by Wallace Wyss - At the 2017 Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, Mercedes unveiled a car called the Vision Mercedes-Maybach 6 (they seem determined to keep that name "Maybach" alive as their ultimate luxury model, though a Maybach marketed in … [Read more...]
Classic Car Icons – An Overused Term?
April 15, 2017 By 9 Comments
by Mike - The word icon has become very popular in the classic car world especially by anyone selling a car or writing a classic car auction catalog. When a word is used too much it can lose its meaning and its power. This has happened to other … [Read more...]
The Chrysler ME412 Supercar
October 16, 2016 By 9 Comments
It coulda been a contender by Wallace Wyss - If you have been guilty of skipping going to the Monterey vintage races in the past because you’re not that into race cars, think of what you might miss. Automakers just love to show a prototype … [Read more...]
A Sad Tale In Barn Finding
October 6, 2016 By 4 Comments
by Wallace Wyss - In writing my Incredible Barn Finds series of books (Enthusiast Books, Hudson WI), I come across a lot of happy stories—a guy who finds a potential million dollar car for peanuts. But sometimes it’s a very sad story, … [Read more...]
Mercedes 300SLs Will Be All Over Monterey In August
June 30, 2014 By 2 Comments
by Mike - In the collector car world the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing and 300SL Roadster have become the very symbol of collector cars. A major car collection is not complete without one and preferably one of each. They have sky rocked in … [Read more...]
Car Of The Day – Classic Car For Sale – Mercedes CLK GTR Roadster
March 23, 2013 By 1 Comment
by Mike - Here is my pick for the classic car for sale today that I would like to own. The Mercedes-Benz CLK GTR is a race car made street legal. Engineered by AMG it was intended for racing in the new FIA GT Championship series in 1997. The … [Read more...]
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