Supercar Blondie is selling an insult to the Mercedes 300 SLR
This page is translated from the original post "Supercar Blondie met en vente une insulte à la Mercedes 300 SLR" in French.
- 06/08/2025 15:38
There are legends that must be approached with infinite caution. The 1955 Mercedes 300 SLR is one of those.
The Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR is an absolute masterpiece of German engineering. It dominated the World Sports Car Championship with Stirling Moss at the wheel, thanks to its inline eight-cylinder engine, magnesium body, and featherweight. A sacred monster, as fast as it is elegant, as powerful as it is timeless. The sporty offspring of the legendary 300 SL, it truly ushered in the modern era of motorsport.
Completed in 2022 by the infamous Californian design bureau S-Klub LA, this so-called “tribute car” offered for sale by SBX Cars, the auction site of the famous influencer Supercar Blondie, is supposed to pay homage to the Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR. Built on a custom chassis, its designers had the audacity to equip it with a… Chevrolet LS1 V8 engine! Yes, why bother sourcing a Mercedes engine for this reinterpretation of a Mercedes? Ridiculous. As for the gray carbon fiber body, why adorn it with so many appendages when the original prioritized the purity of surfaces in the service of aerodynamic performance? This creature, born from a tortured mind seemingly devoid of automotive culture, is nothing more than a tacky homage, even an outrage to the legend.
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Forget the purity of the original’s lines! Here, we have the right to a bodybuilder caricature. The anachronistic Boyd Coddington wheels fitted with Toyo Tuning tires, the poor man’s hot rod side exhaust, the cartoon-like steering wheel, and the poorly grafted optics create a frightening and soulless Frankenstein creature. And what can be said about the interior? An improbable mix of royal blue leather and black Scottish fabric worthy of an ill-conceived Ikea sofa. It is all presented as a work of art on wheels, but one would rather seek the exit of the exhibition.
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The most ironic thing remains the use of the words “Sport, Light, Race” to illustrate this machine that is only light in legitimacy. By transforming a German myth into a Californian roadster with an American engine, this 300 SLR tribute accumulates breaches of good taste with a bewildering nonchalance.
It took courage. S-Klub did it. But instead of elevating the icon, this creation betrays it. This is not a reinterpretation; it’s a gaudy pastiche. Knowing Supercar Blondie’s automotive culture, one struggles to imagine she endorses this rolling tragedy. She could have at least blurred the star on the grille that this pastiche has no right to bear!
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