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First Among Equals – The Briggs Cunningham Gullwing

First Among Equals Bought by Briggs Cunningham and driven by Phil Hill, this 1954 300SL was the first Gullwing ever sold. Article Stefan Weijola with Gary Anderson Images Dan Savinelli   The term “race bred” is often used in advertisements for...

Waking a Giant – Getting a Dormant Long-wheelbase 600 Pullman Back on the Road

Waking a Giant   Getting a dormant long-wheelbase 600 Pullman back on the road   Article by Guy Lewis, Images Stuart Doane     At the 2014 Concours d’Elegance of America at St. John’s, a dark-blue behemoth with parchment interior caught the...

Mystery of the Vanished Streamliner

The Mystery of the Vanished Streamliner Built in the darkening days before the Second World War to win a race that was never run, the 540K Special Streamliner later disappeared in the turmoil of postwar Germany. For decades the remnants of this...

Origin of the Species CLA45 AMG and 190E 2.3-16

Perfect Pagoda – Concours Example of 1967 250SL W113

MBCA on Display at Amelia Island

Spring is heralded by The Amelia Island Concours d’Elegance during the second weekend of March. This year the stars were the MBCA cars on display at Saturday’s Cars & Coffee at the Concours, on the same field that the next day would be filled...

Totally redesigned 2015 Mercedes-Benz C-Class

Three of a kind – 1957 300Sc Roadster, Cabriolet and Coupe

THREE OF A KIND300Sc Roadster, Cabriolet and Coupe Article by Gary Anderson and Pat Matthews Images by Maurice Liang As Daimler-Benz gradually emerged from the ruins of World War II, the company first used its limited resources to repair and...

2014 Mercedes-Benz CLA - A Game Changer

Let’s get this party started.The all-new 2014 CLA is designed to bring Mercedes-Benz quality and performance to an entirely new audience. Article – Gary Anderson  Photography Greg Jarem and Gary Anderson  With the introduction of the 2014 CLA, a...

Fifty Years from 1963 230SL to 2013 SL63

Fifty Years from 1963 230SL to 2013 SL63Article and Photographs: Gary Anderson We often forget, whether driving our treasured classics or the newest products in the Mercedes-Benz showrooms, how much has changed, and yet how much has remained the...
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