to its rear swing axel design, (think early VW beetle rear end and you will get the picture. I suspect a lot of mods have been carried out to get that car to handle so well at those speeds. Well done that man

[SpydieNut]

LasseV said:

I love that car... And that sound was awesome! Buddy got some serious skills too.

agree with this. loved the video - fantastic sound. fair play and respect to him for driving that such an expensive car like that, with such skill. he's got a bigger pair than i, that's for sure. i got nervous just watching the oversteer from here

[mikey k]

I recognise that road from one of my Euro trips

[mrRush]

Epic stuff, that driving would be impressive even if you ignore value of the car...best vid I've watched in ages, thanks OP!

[Krikkit]

Magnificent stuff that, and the old girl looks pretty quick too!

[The Turbonator]

Must be quite difficult to choose the right gear on such a twisty course, with such wide gearing.

[kambites]

I think, overall, my favourite car... from the days when Mercedes could perhaps legitimiately claim to produce the most advanced cars in the world.

[wotnot]

RenesisEvo said:

It's a tricky situation with many classics that were bought cheaply many years ago, they're now far too valuable to drive as intended. A shame as cars aren't meant to just sit in museums and sheds.

To be fair, I doubt that car was ever cheap. However, I agree wholeheartedly with the sentiment. It's a crying shame when cars like this can no longer be used simply because investors have pushed up prices to ridiculous levels.