This past weekend, the grounds of Villa Erba hosted RM Sotheby’s 2017 Auction, alongside the historic annual Concorso d’Elegance Villa d’Este. Photos: RM Sotheby’s An excitingly diverse mixture of interesting cars both old and new were exhibited in the grounds of Villa Erba over this
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Mercedes-Benz’s Famous High-Banked Test Track Turns 50
Original Article – The Drive – April 25, 2017 Manufacturer test tracks are playgrounds for both engineers and enthusiasts alike, with sections to simulate nearly every conceivable road condition—and push their cars to the limit and beyond. Given the work-in-progress nature of the new models
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A Mighty Mercedes: The 300 SEL 6.3
Video – Jay Leno’s Garage – 1972 Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.5 A Mighty Mercedes: The 300 SEL 6.3 by Robert DePue Brown Daimler-Benz has produced many Mercedes models which have, in their respective ways, achieved great success on the tracks and in daily driving. The
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Celebrating 60 years of the Mercedes SL Roadster
Original Article – March 24, 2017 – Relaxnews In March 1957 at the Geneva Motor Show, Mercedes unveiled a car that would become the de-facto blueprint for drop top dream cars — the 300SL Roadster. Like all German manufacturers, it took a number of years
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Amelia Island Auctions 2017 Recap
The Results are in from Amelia Island, after a week of car shows and auctions. Photos: RM Sotheby’s & Bonhams After some sunny weather and classic cars, the numbers are in. A total of approximately $121 million dollars in automobiles were sold this past weekend
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Amelia Island 2017 – Preview
An exciting weekend is upon us at the classic setting of Amelia Island. What can we expect? — Beautiful weather, elegant car shows and a host of auctions with some highly anticipated offerings. An amazing selection of collector cars both old and new will
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You Can Find Me Here On The Ghia Planet
We came across this great write up on Jalopnik of the Probe 1 Concept Car, almost poetic! Original Article – Raphael Orlove – Jalopnik February 2017 You may have been looking for me. I am not there. I am away, here, secluded at my Space
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Artcurial Motorcars Recap & Results from Retromobile 2017
Artcurial held it’s annual Retromobile Auction on February 10th, 2017 in Paris and came away with some spectacular results. Retromobile 2017 – the total sales of $37.7 Million (USD) for classic cars represented a +46% increase in sales compared to 2016. One of the stars was
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News from HAGI: January 2017
A slow start to the year in the Classic Car Market was apparent in a decline (-0.40%) in the HAGI Top 50 benchmark Index, down 1.40 points. The HAGI P Index (Porsche) dropped 2.15% last month, while Mercedes-Benz Classic Index dropped by 1.47%. All marques
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Brezza By Marilena: The First Car Ever Designed By A Woman
t may come as a shock to many people, and especially those in the art and design community, but it wasn’t until 1982, roughly 100 years into the automotive industry’s iconic history, that the first car ever designed by a woman came to be. General
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