“The Star” Magazine, January/February 1997 Every so often something truly amazing comes along in the automotive world. In 1954 it was the Mercedes-Benz 300SL, a sports car so strikingly advanced that it became the symbol of Mercedes’ postwar renaissance. Among countless Americans moved by the
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1954 300SL Prototype By Scott Grundfor
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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Gilda Wins Best of Show at Rodeo 2013
Gilda Wins Best of Show At Rodeo Drive Concours 2013 Event: Read the full Beverly Hills Courier post show article HERE Read the full Autoweek post show article HERE Scott’s 1955 Ghia Gilda Streamline X Coupe was just one of hundreds of extremely unique cars
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2013 Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance Preview
Rodeo Drive Concours d’Elegance Preview: Read the full Hollywood Reporter article HERE In honor of the 50th anniversary of Learjet, this year’s show, sponsored by Flexjet, is themed “The Jet Age” and will feature the public premiere of the all-new $18 million dollar Learjet 85 Aircraft by Bombardier. In a
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SOLD: 1956 300SL Gullwing For Sale (project car)
1956 300sl Gullwing Project SOLD Chassis# 198.0406500304 Engine# 198.9806500309 Body# 198.0406500299 Correct or “Matching” numbers Original colors were DB 180 Silver Gray Metallic with 333 Blue Leather. Special order vehicle (#855 378) and was shipped from the factory on March 15, 1957. One
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SOLD: 1955 Mercedes Benz Gullwing
SOLD: 1955 Mercedes Benz Gullwing Chassis #5500060, Body #5500092 and Engine #4500213 100 point body off restoration, original colors of DB190 Silver Gray Metallic with L1Blue/MB Tex Vinyl and Blue Plaid Wool Fabric 1955 Mercedes Benz Gullwing Chassis #5500060, Body #5500092 and
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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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