What's Wrong With This Picture: That's Not A Gullwing, This Is A Gullwing Edition

by Edward Niedermeyer

January 5th, 2011 2:52 PM

what s wrong with this picture that s not a gullwing this is a gullwing edition

The tuning house Gull Wing America have a huge thing for vintage Mercedes models, resulting in such bizarre creations as a re-interpreted W-121 and a retro-fied SLS. But for its latest project, GWA has taken on the most ambitious gullwing Mercedes ever, the “forgotten gullwing” known as the C111. Based on a tubular steel chassis, and sporting a 400 HP Mercedes V12, the “Ciento Once” is more of a re-interpretation than a strict replica. Still, it’s heartening to see such an influential yet forgotten car re-appear on the automotive scene, if only as a one-off prototype.Perhaps it will even inspire the the boys in Stuttgart to come up with their own “take two” on the great gullwing C111.

#3WTP #Heritage #Tuners

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Kelster on Jan 05, 2011

That's a Maserati Bora with a Merc emblem.

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- Robert.Walter on Jan 05, 2011
  
  Based on the interior, I had been wondering if it was a modified Ford nuevo GT(-40)...
  
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Bimmer on Jan 05, 2011

Lovely AC Schnitzer rims. A Merc supercar with a stick!? Nah, can't be true...

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