Spy photographers clicked off a few images of the newest member of the AMG clan in training. We’ve already heard Mercedes-Benz is planning a new sports coupe positioned just under the SLS AMG. Designed to take on the Porsche 911, the model will be smaller than its older brother in every way, but it may differ in one other important aspect as well. While the SLS AMG is known for the model’s iconic gullwing doors, the SLC hardtop may actually get its wings clipped, bowing with traditional pillar-mounted hinges instead. A convertible model is expected to follow suit sometime later. Funk Flex
(Video) Auto Talk: Why the Mercedes 300SL Gullwing is so damn special
The phrase “instant classic” gets thrown around a lot these days, and applied to all sorts of mediocre stuff, from mass produced retro muscle cars to Italian exotics that are astonishing only by virtue of price. Truth be told, you can probably count the numbers of cars that have ever been deserving of such a label on one hand (and perhaps have a finger or two left over). Certainly the Mercedes-Benz 300SL is one of the few. Funk Flex
