The world’s greatest collector car orgy took place on California’s Monterey peninsula during the third week in August. Before digging into the gems and lumps of coal, lets make some sense out of the most talked about item of the week-the $27 million NART Spider…
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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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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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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California Dreamin’ By Virginia DeMoss
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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