German Car Posters — 3 museum-grade prints on the theme. The Mercedes-Benz 300 SL W198 Gullwing was produced from 1954 to 1957 with 1,400 coupes built. Daimler Motoren Gesellschaft engineer Rudolf Uhlenhaut adapted the 1952 racing car's space-frame into the road car, necessitating the signature upward-opening doors. The NSU Ro 80 won Car of the Year 1968 and was produced from 1967 to 1977 with approximately 37,375 units built. Claus Luthe's fastback design influenced European saloon aerodynamics for a decade. The Mercedes-Benz 600 W100 was produced from 1963 to 1981 with 2,677 units built across standard and long-wheelbase Pullman variants. The hydraulic-pressurised door, window, and seat system was engineered by Rudolf Uhlenhaut and remains one of the most complex single-circuit hydraulic systems in automotive history.