CMC - Mercedes-Benz 300SL #4 1952
For the leader of the racing department of Mercedes-Benz – Alfred Neubauer – only one victory was missing to win the CARRERA PANAMERICANA, a long distance race in Latin America. With four competition cars and a team of 35 service people the crew flew to Mexico in November 1952.
The engine displacement of the 300 SL has been increased to 3.1 litres, and therefore reached 177 hp. Kling’s car collided with a vulture 50 km ahead of the finish which broke the windshield. It was safeguarded by a metal grid – and Kling with car No. 4 won the first place, Hermann Lang with car No. 3, a Mercedes 300 SL as well, got the second place.
