Available now for the first time in over 50 years, this rare 300 SL is one of just four Factory-competition W198 Sportabteilung examples produced and one of just two that are still known and accounted for. Rarer than the ever-valuable alloy Gullwings, this car also claims competition use by the legendary Stirling Moss at the historically significant 1956 Tour de France. Sensationally restored to its 1956 TdF livery with #149, chassis 5500640 is an important and little-known chapter in the Gullwing racing legend, possibly the most important Gullwing to ever be sold at auction. It begs the consideration of any serious collector and should be regarded as a golden-grail acquisition for Stuttgart purists in particular. See it on December 10th at RM Sotheby’s Driven by Disruption auction in New York City.

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