Restored Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing: Andy Warhol's muse is up for sale (13 photos)
1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing believed to be was exactly the car that inspired Andy Warhol to create series of paintings, will be sold at auction next month at a price of 1.5 up to 3 million US dollars. 
In 1986, German art dealer Hans Meyer commissioned American artist painting of a Mercedes-Benz 300 SL coupe Gullwing to celebrate the centenary of the invention of the automobile. Finished Mercedes-Benz was so impressed with the work that he ordered Andy Warhol a whole series of paintings. By 1987, when the artist died, 36 silkscreens and 13 drawings of eight Mercedes-Benz models from planned 80 works based on 20 models. And now the source The inspiration for Cars' first work was auctioned off by RM Sotheby's. 
1955 car with chassis number 198.040-5500629 and registration plate EI - DR 1 the legendary artist saw on book spread by Frank Oleski. Series Sports Cars from 1945-1980 and turned an image of this car into the first work of the Cars collection. 
The painstaking work of Brabus and Mercedes-Benz specialists Classic allowed us to determine which instance of the model was captured in a book, and then they found this car and restored it to original condition. Over two years and over 4500 hours of operation masters Brabus Classic 6-Star allowed to restore the car in the smallest details. 
Classic Data, the leading German expert organization for classical cars, rated this famous sports car with a maximum rating of "A: With new car character". Silver gray coupe with navy blue interior and recognizable wheels Rudge is equipped with a 215-horsepower 3.0-liter inline 6-cylinder engine, restored in full accordance with original. 
The same was done with the interior, which has the same leather and fabric, as in the 300 SL that rolled off the assembly line over half a century ago. A unique copy of the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing will be one of the RM Sotheby's auction logo. which will be held in New York in November. 
