1949 Ford VS 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Gullwing"

1949 Ford
A true postwar design, the '49 Ford used a dramatically lower envelope body without running boards or fenders distinctly separate from the hood's sweep. Every other car would follow.
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1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Gullwing"
Engineered around a tubular frame covered with steel and aluminum and a direct-injection straight-6. It's the greatest Mercedes ever and the greatest sports car of the 1950s.
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