Seeing a few M2s in person has made me realize how close they were to making a good looking car.
The profile is good, the shoulder line down the side is good, the flared fenders are great, but then the rear and front are not cohesive with the simplicity and flow of the rest of the design.
Mercedes 300SL engine.
In the 1950’s it made 240 horsepower out of 3 liters which was far ahead of other engines in the period.
When other engines would overheat from highway cruising, it held up to hard racing without overheating. The cooling system is so overbuilt that owners will block off an oil cooler because you have to drive the car so hard to even get it to the operating temperature.
Instead of using carburetors like almost every other car in period, it pressurized fuel to over 500 psi and injected it directly into the combustion chamber.
On top of pushing the limits of power and technology the engine is dead nuts reliable, even by modern standards of reliability.
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