“Blue Wonder” Transporter Provided Fast Transport For Mercedes-Benz Racing Cars In The 1950s

The Mercedes-Benz “Blue Wonder” Racing-car transporter built as an one-off based on a 300 SL Gullwing.

Blue Wonder was used to quickly transport Racing Cars to and from the race track.

Back in the 1950s, the Mercedes-Benz Formula 1 team had a super-fast racing-car transporter that was built as an one-off based on a 300 SL Gullwing.

Christened the “Blue Wonder”, the transporter provided high-speed transport for Mercedes-Benz racing team between the race track and the factory, especially when the team had to repair its race car as quickly as possible before the next race.

The racing-car transporter features the chassis of the Mercedes-Benz 300 S which has been replaced by a forward-positioned cab.

It was powered by the 3-litre six-cylinder engine with direct injection that also featured in the 300 SL sports car.

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At the end of its active service, the original One-off super-fast racing-car transporter was used for road tests before being scrapped in 1967.

After seven years of rebuilding work, an authentic reconstruction of the racing-car transporter was unveiled in 2001 by Mercedes-Benz Classic.

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