Driving my 1955 Mercedes 300SL in Monaco | Nico Rosberg | Vlog

A F1 pilot, wearing a Rolex Daytona while driving a 300SL Gullwing through Monaco mountains. Does not get better than that. Ever.

the fact that you respect it as a historic car, yet still drive it how it was meant to makes me feel less jealous knowing a real car lover owns it

Best thing about this video is to see how Mr. Rosberg treats that car. While pushing it in the mountains, he still cares about the clutch, oil temp. etc.. Nice to see that a man who can buy pretty much everything actually enjoys and cares about his belongings. A true professional.

I like how he INCLUDED the part of him grinding gears. Such an honest mistake even I make after driving stick for the past 6 years. Makes the video so much more real and relatable.

Imagine owning this automobile in 1955… You were the MAN....

Nice to see that you all enjoyed the ride! Next outing coming soon!

So here's my '55 Mercedes 300SL story. In May 1969, my soon-to-be (and now long-gone) wife and I were eating breakfast on a Sunday morning in a Howard Johnson's across from the VW dealership on East Kellog in Wichita, Kansas. As I looked out the restaurant window, I spied the signature nose profile of a 300SL sticking out a few feet behind the dealership's repair shop. After chowing down, my fianceé and I drove around the back of the car lot and, sure enough, there sat the SL, dusty, dirty, and sitting on flat tires. I was driving my first car, a '58 Mercedes 180D, so I knew what I was looking at. German car lust instantly swelled up in me. So, the next day, I visited the dealership, talked to the owner, and somehow convinced him to take me for a test drive. After waiting a couple hours for the battery to charge and the tires to be inflated and checked, we climbed into the cockpit and cruised east on Kellog. Even before reaching the Beech Aircraft plant, the dealer floorboarded the crimson-colored beast and I watched the speedo climb to 120. That sound! I had to have that car. The dealer made me this deal: "Jim, because you're a teacher and make next to nothing, I'll sell it to you for $100 down, $75 a month for a year. After a year, you pay me $150 a month until the $7500 price is paid off." I gave him $100, left the car at the dealership to be prepped, and flew out of town for three months to be with my folks before returning to get married, to chicken out of the deal, to get all but $5 back on my "hold" money, and to walk away from the biggest "fish" I ever caught. Should've kept the car and dumped the girl.

0:29 "70 years later" he's so intelligent that he is talking to 2025 viewers who got this on the recommended

That car is breath taking

Nico Rosberg - The Cleverest man in Formula One. Prove you are a champion and win the World Championship. Then enjoy your life. Fantastischer Zug.

😆😆 As the saying goes, money is the root of all evil, but stay poor in today's world and watch the world laugh at you.

"my eyes are burning from the fumes, its unbelievable!" he says with joy

Heeltoe'ing a 300sl in the hills above monaco, thats lifegoals right here ladies and gentlemen!

Love the start procedure. Like firing up an airplane.

You can see the emotions in his face, that's what a car like this will do.

Nico seems happy. Good on you - there is so much more to chase in life than more championships. Such a role model.

For an old guy born in '44 and such clear memories of Stirling Moss, this was a real nostalgic trip especially through the tunnel at Monaco - great video Nico, have subscribed to your channel and best of luck for the future.

2:40 F1 World champion 😄 Amazing car with proper drive

I'm glad this car is driven and driven fast in occasion, as long as its looked after I'm very glad it sees the light of day and is used like it truly should be

Top Gear should hire Nico.