Filed under: Classics , Auctions We’ve been busy covering Barrett-Jackson this week, but there are plenty of other auctions going on in Scottsdale as well. One of those is Gooding & Company, which has been selling some pretty incredible cars. Perhaps the most significant is this 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing, which is just one of 29 built with an aluminum alloy body.
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Auctions: Rare 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Alloy sells for record $4.62 million
Filed under: Motorsports , Classics , Auctions , Etc. , Europe , Videos , UK Motorsports has had plenty of dark days in its history, but few compare to the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans . That race saw Lance Macklin enter this Austin-Healey 100 S Prototype in the legendary European 24-hour race in his name. The vehicle packed a 140-horsepower inline four-cylinder engine with a massive cam and dual carbs, and while Macklin was able to keep the vehicle in decent standing throughout the first racing stint, he eventually found himself being lapped by the substantially quicker sports-prototype vehicles from Jaguar and Mercedes-Benz .
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Official: Infamous Le Mans 1955 Austin-Healey 100S Prototype sold for $1.3 million [w/video]
Filed under: Frankfurt Motor Show , Classics , Etc. , Audi , Mercedes-Benz , Porsche , Design/Style There were plenty of curiosities to see art the Frankfurt Motor Show this year. City cars converted into beach buggies.
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Frankfurt: Turning scrap metal into German classics is our kind of recycling program
Filed under: Motorsports , Etc. , Videos , Porsche Sir Stirling Moss runs up the hill at Goodwood – Click above to watch video after the jump Despite his predilection for British cars, Sir Stirling Moss has a name and career that can be attached to a few special race cars from other parts of the world. Among the most notable are his ties with Germany’s Mercedes-Benz and Porsche .
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Video: Sir Stirling Moss talks about his Porsche history before running up the hill at Goodwood
Filed under: Classics , Convertible , Coupe , Performance , Mercedes-Benz , Luxury Gullwings at the Golden Gate – Click above for high-res image They don’t build ‘em like they used to. The unofficial slogan of classic car owner’s clubs around the world may just as well apply to Fort Point, the U.S. military installation at the foot of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Bridge. Fifty years ago, the Gull Wing Group – a club for owners of Mercedes-Benz ‘s iconic 300 SL – gathered at the fortress for a group photo
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Mercedes-Benz recreates famous photos with Gull Wings and Golden Gate Bridge
Filed under: Classics , Etc. , Mercedes-Benz , Toys/Games Harrington Group’s replica Mercedes-Benz 300SL – Click above for image gallery Want your little car nut to stand out from the neighborhood pack of wheeled terrors? Go for one of these fantastic looking half-scale classics from the Vietnam-headquartered Harrington Group , and wave goodbye to mediocre renditions of roadgoing vehicles as little Bobby (or Bobbie) cruises in style.
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Harrington’s half-size classics to start pint-sized car nuts early