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Rudolf Uhlenhaut

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German engineer (1906-1989)

GermanyLived 1906 to 1989 · aged 82
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Rudolf Uhlenhaut was a British-German engineer, driving engineer for Mercedes-Benz, and the father of Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and 300 SLR.

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Uhlenhaut's 300SLR coupé, in the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart-UntertürkheimUhlenhaut's 300SLR coupé, in the Mercedes-Benz museum in Stuttgart-UntertürkheimGull-wing doors, as used on the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL introduced a year earlier, were a signature feature of the Uhlenhaut CoupéGull-wing doors, as used on the Mercedes-Benz 300 SL introduced a year earlier, were a signature feature of the Uhlenhaut Coupé

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Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

About this person

Rudolf Uhlenhaut was a British-German engineer, driving engineer for Mercedes-Benz, and the father of Mercedes-Benz 300 SL and 300 SLR. He had a long association with the Mercedes-Benz racing programme of the 1930s and 1950s, and is best known for his road legal Uhlenhaut Coupé version of the 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SLR race car.

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Germany
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deceased
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Lived 1906 to 1989 · aged 82
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