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Paris Auctions Recap 2016

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European automotive auction heaven dubbed Retromobile has come and gone in the form of the 2016 Paris Auction offerings by houses Artcurial, Bonhams and RM Sotheby’s. After a mild Scottsdale 2016 offering with less elite examples bringing in less money in general than previous years,
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Rich young people are flipping the world’s most expensive cars

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An interesting piece on both how people can potentially make money flipping new, limited production run cars, and how the manufacturers are combating it. On the one hand, it’s easy to easy to see why a person would pay 1.5 times the sticker price for
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Scottsdale Car Auction Posts First Decline Since 2010

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Original Article – CNBC.com The nation’s largest car auction posted its first sales decline since 2010, with sales of everything from muscle cars to vintage European racers beginning to slow. The auction sales in Scottsdale, Arizona — the largest auto auction in the U.S. by
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10 cars to watch in Scottsdale and why

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Original Article – www.foxnews.com Scottsdale: pure old car commerce. Yeah, the lovely Arizona Concours the weekend before is a solid success at this point, but without the vintage races, the hangar parties, the motoring celebrations and reunions of Monterey, the focus here remains on sales.
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Scott Grundfor Company Profiled in Mercedes Enthusiast Magazine

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Hidden along the central California coast is a unique restoration and preservation facility where cars bearing the three-pointed star are a singular focus, especially 300SL Gullwings and Roadsters. January 2016 – Mercedes Enthusiast – www.mercedesenthusiast.co.uk Words and Images Richard Truesdell In the USA, there are
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Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing Will Make Someone Empty His Vault

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Original Article – January 9, 2016 – Carscoops.com  An expensive toy for a rich collector who appreciates that the car didn’t go through a complete restoration is the best way to describe this 300 SL Gullwing. Manufactured in July 1955, it had an in an
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Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster could fetch record high price for Arizona auctions

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Original Article – January 6, 2016 – ClassicCars.com RM Sotheby’s has consigned what could become the highest-priced automobile ever sold at an Arizona collector car auction – a 1937 Mercedes-Benz 540 K Special Roadster from the classic-era of pre-war motoring. The extravagantly beautiful car has
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1954 Mercedes-Benz 300SL with Canadian roots sells for $1.9M

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An important vehicle in many high-end auto collectors garages is the classic Mercedes-Benz 300SL.   And why wouldn’t it be?  It is historically significant, has a sports pedigree and was ahead of it’s time in many ways.  Collectors around the globe hope to have one
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Scott Grundfor Company - Classic Collectible Mercedes Benz Cars