The 1954 300SL Prototype is an icon, and the year 1955 was magical for Daimler-Benz, never to be equaled by any other marque. Their teams won four championships: the Formula One championship with Fangio driving, the World Sports Car Championship with Moss, Fangio, and Kling; an
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The Italian Mercedes-Benz, Part 2 By Dennis Adler
The first of two Pinin Farina concept cars, known affectionately as the Italian Mercedes-Benz, built in 1955 and 1956 on the 300-series chassis was featured in our January/February issue. The body design of that 300b-based 1955 Coupe was far more complicated than this second version,
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The Italian Mercedes-Benz, Part 1 By Dennis Adler
As the saying goes, “Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.” This Italian Mercedes-Benz- bodied 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300b Coupe has always been the object of mixed opinions, it’s styling far more contemporary than any other luxury car that Mercedes-Benz offered in 1955. The 300s
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1982 Ghia Shuttler Image Gallery
This one-off Ghia concept/showcar has been beautifully conserved, with original engine, paint, and interior. It is fully functional — with only 1419km — and has just completed an extensive conservation/service/restoration.
Reimschuessel’s Treasury of Tools By Scott Grundfor
Today, starting a new Mercedes-Benz dealership requires a multimillion dollar investment, but this wasn’t always the case. In the 1960s a technically qualified individual could become a dealer on a shoestring. Among those who did so was Bert Reimschuessel. In 1965, when Daimler-Benz reacquired the
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Dream Auto Exhibition 2008: Turin, Italy
The Dream Auto Exhibition was held from September 19th through November 23rd of 2008 in Turin, Italy as a tribute to the memory of the late Andrea Pininfarina. The exhibition hosted 54 examples of conceptual and one-off designs, including fully functioning automobiles, scale models, sketches,
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2008 Dream Auto Exhibition – Article and Photography by Scott Grundfor
2008 Dream Auto Exhibition + click to enlarge 1970 Pininfarina Modulo “We have always aimed to combine form and function with our idea cars. In this sense, the Modulo is unusual in its own way, closing a particular period of research, often extremely advanced, into
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X Factor by Mick Walsh – Ghia’s 1955 Streamline X Gilda
Text by Mick Walsh, photography by Tim Scott Classic and Sports Car Magazine, April, 2010 Named after a Hollywood icon, Ghia’s 1955 Streamline X Gilda now has the turbine power to match its sensational looks. Mick Walsh discovers how it was brought to life. Finned
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The Salt of the Earth and Don Ricardo By Dennis Adler
What happens when the driver’s door pops open on a 300SL— at 150 mph? For everyone except Don Ricardo, that’s a purely hypothetical question. In 1967, during a record run at Bonneville, that’s exactly what happened to him. Vibration freed the latch, and as the
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Taking the Bends out of Mercedes by Cedric Ricks
Kalamazoo Gazette, April 1997 This feature article appeared in the Kalamazoo Gazette, the local newspaper in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where Scott Grundfor Co. was located until October, 2001. Scott Grundfor’s love affair with cars dates back to his days as a curious youth who tinkered with
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