Posted on 05/20/2022 3:08:05 AM PDT by Lovely-Day-For-A-Guinness
A 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR 'Uhlenhaut Coupé', always in possession of the auto maker, sold for $143 million at RM Sotheby's!
The auction house's description with many photos - 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SLR
An unbelievable amount of dosh, it puts it in the top 10 of any item sold at auction.
O Lord, won't you buy me a Mercedes Benz.
what a beautiful car. We have gone backwards in aesthetic design. How about that Scion xB /s
Every week a low mileage GT350R is selling on bringatrailer for $150k-$170k.
Rising tides lift all boats. In a few years, or maybe months, you may wish you bought that Eleanor.
It's looking like money is being moved to collector cars as other investments sour.
They make great campers out of these type of fleet trucks. I’d like to take one out West to the national parks, comfy enough for a couple nights in the park then you pick up, travel, hotel a few nights and visit another park.
I should have taken better care of it and kept it.
But - kids, ya know...
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Just looked up today's average value of one in 'good' condition:
Only $35,700.
The memories of the drag racing and what-not are worth that to me.
So I guess I did the right thing by beating the crap out of it. (The Fun Value)
It looked like this one -
Mine is an RV that has been west and elsewhere as you describe. There is a cult of Sprinter homebrew RV converters
Here is one day on our trip following the Butterfield trail west from Memphis to San Francisco
Yep, it’s the way to go.
here’s some cool ones : https://rvownerhq.com/top-small-motorhomes/
The 1935 Mercedes-Benz 540K Spezial Roadster is one I'd consider selling my soul (as charred as it is) for.
Very nice, and easy to work on :)
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