1954 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL: 100 Cars That Matter

Mercedes-Benz and parent automaker Daimler didn’t walk away from World War II unscathed. It was then-Daimler Chairman Wilhelm Haspel’s idea to take the Mercedes-Benz division back to motorsport in an effort to begin rebuilding the storied company. Foremost, Mercedes needed a race car. Enter the W194. The brand’s first new sports…