Mercedes Benz AMG 300SL for Nigo

by Eugene Kan, March 24, 2009

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Bape founder Nigo’s baller-status is pretty much next-level from previous looks into his house and car collection (pink camo Bugatti Veyron comes to mind). It looks as though Mercedes Benz and their tuner AMG division have put together a special 300SL for the Bape General. I’m no car buff but apparently Nigo waited two years for this 300SL and my Google searches have been fruitless in finding exactly what this looks like.

UPDATE: Charles from Sneakers.fr mentions that it’s probably a 6.0L V8 stuffed into an older style 300SL… sleeper status!

21 Responses

  1. Posted by: steviegunz on March 26, 2009 at 3:59 am

    dude its the remake of the old 300sl Gullwing benz
    jthe new version of what kanye had in the “diamonds are forever” video.
    not an old car…
    its a new bodystyle based off the old body style… look up 300SL Gullwing

  2. Posted by: panda666 on March 26, 2009 at 12:46 am

    well, if you are that famous and that rich, you can get whatever you want…this is the capitalism…lol

  3. Posted by: kal on March 25, 2009 at 11:25 pm

    you people are retarded….

  4. Posted by: Grail on March 25, 2009 at 1:29 am

    That plate was made in China.

  5. Posted by: SR on March 24, 2009 at 9:31 pm

    That Veyron was Photoshopped! Only Nigo’s Phantom is dressed in camo.

  6. Posted by: GO on March 24, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    You guys totally wrong!

    Here 300SL

    http://celebcar.blog78.fc2.com/blog-entry-437.html

  7. Posted by: hell to the no on March 24, 2009 at 5:49 pm

    the car is fresh, the plate looks like it was etched at the mall.

  8. Posted by: NYhack on March 24, 2009 at 3:26 pm

    Great taste?? does it really take great taste to be into Levis, Nike, Mercedes, and Warhol? Am I supposed to be excited that he stuck a plate on some other guy’s masterpiece? If he did drop a new engine into an original Gullwing that is retarded. Nigo is a Hack!!

  9. Posted by: Arcieri Keness on March 24, 2009 at 12:42 pm

    Whomever idea it was to use the term “baller status” should be put on timeout. Smh

    However, the car is beautiful

  10. Posted by: jammer on March 24, 2009 at 12:02 pm

    Pretty cheesy looking plate to me…The AMG and Bape logo and maybe Dates would have done it.

  11. Posted by: KIRK on March 24, 2009 at 11:24 am

    @Charles, Nigo does not seem to have great taste, at all. Pink-camo wrapped Bugatti? Ugh.

  12. Posted by: DennisDaring on March 24, 2009 at 11:12 am

    Mercedes Benz 300 SL(AKA Gullwing) circa 1954
    http://bbcicecream.com/blog/2009/03/24/the-general-does-it-again/

  13. Posted by: phattbam on March 24, 2009 at 11:03 am

    pics/

  14. Posted by: Brad on March 24, 2009 at 11:01 am

    Here is a paparazzi photo of him in it:
    http://blog-imgs-19.fc2.com/c/e/l/celebcar/090227_nigo_amg300sl_l.jpg

  15. Posted by: cinderblock on March 24, 2009 at 9:34 am

    you can see the reflection of the gillwing door in the chrome plate…

    lol and its NOT and old benz 300SL with an AMG motor shoved under the hood, altho that would be cool.

    http://www.eylence.az/blogs/index.php/seymur85@hotmail.co.uk/2008/10/20/yeni_mercedeler

    i could be wrong but i think this is it^^

  16. Posted by: soles on March 24, 2009 at 8:01 am

    Buy more Bathing Ape so Nigo can buy more cars..
    Hmmmmm

  17. Posted by: D~C on March 24, 2009 at 7:38 am

    Benz has been working on a new gully for a while now here are the latest spy photos http://www.autoweek.com/article/20090302/CARNEWS/903029997

  18. Posted by: Jay on March 24, 2009 at 7:33 am

    @myself

    I misread the part where I react on charles, forget about it :)

  19. Posted by: Jay on March 24, 2009 at 7:32 am

    @Greg: There is no new generation of the gullwing the one you posted is just a design from a carfanatic.

    @Charles

    Great taste, neh just lots of money, the original SL had those special doors because he doesn’t have a normal frame, that’s why they putted vertical doors on it.

    just my 2 cents :)

  20. Posted by: Greg on March 24, 2009 at 6:38 am

    I’m guessing this is the car: http://www.mymotorshow.com/?p=98
    This is the first time I have a herd of a new generation Gullwing.

  21. Posted by: charles on March 24, 2009 at 6:29 am

    it seems to be the original SL serie with gull-wing doors, Nigo seems to have great taste…