Spottato la prima volta a Atlanta (GA)
| Spotter | Horse-Power |
| Spottato a | Atlanta (GA), United States of America |
| Data | 2020-04-07 13:21 |
This will be my 1500th post here on AG. The car that I am using for this milestone is a 300 SL Gullwing on vintage New York tags. ( W16 23 ) 1955. I spotted this legend in the valet in front of the F&B Restaurant located off of Peachtree. As we approached the car the Gullwing doors were already up and the very lucky owner was getting ready to claim the car. We only had time for a handful of shots. When the car started up it really sounded fierce and powerful very much like a race car. In fact we could hear the car well out of view accelerating down the street. I have spotted a 300 SL before in Miami and that car did not sound like this one. In fact when I looked over these shots at home I noticed that she had no rear exhaust. The pipes were situated on the passenger side of the vehicle. I did do some research on the internet and found a few pics of a similar car with those same side exhaust tips. That car had decals that read La Carrera Panamericana from the Mexico Race. This car even had the extra lamps on the front nose. A big huge thanks to my Fiance who has been spotting with me religiously for the last two years.
| Velocità massima | 260 KM/H |
| Accelerazione 0-100 KM/H | 8.80 s |
| Potenza | 212 HP |
| Frizione | 275 Nm @ 4600 RPM |
| Peso | 1293 kg |
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Carlegends - per 14:46
Spectacular spot mate! Congrats and I hope to see another 1500 spots from you in the future! :)
thomcarspotter - per 15:31
Well West, you've done it again! A true unicorn spot, what an amazing piece of history right there! Man, this is a beauty! Congrats on the huge number, with every single one of your spots counting as topspot! Keep going, i love your work :) @Horse-Power
LuxurySpottings - per 16:50
Congratulations on your 1500th spot, this particular 300 SL looks really amazing in this color and specification :)! Nice find.
Jjrivero - per 17:23
Congrats on your milestone and awesome find! Cool shots with the Gullwing doors open!
NCspotter - per 17:23
Unbelievable find! I might have fainted if I saw this in person, lol. Congrats on 1,500 spots, that's simply a staggering number!
OPspotters - per 00:33
Amazing!!! Congrats on #1,500. Amazing feat is that all 1,500 are true exotics. Ps. Looks like an HK-Engineering restoration project.
jasper1 - per 07:21
Very very cool! I like how you got 2 exhaust on the right side and none on the left haha looks kinda weird! What a special car to see and it fits perfectly as a milrstone spot, congrats!
Picou² - per 18:57
What a pure beauty ! Looking on one of your spots (especially the ones of old ladies) is always a kind of a gift you did to us imo. Thanks to you and your Fiance as well ! Road to 2k spots continue ! Have a nice day West.
Horse-Power - per 13:01
Thank you for all of the great comments, floflo001, Max.N_Photography, Thomas, ap.carspotter, Matteo, Lucas, Noah, Thom, LuxurySpottings, Jonathan, Nick, D&A Crew, Bmw127, Thomas, Steven, Jasper, and Pierre for taking the time to comment. I really do appreciate you guys!
Amazing one of the best car never built for me.
Horse-Power - per 21:35
Thank you very much milano7489@yahoo.fr, and PcArzenal for taking the time to comment.
JeffreydeRuiter - per 06:18
Awesome way to celebrate this milestone! This 300SL is a bit weird thought. I don't like the half chrome delete. If you delete the chrome, ditch it all. Now the front is way to shiny in contrast with the rest of the car. A very big plus is the suitcase set. Brilliant!
Superb find and photos!
Horse-Power - per 19:02
Thank you for all of your recent messages on my posts, Jeffrey. I really do appreciate it, buddy. The thing that I admired the most about this 300SL era of cars, is that you could purchase this car from your local car dealership and then drive it straight to your local race track. Not just for fun but entered in a sanctioned car race, and then drive it straight home. For me it would of been a great thing to see a Ferrari 250 TR delivered to the dealership of Chinetti Motors in New York City in 1957 and then to see and hear it screaming through the streets of Manhattan. To spot this race inspired 300SL in 2020 was the next best thing for me. Thanks once again. @ hardstyler
Hoosier_Exotics - per 04:30
Incredible piece of legendary art! Insane find and narrative West! Just simply epic!! @Horse-Power
Horse-Power - per 11:02
Hi John. I'm sorry for the late reply, buddy. I just now read your comment. I do love catching the vintage cars in the wild. I caught a real D Type back in January of 2021 but AG does not accept them. I will send you a few pics soon. Thanks as always, buddy. @Hoosier_Exotics
ST22HTV - per 13:41
@Horse-Power one of the best classics and I love the look of this one! Red interior would be very nice as well,this when it came out was probably the best looking car in the world but it's reign ended when the miura came along and now I'd say the most beautiful car is the 918 Spyder although I also love the MC20.
