and they're also why thomas pollack visits the museum.she co-wrote a book about the man who dreamt up the now legendary gullwing car little school and how to engineer and designer at mercedes it was flynn how to incorporated the special skeleton and the t.v. frame from aircraft construction into the 300 s.l. . polak was especially struck by one exhibit here brooklyn how to play one of 2 cars created by the visionary designer in the engine 55. both are now owned by a mercedes. england how to pay is insured for a princely $30000000.00 euros. hot so it is. this what makes this automobile special is that to lay people it looks like a goal when. but its heart is an unadulterated racing engine. it was taken from a formula one car from 1954 modified to result in a road going version with a slightly larger displacement and reduced engine speed it looks like a production car but it's really a thoroughbred racing car. in college was the mild mannered head of mercedes car testing department but out on the track he took on aces like hans hamilton and