Sage words of advice from Rob in this article. Enjoy driving them while you (and your body) can, with all the manual features, smells, and inconveniences. If you just wait until the ideal day when all planets align for an epic road trip, you might have aged out. Life is short. ... View more

I'm a big fan of these. Beautiful lines, built by a race-car driver as his dream car, top-notch build quality by Baur (who also did the 959 for Porsche, for example!), possibility of upgrading the Corvette V8, and more. If only it had been sold in the USA. It's so hard to find them here. I've seen exactly two in my 40 years of going to car shows. I'll keep dreaming. ... View more

I'd love to bring in a 74-79 Bitter CD, with the Corvette V8, and upgrade the motor at bit. The US saw about 400 of the later (80's) Bitter SC with the Opel/GM inline 6, but the earlier, Euro only CD is the one that I'd like to drive. ... View more

I have seen this close up as part of the Picture Cars group for Wonder Woman 84 and many other productions in the DC area over the last 15 years. While it sounds exciting, there are many hours of tedium involved, in between a few minutes of glory during a take. The overall conditions can be grueling and hard on the cars, so one isn't encouraged to bring out the real concours cars, unless the $$ is there and special precautions are taken. For example, for one scene in the Hulu production "Dopesick", one of my cars was "too nice" and had to be weathered, with a layer of dirt, for the shoot. Further, the weather that evening was below freezing, with sleet falling intermittently. It took over an hour for a shot which appears in all of 5 seconds in the final product. Interesting, but not always as glamorous as it seems. ... View more

Awesome! This is what enjoying old cars is all about. Adventures on the back roads! ... View more

A beautiful car to see in person. I was fortunate to have seen White Post Restorations do a complete restoration on one several years ago, the same one which now resides in the Stahls Automotive Collection in Michigan. Check out the headliner - it's hand woven out of wicker! ... View more

Love the article. Looking forward to the day when Hagerty can insure my vintage Airstream! ... View more

Hi, thanks for sharing, this was a great article. There were so many great ads in the series for the 1965-66 era Ford Mustang that had were more dramatic and had more impact than the one included in the article. Check out the following (google search): "Six and the single girl", "Should a man in his 50's be allowed out in his Mustang?", "Agnes and the Willow Lane Whist Club", "Youth is a wonderful thing. What a crime to waste it on children", "' I think I'll slip into something more racy for Harry'", "Sweetheart of the Supermarket Set", and many more. It was a great series of ads by the Mad Men of the 60s, J. Walter Thompson agency. ... View more

Well written article. At or above the same level as what I would expect from R&T or C&D. I felt like I was riding right next to you as you tested it. Cheers. ... View more

Big Oly (and PJ himself) featured prominently in the original 1974 Gone in 60 Seconds movie. It was one of the vehicles needed for the heist. They toured his facility. The days of big hairs & flares, for sure! ... View more

No AMGs at all?? No V12 SLs? Kinda light on Mercedes Benz in general. Quite the iconic cars in the 90s especially. ... View more

Hi,   I had mentioned this guy to Tom a couple of years ago but he didn't follow up on it. I have a friend who has close to 100 collector cars, mostly older US cars, but some Euro cars as well, in three separate locations within a 10 mile radius near Winchester, Virginia. I attach some photos as just one of the buildings. Our mutual friend, Brad Philips of Hagerty, has met this guy and has been to his residence and seen some of his cars, however, he has more cars at two remote warehouses. He would likely show the cars to Tom upon request. Anyway, if interested, reach out to me and I'll put you all in touch. Take care, Pete Engel  - Harrdware@gmail.com 5 cars wide, 10 rows deep Several 50's Hemis around Just one of his buildings ... View more

I met Ben and David Smith and saw Retractable Prototype No. 2 at the Mustang 35th Anniversary Celebration at Charlotte in 1994. The car was eggshell blue, with a black top & black standard seat interior. It might have been a 6 cylinder - there was no engine badge on the front fenders. The car's license plate said "CTHETOP" - that sums it up rather nicely. ... View more

A 48% rise in Mercedes R129 values since 2018 is impressive. Perhaps there are other 80s-90s Mercedes models also rising rapidly, which are being left out of these lists? ... View more

It's time for some recognition of this series in the collector car marketplace for what it is - a very dependable, comfortable, and powerful touring car from the best era of modern Mercedes-Benz build quality. Many are still available for pennies on the dollar, compared to what they sold for when new. Buy now, before prices creep out of range.   ... View more

My humble thoughts are that a decision of this magnitude deserves some honest reflection on what the owner wishes to do with the car - what is he or she looking to accomplish by owning the car - factors beyond merely what the car 'might' be worth to the next person to buy it afterwards. If the car will rarely be driven, and is purchased mainly for its appreciation value, it would be hard to go wrong with either choice - both are considered "Blue Chip" collectibles. In fact, the Gullwing variant of the 300SL was called the "sports car of the 20th Century" by a jury of trade journalists. It's highly doubtful either car will depreciate much, if at all.  If the car was used for track events, the choice is pretty clear, the rip-snorting Cobra has the requisite sights, sounds, and stripes. (Although the 300SL was also based on a very successful race platform that won LeMans outright in the 1950s). On the other hand, if the car is intended for touring on the open road, especially with a Significant Other - the choice is also clear - the 300SL with its roll up windows, hard top / soft top choices, more comfortable seats, better storage space, etc. And with the 300SL, bystanders and others would never mistake or assume a real one for a clone or replica, unlike with Cobras, unfortunately. Finally, regarding documentation, not only is Mercedes-Benz factory support still very strong for the 300SL series, (unlike Ford for the Cobras), there are also several strong, close-knit 300SL support groups as well (GullwingGroup.org for one). Even the factory (the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center - located in California) can directly document, restore, consult on, or just service 300SLs.    ... View more

For that money I'd rather look at a Mercedes 450SL, you can still find them under $12K if you look around, talk about personal luxury! ... View more

33rd Generation Honda Accord- what other 4 door sedan had popups as standard, across all models? ... View more

ALL the Porsche transaxle cars deserve mention- 924, 928, 944, 968 ... View more

A nicely researched, well-written article. Thank you! ... View more

Nice work,  but where are the German legends of 1994? Porsche 928GTS, 968 Club Sport, Mercedes/Porsche E500? Some big followings of these models,  then and now. ... View more

Lightning the most practical all around performer in this group.  Ready for a road trip to anywhere, with few issues and the A/C blasting. The others are nice to look at I guess.  ... View more

Awesome article about one of my favorite niches of the car hobby - the true, original "Hybrids!" ... View more