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“Silver Dreams” The Last Vestiges of the 1955 Swedish Grand Prix

April 8, 2024 by Scott Grundfor

Written by Ken McGavin | © Copyright 2024 A Short Story About The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Chassis no. 198 040 55 00531 at the 1955 Swedish Grand Prix Highlights Chassis no. 198 040 55 00531 Engine no. 198 980 55 00577 Body no. 198
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Jay Leno’s 1955 300SL Gullwing Restoration

April 10, 2015 by Scott Grundfor

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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Delicious. 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Alloy Block" Roadster. 18,000 original miles with factory sprayed 534 Red paint over factory installed 1060 cream leather and original light aluminum engine. Oh, and mint original Hepco suitcases. Tooooooo good.

#1963
#300slroadster
#w198
#originalpaint
#originalleather
#onlyoriginal
#delicious

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Delicious. 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300SL "Alloy Block" Roadster. 18,000 original miles with factory sprayed 534 Red paint over factory installed 1060 cream leather and original light aluminum engine. Oh, and mint original Hepco suitcases. Tooooooo good.

#1963
#300slroadster
#w198
#originalpaint
#originalleather
#onlyoriginal
#delicious

Undeniable. Factory. Original. 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe 1079 Red Leather with Original Karl Baisch Suitcases.

#originalleather
#onlyoriginal
#300SLGULLWING
#W198
#exquisite
#gullwing
#300sl

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Undeniable. Factory. Original. 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing Coupe 1079 Red Leather with Original Karl Baisch Suitcases.

#originalleather
#onlyoriginal
#300SLGULLWING
#W198
#exquisite
#gullwing
#300sl

📸 Last night’s shoot at @coewine in Edna Valley had all the vibes.

More to come from this Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster…

#mercedesbenz #300sl #300slroadster #winecountry #centerofeffort #sanluisobispo #slocal #sanluisobispocounty

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📸 Last night’s shoot at @coewine in Edna Valley had all the vibes.

More to come from this Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster…

#mercedesbenz #300sl #300slroadster #winecountry #centerofeffort #sanluisobispo #slocal #sanluisobispocounty

🛞 Rolling into October checking in with action around the shop. 🔧

📸: #fujifilm #x100vi

#autoshop #shoplife #carmaintenance #carrestoration #classicmercedes #300sl #mercedes300sl #scottgrundforcompany

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🛞 Rolling into October checking in with action around the shop. 🔧

📸: #fujifilm #x100vi

#autoshop #shoplife #carmaintenance #carrestoration #classicmercedes #300sl #mercedes300sl #scottgrundforcompany

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For Sale 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL ‘Gullwing’ Coupe

September 28, 2024 By Scott Grundfor

With the same private owner since 1963 and just 21,674 miles showing on the odometer, this fully matching numbers W198 Coupe was born painted DB 40 Black and today retains its superbly-kept original 1079 Red leather interior befitting such an otherwise low mileage original car.
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SOLD 1971 Mercedes-Benz 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet

September 9, 2024 By Scott Grundfor

This very original, quintessential 3.5 Cabriolet is a car that presents as it was delivered new, featuring 423 Tobacco paint over exceptionally well kept, factory-installed 250 Cognac Roser leather with a chocolate brown top. With only few long-term private owners from new, this W111 chassis
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SOLD 1960 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster

August 28, 2024 By Scott Grundfor

This turn-key W198 Roadster has spent the last 27 years in a discerning US-based German classic car collection and comes to market as a no-excuses, fully matching numbers example with unusually high cosmetic standards for such an exhaustively maintained, touring-specific 300SL. Dressed in iconic
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