The Magnificent Seven

January, 1999

Landmark sports cards from playboy's first 45 yearsMercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, 1955: Just a decade before 1955, Mercedes-Benz languished in war-torn ruin. Sports car enthusiasts drove spunk MGs and Triumphs. Suddenly the Fifties' first supercar burst onto the roads and racetracks of the world. Almost overnight the 300SLs in both Gullwing and roadster models become the status Car to own. (Hef kept his 300SL roadster parked at the Chicago Playboy Mansion.) Original price: $7463. Today: about $20...