Retro coachbuilder Saoutchik has returned with a stunning 300 SL homage

Remember Saoutchik, the legacy French coachbuilder from the early twentieth century? No, we suspect you won't. Because the company went bankrupt around 70-odd years ago when it, er, ran out of money. Well, now it’s back with this: the 300 GTC.

In essence a modern-day Mercedes-Benz SL draped in bits to allow it to resemble a 300 SL, it’s not confirmed if the 300 GTC will ever be built and sold by Saoutchik, but we do know this render acts as a preview into what its forthcoming models could look like. And let’s not mess about here, it looks stunning.

The SL’s silhouette looks like it’s been extended slightly, dilated at the rear and given a swathe of extra vents and stretch marks to set off the smaller cues. Most notably, there’s a gallant new set of light signatures at either end (with the rear seeing the most substantial change), chromed alloys with flared centre caps and a silky drop-top roof.

Saoutchik has also confirmed it’ll only build low-volume vehicles, and that most of the general design philosophy of its new school will hail back to its pre-1950s vehicles. The early signs certainly seem promising for the returning coachbuilder, wouldn’t you agree?