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SLEEPING BEAUTY
This rare 1939 Mercedes-Benz 170V Roadster slumbered for more than 50 years before being restored to show quality
Article Mark Masselink with Henry Magno
Images Thomas Magno
The preservation of a classic car is always a...
The Center of It All
With the Mercedes-Benz Museum and Classic Centers at its core, Mercedes-Benz Classic preserves, restores, and celebrates the artifacts and heritage of the world’s original car company. Michael Bock, director, Mercedes-Benz...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...