Lot of the Day: A Lotec-Turbo 1991 Mercedes 300CE-24 Is at €28,500 on Collecting Cars, and Its TÜV Papers Will Set the Price
Eve Nowell A Lotec-turbocharged 1991 Mercedes 300CE-24 widebody is bidding at €28,500 on Collecting Cars. The TÜV paperwork and the…
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A $252,000 Mercedes Wagon Didn’t Re-Rate the W123. It Priced One Car.
John Lloyd A 3,800-mile 280 TE wagon made $252,000 at Pebble Beach, 17 times the 300 TD Turbodiesel median. The…
Collector Market Morning Watch: Hershey Sold 99%, but Prices Split, and RM London Resets the Valkyrie
Kyle Matthews Hershey cleared 99 percent of its lots, yet results split sharply against estimates, and RM London has priced…
Today in Collector Car History: Ralph Lauren Is Born, and a Legendary Garage Follows (Oct. 14, 1939)
Ralph Lauren was born Oct. 14, 1939. His car collection won Pebble Beach twice, filled museums and showed…
On a 300 SL Gullwing, the Data Card Decides Whether “Alloy” Is a Fact or a Fantasy
Only about 29 alloy-bodied 300 SL Gullwings were built, and the gap to a steel car is measured…
Lot of the Day: A 12,000-Mile 1971 Mercedes 280SL Pagoda, and the Repaint That Will Set Its Price
A 12,000-mile 1971 Mercedes 280SL Pagoda is bidding at $75,000 on Bring a Trailer. Specs, comps and the…
The 300 SL Is the Headline. Daxecker’s S-Classes Are the Experiment.
Hannes Daxecker’s 83-car Mercedes collection sells without reserve on 7 November. The 300 SL will draw the headlines,…
Six of the Rarest Classic Cars Ever Made
From a two-car Mercedes that sold for €135 million to a Bugatti that vanished in 1941, these are…
‘Matching Numbers’ on a Mercedes Pagoda Means Less Than You Think. Check the Body Number
On a W113 Pagoda, originality lives in the body number stamped on the hood, hardtop and transmission support.…
Collector Car Market Brief: Sampras’s BMW Z8, Two Gullwings and What Paperwork Is Worth
Shawn Henry Pete Sampras's BMW Z8 carries a €250,000–€350,000 estimate a day after a Z8 sold for $162,500. Plus two…