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Jay Leno’s 1955 300SL Gullwing Restoration

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Phase one of the restoration is done and the Gullwing is finally on the road! Despite its reputation as being the F1 of its day, Jay was skeptical… until he found this 1955 model languishing in a trailer in the desert. Introduced in 1954 at
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Get a Terrifying Glimpse Behind the Wheel as this 300SL Absolutely RIPS up the Road

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When you think of a Mercedes-Benz 300SL today, you might picture it on an auction house stage, screens in the background filled with dollar signs, plush velvety curtains and spectacular display lighting. Too soon we forget that these cars were engineered to tear up roads
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1938 Mercedes-Benz Racing : Motorsport From Another Planet

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The 1938 Mercedes-Benz Racing season was the sixth AIACR European Championship season. The championship was won by Rudolf Caracciola, driving for the Mercedes-Benz team which also featured the likes of legends Manfred von Brauchitsch and Richard Seaman. Caracciola won one of the four events that
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Follow Your Dreams – A 300SL Love Affair

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Often times, we buy things on a whim. And if not on a whim, with very little planning. The video below is an example of just the opposite…a case study in a life long 300SL love affair that culminated in a dream come true, the
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The Speed King – Donald Campbell BBC Documentary (Video)

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The following Donald Campbell BBC Documentary documents the life of a true speed king, a man who lived to conquer his father’s vast legacy on the flats and a thrill seeker who died in the cockpit of blurry pace that made his family name legend.
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A Brief History Of Mercedes-Benz (Video)

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With the recent release of the Stephen Hawking movie “The Theory of Everything” and keeping in mind his seminal book “A Brief History of Time”, the video below seemed rather apt, however tangential. The 6 minute video below, a promotional video by Mercedes-Benz, gives a
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Mercedes-Benz S-Class History Documentary (Video)

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With six generations “special class” offerings under it’s belt, the Mercedez-Benz S-Class is one of the most successful luxury lines of automobile in history. Predecessor models for the S-Class line of cars from Mercedes include W1890/W128, W111/W112 and the W108 and 109. The following S-Class
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