1957 Lotus 7 VS 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Gullwing"

1957 Lotus 7

It's Colin Chapman's elemental sports car: a physics lesson in the virtues of low mass. It's incredibly small, but it casts a giant shadow over the wo...

It's Colin Chapman's elemental sports car: a physics lesson in the virtues of low mass. It's incredibly small, but it casts a giant shadow over the world of automotive engineering.

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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...

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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