Nowadays, the major car brands are bringing much more to the market than just new models. Think of clothing, watches, suitcases, and even coffee makers and strollers. After all, enthusiasts want to show in multiple ways that they have a connection with a...
Stunning and unique Mercedes Benz 300C Estate
A beautiful example to kick off the new year, if we do say so ourselves. This 1956 Mercedes-Benz 300C estate is a one-off variant built on commission for a wealthy American. The unique Benz has been fully restored and is in particularly good...
Mercedes-Benz AMG classics
We can hear you saying: “AMG doesn’t build cars themselves, does it? They tune Mercedes!” The latter is true, and that is what they have become world-famous for. Nowadays, AMG on a Mercedes is synonymous with a top-class version of a Mercedes...
Fat German on eBay
Yes, and we’re not talking about Heino with his fondness for bratwurst, beer, and dumplings, but about a nice, substantial, still-in-the-skin, limited edition Mercedes-Benz 190 E 2.5 16V Evolution II. Only 502 were built, and this is number 146...
Blitzen Benz: bigger is better
In 1909, Julius Ganss, an employee at Benz, received permission to build a car based on the 150 hp Benz Grand Prix car that was intended to be capable of exceeding 200 km/h; this would become the Blitzen Benz. The intention was to use this 150 hp engine from the...
Concept car: Mercedes-Benz C111
Consumers were eager to see it on the road, and the story goes that people even went to Mercedes with blank checks to order one. However, it would never be that way. The compact, wedge-shaped, bright orange C 111 with gullwing doors was... by Mercedes-Benz...
Cuban Gullwing played hide-and-seek for years
Automotive photographer Piotr Degler roamed the Caribbean island of Cuba to shoot photos for his 2015 calendar 'Carros de Cuba'. Success was guaranteed, as the streetscape in Cuba has remained virtually unchanged since 1950 due to a decades-long ban on the...
Ho, ho, ho, a high-quality Christmas sleigh
Once again, there is something beautiful for sale across the border that fits in with Christmas quite well, we think. [inset id=”10088″] Not really for under the tree, certainly not this version. But we do think that many a Santa would consider this a fine alternative sleigh...
1971 summer Benz goes under the hammer
Let's start this article with a beautiful picture, so we can first take a good look at perhaps one of the most beautiful Benzes ever built: the rare 280SE 3.5 convertible. A photo like this immediately puts you back in a summer mood. It is...
A 20-star collection
The kind of story that reads like a boys' adventure book: It is the summer of 2013 and a collector who wants to get rid of his collection of classic Mercedes calls a company about it. He calls the men from V-classic in Dresden and they come to take a look at the...















