Photography by David Gooley The Star (Mercedes Benz Club Magazine), July/August 2009 Scott Grundfor’s Views on Mercedes-Benz and Dream Cars While studying public management at UCLA in the mid-’60s, Scott Grundfor opened up a small automotive detail and repair shop at home to pay his
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The Matching, Immaculately Conserved, Ultra Low Mileage Mercedes “Twins” by Scott Grundfor
Imacculately Preserved Mercedes-Benz Teutonic Twins 1971 Mercedes Benz 280SE 3.5 Cabriolet VIN#: 111-027-120-01533 DB904, Midnight Blue exterior with a 265 Parchment Leather interior and Dark Blue German canvas convertible top Makassar Ebony wood trim 1972 Mercedes Benz 600 VIN#: 100-012-120-02139 DB904, Midnight Blue exterior with
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Monterey 2012 300SL Sales and Full Auction Results
300SL Sales at Monterey 2012 Auctions 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster: Record breaking preservation example sells for $1.6M 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing: Sold for $1,127,500 1963 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster $1,595,000 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing $1,127,500 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300SL “Gullwing” Coupe: RM Lot
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Petersen Automotive Museum Exhibit
AERODYNAMICS: FROM ART TO SCIENCE opens FATHER’S DAY WEEKEND at the Petersen Automotive Museum Click the image above to visit our image gallery A new exhibit opening soon at the Petersen Automotive Museum will appeal to both the automotive enthusiast as well as those who
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2012 Amelia Island Auction Results
Amelia Island Auctions 2012 Click for full Gooding & Co. Results Click for full RM Auction results Porsche collection steals the show at Amelia Island 2012 Click above image for full story on the Drendel Porsche Collection sale Notables (buyer’s premium included):
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2012 Scottsdale Auctions : Result Links for Gooding, RM and Barrett-Jackson Auctions
2012 Scottsdale Auctions : Result Links for Gooding, RM and Barrett-Jackson Auctions: Plus Mercedes 300SL Highlights! CLICK THE LINKS BELOW FOR FULL AUCTION RESULTS AND WEEKEND NEWS: RM Full Results Gooding & Co. Full Results Barrett Jackson Full Results RM Highlights Gooding & Co.
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Record Breaking 300SL Alloy Gullwing : 4.2 Million!
Breaking at Gooding’s Scottsdale 2012 Auction: Record Breaking 300SL Alloy Gullwing Sells for record breaking $4.2M! Chuck McConnell Friday, January 20th, 2012 Scottsdale Arizona Gooding & Company Auction Bidding started at the low estimate of $2M for this Alloy Gullwing and seemed to stall.
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Sebring 1956 Audio Chronicle Featuring Moss and Fangio
FEATURE: Chronicle of Sebring, Florida GRAND PRIX 1956 Side 1 Sebring Scene Interviews with: * Stirling Moss * Jeah Behra & Carlos Menditeguy * Porfirio Rubirosa * Peter Collins * Bill Spear * Juan Manuel Fangio * John Gordon Bennett * Reg Parnell * Marquis
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The Zero Mile Gullwing
Featured Article: The Zero Mile Gullwing By Dennis Adler and Scott Grundfor 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
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Legend Fangio with On Board Camera 1957
Juan Manuel Fangio: Click the image above to view amazing historic “On Board” footage of the Legend Fangio at work in F-1 in 1957 History of Motor Racing: The Heroic Days (1902-1914) Click above for video We’ve begun amassing videos on our new
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