GULLWING EXPERIENCE: Raw and Raspy 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing | EP34

[@Onewheelordeal]

I swear this could be a Haggerty show, the production is so great!!

[@DeBoerVan]

This is better then Jason. ❤ I respect him, but the Cyber T nonsence bring his points down.

[@riverbluevert7814]

I'm guessing Nicole wants to stay on KZbin and work on a schedule she controls. She clearly has the talent to do a Hagerty show.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

@riverbluevert7814 Thank you...I appreciate that!!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

We appreciate the compliment...thank you for watching !!

[@kerrywilliams6596]

This is better. This is the Nicole Johnson Detour show.

[@andreasweber7828]

My dream car. Period The engineer who created the original on a tube frame, Rudolf Uhlenhaut drove his 300SL 0001 to work every day, or to Norway to participate in a race, won it and drove the trophy in his car back home. And he became deaf on his left ear because his car had sidepipes wo mufflers. Couldn’t stop him from driving it till he died. Legend

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you for sharing with us...love it!!

[@2JZDestroyer]

That was the 300SLR , a completely different car and engine.

[@thenotanclan]

The content she produces is first class and she has great chemistry with people Film work, sound, editing - all spot on I vote for Nicole and Jason Camissa to be hired for a Top Gear reboot

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you for the kind words...we sincerely appreciate it!!

[@mindeloman]

I think what makes Nicole great is that she knows cars and she knows car people and understands what she is doing. At around the 24:00 mark he says "for Me, it checks all the boxes, " and then Nicole immediately asks, "what are those boxes?" I've seen waaaaaaaaay too many presenters just ignore that HIGHLY important question. It's as much about the owners/builders as it is about the cars. So many lose sight of that.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

@@mindeloman Thank you for that!

[@kendpruitt]

Sounds so sweet!

[@eric1138]

Agreed. It reminded me of an episode from Alain de Cadenet's Victory by Design.

[@badesign9519]

I love how Robert restored this how he wanted too rather than the established way.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Yes...we totally agree!! Thank you for the comment!!

[@3pan1]

I'm Dutch and i can't tell you how disgusted i am.

[@dudley7540]

@@3pan1 seriously?

[@3pan1]

@@dudley7540 You people are from a different world really without respect for cultural values, importance of originality, especially in the automotive field. In Europe one does not alter significant cultural objects; those MB gullwings are rare, you bring them back to the exact original state, you preserve, you restore, you don't fit leds or whatever modern b*llsh*t., This is NOT restoring, it is raping.

[@shanehnorman]

@@3pan1 I would agree, but the car was a bitsa before the restoration - hardly any part belonged to any other, even if all were original to a 300SL. A faithful restoration would not have changed any of those drawbacks, so why not give it a different slant? After all, he could have fitted Wilwood discs, flared arches, a Tremec five-speed, and all of the other restomod hacks. The car still responds, sounds, and handles as the original did - just a bit more so!

[@RedBud315]

I definitely got into the wrong line of work. I said people will always need a phone so I became a phone man. This is the work I would have really loved to do. These are not only cars, they are rolling art.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

They are definitely rolling art!!! Thank you for the comment!!

[@slowcountryboy476]

I love the sound. That is the kind of car you needn't worry about miles per gallon; it's about SMILES per gallon... 😊

[@roymcgavigan5018]

I was a telephone man too but if I'd had any guidance at school I'd have ended up working for Morgan.I've only been through the factory 6 times.I love that place.

[@gordocarbo]

Buddy has a small phone service here in Socal and hes about all closed up. Did nice systems for commerical residential, securtity systems etc . Very few willing to pay for it and even less using those systems.

[@mauricesthomas2399]

Its never too late to do something new!. If this is your passion, make the plan to shift and do it. All the best to you brother.

[@gregoryhorvath8920]

Robert is one of the most laidback people I’ve ever seen. His attitude towards cars is exemplary. Do what you want and drive it. Nichole, find more guys like him.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

We agree!! Thank you for the comment!!

[@DeBoerVan]

All of the cars Nicole toured are peace of art. Same as the people that built them. Creative people = creative outcome. ❤

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Well said!!! Thank you for the comment!!

[@23727bgk]

This Gullwing doesn't fit into any category typically shown at Pebble Beach, but it should still be on the Pebble Beach Concours tour in August!

[@05gtdriver]

Robert is too chill...with The King & Elvira in the rafters, snacking on jerky while Nicole is amazed by the Gullwing's virtues. Cool stuff, Mrs. Johnson 😁

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Haha...he was awesome!! Thank you so much for watching!!

[@lamarw9901]

I keep thinking about the strangler... (nods) good! I laughed at that one. chill and a warped sense of humor. I like it.

[@barryf1966]

What a lovely car ..driven on the exhaust note not rev counter 👌 A rare car too

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

We're glad you enjoyed watching...many thanks!!

[@tomcolegrove5491]

In 1962, when I was 6 years old, my great-uncle picked up my parents and little brother in a gullwing (brother and I sat on the shelf in the back, Mom and Dad in the passenger seat). He drove us through Heidelberg Germany on the way to our grandparents house. All these years later and I still recall it clearly. This is NOT my uncle's 300SL! Robert - thanks for sharing your amazing creation with us. Nicole - again - thanks for taking us along for the ride!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

We're so glad you enjoyed riding along with us!! Thank you for the comment...loved it!!

[@chrisbike77]

Amazing creation is just the word to look for🙏

[@johndean2110]

That is a very cool car! 👍😊

[@PiDsPagePrototypes]

While still watching,... That engine development, sounds exactly like one would expect Mercedes to have done if they'd kept developing the car, gentle evolution and improvement, same with the LED tail lights and the light weight windows. As a Slant Six HyperPak driver,.. yeah, that lumpy inline six rasp, Love. It!.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Yes...we agree!!

[@lukesaldana8945]

That inline 6 is a melodious symphony of awesomeness !! 🤘

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Yes it is!! We're glad you like it!!

[@MrGaryGG48]

Very well stated!! 👍

[@fishbert17]

All the artwork on the dashboard is not for me, but each to their own. Overall, a stunning car. Thanks for the video

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you for watching!!

[@erikmontville4413]

Nicole is so knowledgeable, and not fake TV knowledge, but a true motorhead that can relate to each person she interviews. I'm excited to see where her channel goes. #1 on my feed!

[@packhams4]

What, no carbon fibre bonnet? No 22" alloy wheels with spokes like scimitars and 1/2" thick tyres? Jokes aside, a beautiful piece of work, the craftsmanship [and sound] of that exhaust is unsurpassed. And seat belts out of a Me109?, very classy. The engine work is the epitome of 'what will work best' as the abiding principle, all thought out thoroughly. Rudi Uhlenhaut would have approved I reckon. And so good to see a 'young feller' doing it all!! Great work! And nicely driven, Nicole, excellent production and choice of location - New Mexico? Thanks, and please keep them coming, you two!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@AMAMBT]

just restored my late father's car, a 46 old Peugeot . it took me 4 years . succeeded to bring it back to life, maybe not perfectly but easily drivable and reliable. never replaced anything but its original. no flashy colors or even one mechanical modification. so i understand the joy of driving a vintage unmodified car .

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

That's so cool!! Thank you for sharing with us!!

[@ricklong3218]

The fact that he created a "Hot Rod" 300SL Gullwing (that is worth over a 1 million dollars MINIMUM) and had 2 or 3 more in the shop speaks volumes! Some are worth less, but they are ALL worth 1M at auction, unless its a basket case, which makes it worth 500k. Love that he treats it like a CAR, drives it, and that it stayed in his family! Such a raw and basic build probably makes it worth more, and I hope he keeps it and passes it down 👍

[@Gerry-K]

My History Teacher had a 300SL Gull wing back in the 60's. He had the car shipped to Canada when he moved back in 57. The sound of those engines was so exotic. as was the styling. When he moved back to Germany in 73, the 300 was shipped back with him. I'm so happy I was lucky enough to be able to ride in his 300 a few times.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@FIGGY65]

Very cool visit, and awesome cars ! The Hillside Strangler connection is the cherry on top of the story ! My English instructor ( and boxing coach) in Junior College (CCSF early 1980s) Mr. Moorhouse , owned a 55 300SL ( or 56 ) Couple like this, and he bought it as a basket case, fully restoring on his own in the mid ( to late 70s) 70s IIRC. It was silver with a burgundy interior, and was beautiful. He drove it regularly to school, and was able to securely park it at the staff parking area. It was a sight to behold.

[@billrbca]

amazing the tube header right but right under the intake manifold, makes me appreciate my cross flow head on my M104 '90 300SL

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@lukewalker1051]

Wonderful story. Robert is a very talented man and deserving custodian of these timeless cars. Thanks for this interview Nichole. Captivating for car lovers.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Our pleasure! We appreciate you watching...glad you enjoyed it!!

[@davidmancuso2334]

Very cool and unique car. Great sound, and looks fun to drive.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

We're so glad you like it!!

[@joelmurphy7980]

I watch a LOT of car channels on youtube but Detour is hands down my favorite, everything else goes down a notch on the watch now list when a Detour video drops. Always enjoyable, well done. And that gull wing, wow. Well done to Robert as well, an amazing car.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Wow...that means a lot to all of us here at Detour!!! Thank you so much!! We're glad you enjoyed watching!!

[@bmwpete65s55]

Kudos to the audio engineers! Sounds great with ear buds, that inline 6 is awesome.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you so much...we're glad you enjoyed it!!

[@JimStabe]

You did it again! Love the way it sounds and I can appreciate the work he did to get it to sound like that. He hit the perfect balance of reverence for the original making it his own. Well done.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

We couldn't agree more!! Thank you so much for watching!!

[@petesanger8747]

Saw seven in the same place, 2021, Carbondale Colorado. Great show, great car, thanks😊

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@violinmiata]

I love how every part of every car in the garage has a story and a reason. Taking a classic car and making it more classic is the best part!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@Cobrastromberg]

Awesome car and show as always Nicole ❤😊

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@margaretbehler4935]

Ok! The Maserati excited me like I was a teenager. That sound! I never would have thought that I would like a hot rodded 300 SL. Nice!

[@lindsaymcpherson4744]

I see where the corvette styling influences came from great car

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@Petrospect]

The eyebrows on the sides of the Gullwing were actually added because water splashed up excessively without them during endurance racing and this solution fixed the issue! Greetings from Greece! Loved the episode 😃 Gullwings have the most presence of any car I've seen irl, stunning!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thanks for the info! Greetings to you as well!!

[@gordocarbo]

Makes sense seen similar shaped pieces on the front/side of ships

[@kaffall]

Hey Nicole and team, thanks for that glimpse into a car I’ve long loved but never seen. It was a lot like what I hoped - refined but raw. Can’t wait to see one IRL and hear that nasty buzz and burble. Also, IMO, the perfect setting for the drive. I don’t know why, maybe it’s all the old Hollywood connections that car has, but PCH is for sure its spiritual home.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@louk231]

It's just a work of one individual's art and function...Love it a lot.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@mariosoeters69]

Hello mario here, What a very cool Mercedes gold wing , and the sound wauw wauw wauw and its the best looking ever ! I like to drive it to nicole. 😅 Bye from mario.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thanks Mario...glad you enjoyed watching!!

[@samuelhatman8995]

I subbed... again. Over time this will be shared with a few friends. Tremendous respect for your background, values, strength and perseverance. This is the top. And, and... your driving and joy of the experience? Well, yes, we felt the experience due to your quality of production.... dang just all of it. I've loved the gull wings since I was a kid and that was 60+ years ago. And, you get this... we are blessed by you sharing the folks and the cars, and you. Thanks... old Sam with the young heart.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@dutchcuda]

man, it sounds sick.... good one again Nicole! ( Netherlands here., nope never seen one out in the open.... )

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@besteven]

Gawd, what a car. I've been to multiple car shows and never seen one, so this was all new to me. Watching a video is never full-on visceral, but Nicole's delight in driving and her intent to bring us along is the best I've experienced. And the merch bit at the end was a fun touch.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@Baratkarm]

When I was 8 yrs. old living in North Miami, 1963, a regular neighborhood just off 7th ave., a guy down the street from my house had a dark grey/ red interior SL gullwing. 1st time I saw one. Drove a convertible 300 SL in 1976.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@DeBoerVan]

verry cool car and the way he built it improving as the period allows and small conviniences that do not take away the specifics of the car ride. ❤❤❤❤❤

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Well said! We agree!! We're so glad you enjoyed watching!!

[@chrisbike77]

😂 those outtakes at the end, summed it up....thx for another great production with a fascinating situation of human s & great material...🤙☀️

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@worldsails2000]

A friend's dad had a 1962 3000SL roadster with knock off hubs, true spoke wheels. Everything was original and it was in perfect condition.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thanks for sharing with us!!!

[@duviworthing]

It would have been a 300sl. If it had knock off wheels, they would have been Rudge wheels. The 300sl never had wire wheels.

[@zeroceiling]

I personally love the roadster more than the gull wing..

[@thejackofalltravels8267]

The story of Sterling Moss in the Milla Miglia running it flat out is a touchable story now that I’ve spent the time to watch this video Thanks for sharing

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@johnboydTx]

Fantastic 👏👏👏👏 Everything is Purpose Built for Enjoyment!!! A Driving Adventure 🤔... Enjoy 😊 Happy Motoring ✌️🤠💕

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@Graves-81_69]

I’ve only watched two episodes of this channel, this one and the Ruffian Mustang. I may subscribe. I love this car. I’m doing the interior of my truck in plaid

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@VTX1800MC]

Classic one. Thanks from Sweden 🇸🇪

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@billirby2541]

Beautiful episode.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@scottfoster1083]

Dang that sounds SO good, and I definitely felt like part of the experience (and sitting "shotgun" w/Caroll Shelby, wow) swear I'm a bigger fan with every episode, and finding you every bit as sincere and genuine in person was a real gift 🤗 thanks, Nicole... 😊🏁

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you...that's so nice!! We're glad you enjoyed watching!!

[@SterlingWheel]

Your videos are always outstanding. I really enjoy seeing the one-off vehicles and the people behind them. The energy you bring while you are exploring the vehicles is cool, too. Makes me want to be a better creator and maybe someday hand you the keys to my project. Keep up the good work!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@NebulaTraveler2956]

Damn I love early Mercedes Benz Engineering...Just to look at is a joy. Remember - 1950 !

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@btolley100]

It's got a unique buzz and pop, you can tell what it is without seeing it. Cool car, cool people. Thats what I like about this show.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed watching!!

[@PaulFellows3430]

Great looks, great style - just like you in fact Nicole. Best wishes from Great Britain. 😃

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thanks so much! 😊 Best wishes to you as well.

[@freedom_323]

196k subs my ASS (c'mon youtube)... This is AWESOME! COOL CAR overload.... I LOVE vent windows, I hated that they disappeared in the 70s...I love how Robert is just chillin, enjoying the ride and the scenery

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@davids.9707]

Another great video Nicole, thank you. I had a slot car track many years ago and my favorite car was the Mercedes Gullwing.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@user-ts1fp4nm9y]

I aws born in 1955 and that has by one of my all time favorite cars forever!!!! Great video!!!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@eric19875]

Amazing video Nicole. And what an amazing car. It's one of the cars I want to at least drive once in my life.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

We're so glad you enjoyed it!! Thanks for the comment!!

[@eric19875]

​@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour For sure. My pleasure!

[@alangeddes268]

Hey young lady. Another sweet ride. Brings back a few memories as I worked on one about 50 years ago. Absolutely hated getting in and out of it and I'm a little guy.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thanks for watching...glad you enjoyed it!!

[@mtnman3MTA3]

Almost everyone interested in cars knows that a 1955 300SL is a coupe with gull wing doors. It seems superfluous to call it a gullwing instead of a coupe. They’re beautiful cars, no matter what you call them.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Yes they are!!!

[@StudioSevenG]

Cool car! Great presentation

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@jukaitoa2891]

I absolutely love it. Greets from Antwerp Belgium!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Awesome...we appreciate you watching. Greetings to you as well!!

[@RobertSherman-h9d]

Seriously? It was written all over your face !!!! What an exciting Car to Drive !!! Felt it

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you...glad you enjoyed the ride!!

[@barissuyabatmaz]

Nice car, nice story, nice video again.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

And you're nice too!! Glad you enjoyed!!

[@labela-b]

Another great video! Thank you!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

You're welcome...glad you like it!!

[@laurent_cobra_eleven_official]

Hello my friend Nicole i love the video ❤

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Hello!!! Glad you enjoyed watching!!!

[@hq355]

Absolutly loved the video. loved the look of his version of the SL. Its timeless. Thanks Nicole

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@arminjehle6979]

Nice, pretty, famous and just really wonderful cars.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

Dear arminjehle. 👍👌👏 You're absolutely right, Sir! And when you take away the word cars, it's exactly the right terms describing Nicole Johnson too! 💚 Best regards, luck and health in particular.

[@arminjehle6979]

Who are you?

[@Chr.U.Cas1622]

@@arminjehle6979 A German, just like you (at least I guess so). Why do you ask?

[@arminjehle6979]

​@@Chr.U.Cas1622 Because your answer was different as the others.

[@jerryeads4084]

Have been close to but never driven 3 of them - LONG time ago I'd become friends witht the kid who inherited the local Benz dealership; he managed to snag the display of a pair of 'em in the showroom for a few weeks. Last one I again didn't get to drive but put my butt in was a '57 in a small 'cars and guitars' (honest) shop in Miami maybe 5-6 years ago. It was going out the door the next day to Cal for a million three. Your productions are ALWAYS just so superbly done, this no exception. Was fun to see somebody actually hot rod one of these things. How fun. I was petrified he was trashing an original, but it's obvious he'd created it from multiple sources. Fantastic.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

This car is an original!! He didn't trash it at all, he just put his own touch on it!!

[@karljakober]

what a freaking cool car owned by a freakin cool guy

[@karljakober]

"i keep thinking about the strangler" "good"

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

haha!!!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Yes...he is!! Thank you for watching!!

[@jimk351c]

Robert is cool as a cucumber. Very cool car, thanks for sharing !

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@mykalmarsh1550]

My dad so weird on camera he was very excited the whole time.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Haha...he was awesome, we had fun shooting this episode!!

[@letsgetmikey3830]

The 300 SL GW...in my top 5 for most beautiful cars ever made.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@synthnseq]

Maybe, given the history of the interior, Robert should get the leather tested...?

[@flannelman105]

One of the best episodes, this guy is quite a character!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@eduardwalhout1740]

I was in a little town in the netherlands while a tour of these dropped in, like 15 of them. Old german couples, all respectable and clean original cars. None of them as cool as this ofcourse.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@SonnyFastSpeed]

Robert Webster wearing sunglasses looks just like Formula One driver Valtteri Bottas🤔😄. It's great that Robert Webster implements his own and unique vision and follows his own paths. And didn't imitate anyone.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@Shopsmith10er]

Terrific vid. Content and production is awesome but the enthusiasm is tops! In my little local region of the World, its humbling to have come across seven of the 300SL. Two gullwing's and the others, roadsters. One was buried in a building with some precious other rarities (Ferrari Daytona coupe... the real deal), and a stash of rare motorcycles. Fascinating fellow whom purchased them all from new. Hes now long in car heaven and the 300Sl had been acquired from the estate, saved and restored. Another fellow I've long known painstakingly self restored his dark blue roadster-- gorgeous. Then there's the fellow with his roadster thats not afraid to drive it in one of the largest US cities, I last saw him at cycling event we had both entered. He had brought his bike with a rack strapped on the back of his 300SL! Going further back in years, two car dealers I coincidentally worked with, they traded each other cars... one BMW 507 for one 300SL roadster. The talk way back when was valuation to make the deal fair to each other and they came up with $175k per each. Lol. Also, the one whom offed the 507 roadster had an original mint (including paint) 300SL gullwing. He acquired it years earlier when that prior owner traded it in for a Ferrari. (Side note: unnamed dealer told me he dumped the Ferrari dealer franchise back then because he felt the cars were p.o.s. and they clogged the shop!) Karma...? Recalling the day he was moving the gullwing inside the showroom and he scarred it on a building column made of jagged stone. Big ouch. Anyways, thanks for this video and all the others!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you so much for sharing with us...very interesting!! We also appreciate you watching!!

[@whos-your-mate]

That thing is freakin beautifully😯 Sounds amazing too 👌 I can imagine it four -wheel-drifting around corners on a track with those crossply tyres 🤘 Thanks Nicole 👍

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@depleteduraniumcowboy3516]

Interesting car. Robert is obviously a master at this craft the level of detail is impressive. The engine sounds are awesome. I wonder about the transmission setup. I would drive it horribly unefficiently to hear that back pressure.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@doctortruth4094]

Wow! I’m rarely amazed, but a hot rodded Gullwing takes the cake. I love the way this car would make the pearl-clutchers I know gasp. The best video yet, Nicole!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@joshuagies4900]

Always a pleasure to see what Nicole puts out next. Top notch work as always, and the car sounds fantastic. Great job by the owner.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@johnnyo5993]

The 300's are so amazing, I think it's a tough call to pick a favorite so I'll say all of them❤

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Good choice!!!

[@auleschay180]

I am a German guy of 59 y and I have seen a gullwing driving on the road the last time 40 years ago. It was not part of a historic rallye. Just a normal drive vom A to B. I love your channel and I really appreciate your style.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@jimcutting4435]

Very cool car. Great interpretation of the marque.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@scottfackert7373]

What a wonderful blend these two were for this episode. Love this chill Robert who has such elevated nuanced taste in his approach to the seminal SL rodded ode to LA/US period Benze and the gal is unpretentious, enthusiastic, yet relaxed not trying too hard, very refreshing - Great Job All Around!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@ConemantheBarbarian]

I’ve been a fan of the outlaw style of cars be it old Porsches, Beetles, Corvettes and now Mercedes. This version rocks! And those roads look fun too. Great show you have here young lady.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@bisikletci5413]

wow this the coolest Gullwing I've ever seen. what an awesome look has this one

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@BeboerforeningenAnkjær]

THIS is good.. ehhhrrrr - TV : ) Man - he is a laid back and cool guy ! And Nicole is just a real Gasoline Girl - LOVE it all ..

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@donaldmayor6791]

For me the more tech there is the less fun it is at some point, I love online and flat engines I am hoping to acquire on my self these next months area 1960 4 cyl 4 speed no radio rag too type. Thank you for your inspiration

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thanks for the comment!!

[@wirekat]

You always find the coolest cars and people.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

We appreciate that!! Thank you for watching!!

[@philduffy8147]

Hi, Phil from New Zealand here. I love that car, 1st Time I've been for a ride in one so cool in lots of ways. thanks for letting me ride along to you both. Love your channel

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you so much!! We appreciate you watching...glad you enjoyed it!!

[@jeanbaker6638]

The idle on that is perfect... 👌🏻 Great personal touches. Great job on the wheels too.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Glad you like it! Thank you for the comment!!

[@jeanbaker6638]

@@NicoleJohnsonsDetour keep it up. 👌🏻

[@SnowDawg]

Thanks again for this experience. I have never seen one of these cars in person and next to a Ferrari Dino, I think that the 300SL Gullwing is perfect. Nicole, you brought us along for the ride and let us hear the engine and its' many tones - perfect. I wish your shows were weekly and I agree that Haggerty should pick you up, let you do your thing, and make you a weekly channel. Robert is a cool guy with perfect taste in cars and friends. - Sno Dawg

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you so much!! We appreciate you sharing your opinion with us...glad you enjoyed it!!

[@cam3002]

Thanks for the memories, my dad had a Gullwing before I was born and then the 300 SL Roadster. I have fond memories riding in his 300 SL Roadster but it did not sound as good as your feature car in this video.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Nice comment...thank you so much for watching, we appreciate it!!

[@rickfranke4886]

I can feel it!!! What a sound! Kids came out of bed for this sound.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@jeffpierce3436]

I’m not sure I have heard a 300 SL that sounds that great! Almost incomparable 🤯👍 Great vid, as ALWAYS!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

We appreciate that...thank you for watching!!

[@iainmcglynn833]

Nicole fast becoming the finest interviewer ever And she’s 🔥🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿😎

[@RoninDosho]

!955 is one of my all time favorite years for cars, and this one is one of the best from that year.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

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[@k4x4map46]

a gem. Absolutely gorgeous!!!! fav on the color, curves, and consistent video production quality...whew yeah!!

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Wow, thank you! We're so glad you like it!!

[@carpeople]

Holy smokes. What special group of cars! My neighbour had a gull wing back in the 70’s. Love to know where it is today.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you for watching!!

[@vrydstrbd]

Sounds and looks amazing, Robert seems like a cool character

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Yes he is!! Thanks for watching!!

[@tomkrug809]

It never gets old on how much you enjoy driving, I enjoy watching you enjoy. I don’t know if you find these cars or these cars find you, keep up the great word.

[@NicoleJohnsonsDetour]

Thank you...I'm so glad you enjoy watching!!