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60 years ago: Paul O’Shea becomes US sports car champion
O’Shea’s Championships 60 Years of Customer Racing In autumn 1957, racing driver Paul O’Shea won his third US sports car championship. After his two titles in a 300 SL “Gullwing”…
March 1957: The SL Legacy Begins
The 300SL Roadster The SL legacy begins The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL, famed for its distinctive gullwing doors, appeared in a new guise in 1957: At the Geneva Motor Show, held…