Hidden along the central California coast is a unique restoration and preservation facility where cars bearing the three-pointed star are a singular focus, especially 300SL Gullwings and Roadsters. January 2016 – Mercedes Enthusiast – www.mercedesenthusiast.co.uk Words and Images Richard Truesdell In the USA, there are
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Gullwings flock to Arroyo Grande
A world-renowned craftsman restores some of the most valuable cars ever produced. BY ROBERT A. MCDONALD Tucked in the hills south of San Luis Obispo sits a brown, barn-like building filled with some of the most beautiful and expensive cars ever built. Some of them
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Monterey Auctions 2013: The Good and The Bad
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…
Ferrari 250 GTO sale record at $52M
Records are made to be broken, and it seems that one may have just been snapped again. An Italian website is reporting that a Ferrari 250 GTO, owned by American collector Paul Pappalardo, recently sold for $52 million…
The Car That Led Three Lives : 1955 300SLS Prototype
This sleek, light metallic blue roadster has been determined to be chassis 00009/52, one of eight 300SL prototype coupes raced by Mercedes-Benz in 1952. From there it became the prototype for the 300SL Roadster and finally assumed a third role as a mule for the factory’s 300SLS race team in 1957…
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