1973 Mercedes 450sl With Only 34,700 Miles on 2040-cars
Wheaton, Illinois, United States
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I purchased this unmolested, rust free, beauty from a very prominent Plastic Surgeon in the St Petersburg Florida area a little less then 10 years ago. It was all original except for the radio, and it had been very well maintained mechanically. Though rust free, the paint was very weathered from the hot Florida sun. After driving it home to Illinois from Florida I spent the next year removing all the bright work and trim, removing the doors, hood, trunk, top, interior, etc. and then stripped the body to bare metal of the tired paint. I had the paint color computer matched and repainted the car in a very nice base coat/clear coat finish. After hours of hand buffing the car shows beautifully, and the color almost has a patina effect by itself, which would make you think the car had been kept in a time capsule for 40 years had you not known otherwise. The Interior has been left alone and was reinstalled after the paintwork was done. Only change to the interior was new carpet of the same type and color as the original that was taken out, and the installation of a nice radio with a cd changer in the trunk for drivability. I have a brand new correct soft top for the car that has not yet been installed, but will ship with the car if not installed first. This car has been meticulously maintained mechanically and with less then 35K on the odometer it drives like when it was brand new. Tires have very good tread. The breaks, suspension, engine, transmission, etc. have all been kept in top shape. I have enjoyed this car as my sunday afternoon cruiser in the summer and would not hesitate to drive it anywhere. It is ready to take to the country club or for a cruise down the highway. Because of the attractive bumpers of this first year 450 SL, it has much better lines and attracts attention wherever you drive it. I am getting up in age and have decided to sell some of my cars, as I cannot drive them all anymore. It is time for someone else to have the opportunity to enjoy this great German Classic. The car can stay in storage where it is at for as long as reasonably necessary for you to make shipping arrangements once paid for. You will not be disappointed by this original beauty. |
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Mercedes-AMG GT attacks Circuit of the Americas
Fri, 12 Sep 2014Mercedes-Benz is having a banner year with its Formula One team. Through 2014, the constructor has 454 championship points; ahead of its nearest competitor (Red Bull-Renault) by a margin of 182 tally marks. We're sure they can almost taste the champagne.
It's fitting then, and a little big cocky in a good way, that Mercedes has released a video of its newest sports car at an F1 venue. In this case, the car is the lovely Mercedes-AMG GT S, and the racetrack is Austin's Circuit of the Americas.
Having seen the official photo set and scratched the surface of the technical specifications earlier this week, we're excited to finally hear the thing run. As you might guess, the deployment of 503 horsepower and 479 pound-feet of torque from the twin-turbo V8 is a motivating experience. Crank up your volume, and hit that play button. (Oh, and Mercedes shot the thing in 4K, too, so those of you with expensive televisions/monitors should take heed to the settings.)
Artist imagines eerie world where cars have no wheels
Thu, 24 Jan 2013The wheel ranks right up there with the telescope and four-slice toaster in the pantheon of inventions that have moved humankind forward. But what if a circle in three dimensions had never occurred to anyone, and we all had just moved on without it? Perhaps we'd be driving around in Lucas Motors Landspeeders with anti-gravity engines. Or maybe we'd have the same cars we do today, just without wheels.
That's the thought experiment that seems to have led French photographer Renaud Marion to create his six-image series called Air Drive. The shots depict cars throughout many eras of motoring that look normal except for one thing: they have no wheels. The models used include a Jaguar XK120, Cadillac DeVille (shown above), Chevrolet El Camino and Camaro, and Mercedes-Benz SL and 300 roadsters.
Perhaps one day when our future becomes our past, you'll be able to walk the street and see with your own eyes the rust and patina of age on our nation's fleet of floating cars. Until then, Monsieur Marion's photographs will have to do.
2014 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG Black Series [w/video]
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There have been five Black Series models since the Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG Black Series introduced itself to European audiences in 2006. Following that, the Black Series club has hosted appearances by the 2008 CLK63 AMG Black Series, the 2009 SL65 AMG Black Series and last year's 2013 C63 AMG Black Series. The sixth member of the group is one we would have thought already was a Black Series car in its standard guise. Right out of the box, the SLS AMG is loud, frenetic, cozy, boisterous and frightfully easy to oversteer. How much more Black did it need to get?
Quite a bit so, apparently. The SLS AMG Black Series has lost weight, gained power and been refitted with upgrades and aero bits from front to rear. If you liked the way it looked before, you'll probably be an even bigger fan of this one. If you thought it looked ungainly, well, this one should stay even further away from pageants. Regardless of where you come down this is the best SLS AMG variant we've driven.