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Palo Alto Concours 2010: over 40 Mercedes on display

6 Aug 2010 | One Comment |
Palo Alto Concours 2010: over 40 Mercedes on display

Mercedes-Benz was one of the featured marques at this year’s Palo Alto Concours in California. Have a look six decades of Mercedes-Benz style that was on display.

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Monterey 2010: Mercedes Auction Preview

16 Jul 2010 | One Comment |
Monterey 2010: Mercedes Auction Preview

The major auction houses are frantically assembling their lots for the year’s premier week of collector car sales, Monterey 2010. What will we see offered in this year’s sales?

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Touring the Classic Center in Fellbach

25 Feb 2010 | One Comment |
Touring the Classic Center in Fellbach

Have you been to the Mercedes Classic Center in Fellbach, Germany? We haven’t but thanks to an amazing group of images, we can take a virtual tour through this most extraordinary collection of Mercedes.

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Your Cars

24 Feb 2010 | One Comment |
Your Cars

We’ve had over 51,000 different Mercedes-Benz enthusiasts visit MercedesHeritage.com since we went live late last year. What are your fellow enthusiasts driving?

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SL Learning Center

8 Feb 2010 | 8 Comments |
SL Learning Center

Are you looking for an SL? Do you want to quickly educate yourself so you buy the right SL? Have a look at this valuable educational tool.

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Auction Action: Arizona 2010 Results

7 Feb 2010 | 2 Comments |
Auction Action: Arizona 2010 Results

January’s auctions generally set the tone for the year within the collector car community. 2010 provided some strong results and surprises from mother nature.

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Grand Touring through Alpine Mists

29 Nov 2009 | 2 Comments |
Grand Touring through Alpine Mists

The Silvretta Classic in Austria attracts some magnificent cars from all over Europe. This year’s event drew some spectacular examples of the Silver Star’s best classics.

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Pagoda Expert Brian Peters: More restoration tips

7 Nov 2009 | Add Your Comment |
Pagoda Expert Brian Peters: More restoration tips

Our 230/250/280SL expert Brian Peters’ November installment reveals more insider tips when evaluating any “Pagoda” SL. What looks like non-original sloppy underhood paintwork proves to be otherwise after some investigation.

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The Pininfarina 230SL

6 Nov 2009 | Add Your Comment |
The Pininfarina 230SL

Perhaps the only special bodied Mercedes-Benz Pagoda, the Pininfarina 230SL is a stunning coupe, and perhaps the most valuable 113 chassis constructed.

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Auction Action: Monterey 2009

9 Oct 2009 | 8 Comments |
Auction Action: Monterey 2009

Auction results from Monterey are always looked to as a mid-year barometer for collectible car prices. How did collectible Mercedes-Benz prices fare? Editor Roy Spencer was on hand to inspect the cars and evaluate results.

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