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title: "Fancy a Ski Trip in Your Million-Dollar 300 SL? Mercedes Has a Ski Rack for You"
date: "2024-02-03"
modified: "2024-02-03"
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  - name: "Kristin V. Shaw"
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url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/fancy-a-ski-trip-in-your-million-dollar-300sl-mercedes-has-a-ski-rack-for-you"
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# Fancy a Ski Trip in Your Million-Dollar 300 SL? Mercedes Has a Ski Rack for You

![vintage blue car rear](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02/Main-photo4.png>)
*\<em\>Mercedes-Benz Museum\</em\>*

Let’s see…do I take my multi-million-dollar Mercedes-Benz 300 SL [Gullwing ](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/this-wooden-mercedes-benz-300-sl-gullwing-is-amazingly-detailed>)for a Saturday cruise, or do I [go skiing](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/road-trippin-usa-boston-to-stowe-for-snow>)? That’s a question the owners of these vintage cars will no longer have to ask themselves, because [Mercedes-Benz Classic](<https://www.thedrive.com/car-reviews/icon-derelict-1971-mercedes-benz-300sel-review-specs-impressions-restomod-classic-cars>) Centers are once again offering ski racks to fit.

Modeled on a real accessory used on the 50s [300 SL](<https://www.thedrive.com/news/31725/rusty-1961-mercedes-benz-300sl-roadster-barn-find-sells-for-staggering-800000>), the retro ski racks are one way to transport winter gear on a soft-top. However, what's unclear is who is driving their classic luxury car in the snow with even just a few flurries on the road, let alone taking it to a ski resort. One would think the market would be extremely limited. Step back into the archives of the Internet, though, to find an original review of the 300SL from a [1956 issue of *Car and Driver*](<https://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/a15142388/mercedes-benz-300sl-road-test-review/>). It’s clear that people did actually drive these in the snow back in the day.

![vintage blue car with ski rack](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02/Main-photo3.png>)
*Mercedes-Benz Museum*

The German brand’s Classic Centers restore vintage vehicles and have over 50,000 parts available. Whether you need a fresh badge for your classic W124 or a bushing replacement for a newer 560 SL, the Classic Centers are happy to help track down the parts you need.

Mercedes-Benz museum invites interested parties to see a ski rack in person at Retromobile Paris this week or buy it through Mercedez-Benz Classic Centers. [*CarBuzz* checked](<https://carbuzz.com/news/mercedes-benz-now-selling-ski-racks-for-original-300-sl-roadster>) the supplier's catalog and didn’t find the ski rack, even though it’s listed on the [Mercedes-Benz museum Instagram ](<https://www.instagram.com/p/C2vLOctofzf/?img_index=1>)account. That means it could be available through the whisper market.

![vintage car with ski rack](<https://www.thedrive.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/02/Main-photo5.png>)
*Mercedes-Benz Museum*

Multiple commenters on Instagram inquired if they could get a rack for their 190 SL, and the museum confirmed that unfortunately, the ski rack doesn't fit the coupe. Just bring the G-Wagen with roof racks, in that case.

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## Author
Kristin Shaw is the former Weekend Editor for The Drive and a current freelancer in both the automotive and aviation worlds. She’s a big fan of anything car-related and calls on her technology background on the corporate side to explain engineering and high-tech concepts. Now living in her sixth state (New Jersey, Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Georgia, and now Texas), she is thrilled that working from home is now mainstream.

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