The film shows an eight-minute drive through Paris in the early hours of the morning (05:30 hrs) in August 1976, accompanied by sounds of a high-revving engine, gear changes and squealing tires. It starts in a tunnel of the Paris Périphérique at Porte Dauphine, with an on-board view from an unseen car exiting up on… Read More C’était un rendez-vous
This Mercedes was, back then, the top notch car that money could buy, if you were looking for a four door car. Indeed it was extremely expensive: it wa sone of the favourite car of the Formula one drivers of the late sixties: a 6.3 litre V8 engine producing 250 hp and a ton of torque… Read More Muscles in disguise: 1969 Mercedes 300 SEL 6.3
Actually hearses are always a good choice as they’re generally used less than a common car and as they often have had a good manteinance: it should be quite embarassing to have mechanical problems during a funeral. This 280 SE, once removed the funeral “eqipment”, could be a nice station wagon as it looks very… Read More No superstition: 1968 Mercedes-Benz 280 SE Hearse
We’ve seen many Mercedes 190 SL for sale, some were in desperate conditions, some perfectly restored, many good drivers but we’ve never seen a car like this, in such original and preserved conditions. The seller says that the first and only owner bought this car in 1963 from Mercedes-Benz of Hollywood, for $2,794. Many years… Read More Time machine: 1959 Mercedes-Benz 190 SL
This big Benz is said to be a barn find in great overall conditions. The seller says also that in the last year he replaced cap and rotor, waterpump, radiator, hoses, center-bearing, headlamps, and a thorough flush of the oil, trans, and powersteering fluids; all these things mean enough money spent on it. Also a set… Read More Cheap limo: 1975 Mercedes 450 SEL
The Mercedes-Benz W100 series, especially in Pullman or Grosser configuration, was the favorite car of many jet-set people but also of many infamous dictators like Pol-Pot, Tito, Kim Il Sung and many others. This car needs a mighty 6.3 liters 8V engine to move its 2.8 tons mass (dry), covering an overall lenght of 6.24 meters… Read More Dictators’ favorite: 1965 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman
We don’t like to post such expensive car but in this case we’ll do an exception. This U.S. spec. 1957 300 SL Roadster is said to be a stalled restoration, and that it will be sold as is. For sure, it’s not the usual car you think at when you hear the word “project”. The… Read More Expensive project: 1957 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster
This MB 350 “Pagoda” seems to be in exceptional status, moreover it’s an Euro car which means that it has not those ugly DOT homologated bumpers and no side markers. The overall look of the car is clean and elegant. Interiors seem nothing but perfect; the mixed upholstery is not usual and gives to the… Read More Golden star: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 350 SL
This MB 350 “Pagoda” seems to be in exceptional status, moreover it’s an Euro car which means that it has not those ugly DOT homologated bumpers and no side markers. The overall look of the car is clean and elegant. Interiors seem nothing but perfect; the mixed upholstery is not usual and gives to the… Read More Golden star: 1980 Mercedes-Benz 350 SL
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