1955 Mercedes SLR Uhlenhaut prototypes

The 1955 race car was numbered with 722 for the time of it's start on the 1955 Mille Miglia, when Sterling Moss won driving this particular race car. Stirling set the record that year for the fastest Mille Miglia, averaging about 100 mph, and no one since has beat that speed record

photos from http://www.supercars.net/cars/1201.html

The Mille Miglia, Targa Florio, Tourist Trophy, Eifelrennen and the Swedish Grand Prix - the 300 SLR won them all.

you might recognize the 722... it was given it's own very special and unique transporter. The Rennsporter

Initiated by Mercedes-Benz race manager Alfred Neubauer, who wanted a fast option of getting race cars to the circuit or back to the factory if necessary, the Prototype-Department created a hybrid between a sports car and a truck. http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2007/06/one-unique-vehicle-transporter-of.html I recall reading that it had the same engine as the race car

A Gull Wing car club has been around since 1961, and just had their 50th anniversary

http://www.gullwinggroup.org/ is their website, and I learned of them at http://driven.urbandaddy.com/2011/06/21/gull-wings-at-golden-gate/

Forgiato, Giovanna, and Dub had the most impressive, rare, and expensive cars displaying their rims... and the booth babes were ignored

that Giovanna and Forgiato specialize in rims for the most expensive and rare cars is besides the point that I'm making... that they bring the most incredible cars to SEMA each year
http://www.forgiato.com/
http://www.wtwcorp.com/giovanna.html

from the inside looking up, a unique photo in a gullwing Mercedes Benz

found on http://asaucerfulofwheels.tumblr.com/

Interesting things that caught my eye at Speedfest in the pits and car show

the above is an Alpine Tiger... it had a Shelby 289 shoehorned into a tiny english car... sounds familiar huh?

the above seems to be a method of cooling the intake charge... must work, it's this 1917 Chevrolet race car

This is one of the few real racing Gt40s

Comparison of rear air dams

 This is Tailgating!