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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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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2013 Amelia Island Auction Results
2013 Amelia Island Auction Results Update 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing High Bid of $910,000 1958 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster Sold for $792,000 300 SL SALES 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster: Sold for $726,000 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster: Sold for $654,000
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An MBCA National President’s Favorite Car Preserved By Scott Grundfor
Sometime in March 1997 my friend John Ling told me about an old Mercedes-Benz for sale at a Lincoln-Mercury dealer near Milwaukee. The car, said to be a convertible, was being sold to settle an estate. A week or two later, John had time to
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Scott Restorations Fountains of Youth By Ted West
Mercedes Magazine, 1989 In automotive terms, California is Reincarnation Country. In evidence, we offer Scott Restorations. Located on an unassuming back street in L.A.’s San Fernando Valley, and run by a kindly, unassuming fanatic named Scott Grundfor, this firm produces some of the best 300SL
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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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