Mercedes and Daimler-Benz are among the very few automakers still extant that were around to partake in the original London to Brighton drive, of which more than 30 cars participated on November 14, 1896, as England’s Emancipation Run. This event celebrated the Locomotives on the Highway Act, which raised the road speed limit from the walking pace of […]
When Dan spotted a resilient wheel at Hershey recently, it was a real treat for me, because I’ve long been fascinated by the idea of these prewar wheels with their own suspension; I even wrote a brief history of them in Hemmings earlier this year. After considerable research, I came to the conclusion the idea […]
We’re still sorting through the numbers from the Monterey auctions, putting together coverage for our various titles. While looking over the spreadsheets, I happened to notice that these seven vehicles all had one thing in common: a selling price of exactly $55,000. So, the natural question is: If you had had $55,000 to spend in […]