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« Previous Entries2010 Silver Arrows Formula One Team Hires Michael Schumacher
Monday, December 28th, 2009Stuttgart/Brackley – The MERCEDES GP PETRONAS Formula One Team can confirm that seven-times Formula One World Champion Michael Schumacher will make his racing return in 2010 with the Silver Arrows team. With seven Drivers’ World Championships, 248 Grand Prix starts, 91 victories, 154 podium finishes and 68 pole positions, the 40-year old German needs no [...]
SL Market – Mercedes-Benz Video Selections
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009Below you’ll find videos mentioned in the SL Market Letter (094):
The 1886 Benz was the first car. Lance Lambert from The Vintage Vehicle Show visits the Mercedes Classics Museum to see, learn about, and drive this vehicle.
Patent Motor Car 1 Cylinder Bore 91.44mm Stroke 150 Displacement 984 cc Benz Patent [...]
QA: 1986 300SL 5-Speed Production Numbers
Monday, October 12th, 2009Len Asks:
I have a 1986 300SL 5-speed manual. I love the car very much but note that outside of a Website in Germany, I almost never see manual gearbox R107 300SL’s offered for sale. Could you tell me, of the 13,000-odd R107’s that were produced in total from 1985 through 1989, how many were [...]
QA: 1985 380SL Valuation Trends
Friday, June 19th, 2009Kevin Stanley asks:
I have a 1985 380Sl; full load, heated seats, ac, hard top, etc. I am the second owner and the car is all original with 92,000 km’s. It is teal with natural leather; 8 out of 10 condition. How can I determine the value today? Are they going up or down in value?
Thanks [...]
1957 300SL Ro Mercedes-Benz Roadster
Wednesday, April 1st, 2009Offered by John Olson, Inc., a 1957 300SL Ro (Mercedes-Benz Roadster) is being auctioned by telephone bid sale. Additional information is available to qualified buyers (details below).
Telephone Bid Sale Details – How it works (click here).
One of the world’s most desirable and ageless Classics. This example began life in Austria, was raced in California during [...]
MERCEDES-BENZ: 5 Spd Manual vs. 4 Spd Automatic
Wednesday, February 25th, 2009Phil asks:
I have a 1981 500SLC I would like to put a 5-speed (manual) trans in the car ….any suggestions.
John Olson replies:
My suggestions? Forget about it! The improvement would be minimal for a whole lota’ cost and monkey business. Gertrag made (may still make) a strong five speed manual box that AMG offered during the 1980s… priced at $14,000 [...]
2008 Formula 1 — 12 minute Synopsis
Saturday, April 26th, 2008Here are the four best 3 minutes cameos of Formula 1 racing I’ve ever seen.
They are the handiwork of Bernie Ecclestone’s best PR specialists
Bahrain, the 3rd race this year is at this window, with an “archives” option for past races.
http://www.formula1.com/services/play_video.html
Each 3 minutes is a state-of-the-art “rush” that exceeds sights one would see being there.
There is no substitute for the real [...]
Are 300SL Roadsters “finally” eclipsing Gullwing Prices
Thursday, February 7th, 2008Question: Sportscar Market Magazine’s 2008 Price Guide is putting 300SL Roadster values higher then the Mercedes-Benz Gullwings. Can this be true?
Olson Replies: The SL Market Letter has been charting this relationship since these models were new. The 300SL “Gullwing” Coupe is one the few great cars where a closed body-type has commanded higher prices than its convertible counterpart. This has prompted decades of prognostication that Roadsters [...]
Salute to Roy Spencer…
Monday, January 28th, 2008Roy Spencer has posted a summary of the Mercedes SL scene, as of 2008, that’s so good I might have written it myself! “An SL for any Size Billfold” might be another name for this four-part article covering four decades of SLs. Whether you’re curious about adding another decade to your SL collection or still seek your first, take a gander at these four [...]
Recession and Scottsdale
Thursday, January 24th, 2008QUESTION: John, a question on a lot of minds this month: Can we expect collector cars to follow weak real estate and/or a bearish Wall Street? OLSON: Not as much as you might think. While anyone in financial straights may be forced to dispense (temporarily) with their hobby it is also true that:
Cars are [...]
