Prototype Mercedes Gullwing found in storage unit! | Barn Find Hunter - Ep. 32

As an old man who has old vehicles of his own, I'm just gonna step in here. There's always some kind of mania involved when you find ANYTHING really valuable where the owner lets it deteriorate into near-junk but makes no effort to properly use, preserve, restore and/or pass it on. Always. I've been involved when there's a vehicle that's just on the brink of you-don't-want-it but the owner will not part with it, improve its storage, repair/restore it - or even use it when that's possible. It's enough some times to make you cry with frustration. This vehicle, a few years ago (if all the parts are really there AND usable) could have been put back on the road for $100k. Sounds like a lot, but cheaper than the see-them-everywhere current MB "sports cars", which are all German Thunderbirds, and I don't mean that in a good way. Now you're looking at a half-million dollars and probably twice as much time. You could have been DRIVING the damn thing! Now it just sits and rots. I'm sure, as I've seen before, some day someone will restore it into unrecognizable newness. But it could have been a very valuable, very original driver. What a shame.

So great to see an original unrestored Gullwing. Thanks to the owner for saving it all these years. It’s like opening a time capsule.

My father had a gullwing it was a cool car for a kid to be in this was 56 years ago I love to see them. Thanks for showing that.

"Imma restore it one day"
No, you won't, sell it

that's one hell of a barn find!!! How i wish I could afford it as is, and it would be a life time restoration for me!!!!!

If you look at the facts presented, driven for 2 years, disassembled and primered, tire choice, interior no radio option, body damage (small dents here and there), it would strongly suggest the car was bought and used for racing. I would bet somewhere there is photos of it on a track with a number painted on the hood and doors

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A friend of mine in high school worked at a foreign car repair shop in Tampa in the late 60s. The owner, an ex-pat German, had one of these (ice blue, white leather) and asked us to go pick up some parts for him one time. We drove it like two old men afraid of their shadows, most of the way.

Wow! What a great find! That car would look beautiful completely restored.

WOW ! Every week it's a new barn find of an ultra rare exotic beast...it almost seems like more are being found than were actually made!

"A 100% untouched car!" (he immediately touches the car)

The 43rd gullwing made
Fantastic find
Thanks for showing it to us

Priceless car

Keeps it in a rental storage with various junk

What’s wrong with people sell it so it can be restored and enjoyed by someone

I cannot stand how people will let things like this just rot away just simply to be selfish and greedy

Although it doesn’t have the things that normally add value, it makes up for it with the fact that it’s such an early car!

Always fun to watch! Thanks

Agree with others, what a waste having it locked up and unrestored and not driven!!

After all these years, I'm just noticing how this car influenced the styling cues of
the '56-'57 Corvette. The exterior designs are undeniable. Everything from the hood,
fenders, single-headlights and the hubcaps are a direct copy.
Beautiful car!!!!!

Mercedes makes the most iconic vehicles made I enjoy the search that is done and enjoy learning about the history.