Rare 'junkyard' 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Alloy Gullwing that's been kept in a barn for 47 YEARS and hit with a forklift truck sells for £7m It is one of more than 70 classics unearthed from a collection where iconic cars have been stored for decades By Rob Hull Updated: 13:23, 28 October 2024 e-mail 4 View comments A rare 1950s Mercedes-Benz has sold at a US auction for over $9.3million (£7.2m) at the weekend.
.. but it's far from ready to be showcased at a classic car show anytime soon.
The 1956 Mercedes 300SL 'Alloy' Gullwing is one of just 29 lightweight aluminium-bodies examples of the German marque's most famous sports cars. However, this one hasn't had the cherished life it arguably deserved. Instead, it has been crashed into with a forklift truck, stripped of its parts and left to the elements in a barn for decades by its previous owner.
The dilapidated fifties classic was sold at the weekend in Los Angeles alongside around 70 vehicles found in a 'lost collection', many of them in a similar - if not worse - state of disrepair having been unearthed from the 'greatest barnfind ever'. The £7million junkyard car: This classic 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing is one of just 29 'Alloy' versions ever produced. It has been in storage in a barn in LA for the last 47 years as part of a 'lost collection' of iconic motors, all of which were sold at the weekend The rare Mercedes, which has been stripped of its parts and kept in a barn for almost five decades, was found in The Ru.
