Friday, February 15, 2019

is it me? Or does it appear that the VW Bug fenders influenced the Mercedes Benz designers on this?


Purchased new by a doctor in Indianapolis. The car remained with the doc until his passing in 2001 and is said to have been serviced by the same Mercedes-Benz mechanic from new until 2012, when it was acquired by the selling dealer from his family.

It was auctioned but the 400k high bid still hadn't racked the magic million reserve. Why do people think that somewhere there is a billionaire who wants to part with a million for a car that maybe 100 people in the world ever wanted enough to buy, new or used?

Investors? Maybe. Probably not. They have to be sure that they are buying low, and will find a buyer later that is desperately in need of the car/investment to pay far more than anyone else. Easy, if you've got a 62 Ferrari GTO, not so much for a funky Mercedes

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1957-mercedes-benz-300sc/  Thanks Doug!

5 comments:

  1. I actually had this on "watch" function on the BaT site and it just went for almost 1/2 million dollars.

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  2. As for the fenders, it's just you.

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    1. hmmm. Well, they look really similar.

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  3. No, its not just you. Remember all of those fiberglass kits in the 70's that you could make your Beetle look like a Rolls, etc. the Benz' fenders and headlights do resemble the curve and shape of the VW's.

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