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Read the image for the full description & condition. Card is vintage. Corners are sharp. . The back is clean original manila colored board similar to cereal box material.. Size (approx.):3.375 in x 5.25 in From the web: By 1955, Mercedes-Benz Technical Director Prof. Fritz Nallinger & his team held no illusions regarding the 190 SL's lack of performance, while the high price tag of the legendary 300 SL supercar kept it elusive for all but the most affluent buyers. Thus Mercedes-Benz started evolving the 190 SL on a new platform, model code W127, with a fuel-injected 2.2 liter M127 inline-six engine, internally denoted as 220SL. Encouraged by positive test results, Nallinger proposed that the 220SL be placed in the Mercedes-Benz program, with production commencing in July 1957. However, while technical difficulties kept postponing the production start of the W127, the emerging new S-Class W 112 platform introduced novel body manufacturing technology altogether. So in 1960, Nallinger eventually proposed to develop a completely new 220SL design, based on the "fintail" W 111 sedan platform with its chassis shortened by 30 cm (11.8 in), & technology from the W 112. This led to the W 113 platform, with an improved fuel-injected 2.3 liter M127 inline-six engine & the distinctive "pagoda" hardtop roof, designated as 230 SL. pc_05092021_0002 PC BOX Fantastic Mercedes-Benz 230Sl Automobile - Vintage Arcade Exhibit Card
