rare and beautiful Benz? The 1934 and 1938 Autobahnkurier

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rare and beautiful Benz? The 1934 and 1938 Autobahnkurier

only two were made, the 1934 and the 1938. Yup, 4 years apart and the same model.. but that wasn't uncommon prior to Harley Earl's p...

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from the inside looking up, a unique photo in a gullwing Mercedes Benz

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from the inside looking up, a unique photo in a gullwing Mercedes Benz

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Mercedes S Class, a couple of firsts

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Mercedes S Class, a couple of firsts

First with electronic antilock brakes first with 3 point seatbelts, first with sat nav, first with airbags Source, Top Gear, Jeremy Clarkson

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1960 300Sl roadster donated to Greek town to austion for funds for town park

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1960 300Sl roadster donated to Greek town to austion for funds for town park

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That awkward moment when you crash a $12 million Ferrari... and a couple other cool photos from Asaucerfulofwheels.tumblr.com

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQhSiH-SfKErLsayq2AeT-VXRCzoOOD0kM6GBqA8yJLNsVypi7f_AiL0PJ8ofxhYy3s_q7PYRZnWuoFxoanTh13RdL8_xJRKEs7maGalu9Ug2rLygVFIOQf2-R0_nyBX4WeWueLwjeaXP/s1600/That+awkward+moment+when+you+crash+a+%252412+million+Ferrari..jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwQhSiH-SfKErLsayq2AeT-VXRCzoOOD0kM6GBqA8yJLNsVypi7f_AiL0PJ8ofxhYy3s_q7PYRZnWuoFxoanTh13RdL8_xJRKEs7maGalu9Ug2rLygVFIOQf2-R0_nyBX4WeWueLwjeaXP/s640/That+awkward+moment+when+you+crash+a+%252412+million+Ferrari..jpg" width="614" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">That awkward moment when you crash a $12 million Ferrari, <a href="http://asaucerfulofwheels.tumblr.com/post/11862140196/david-love-ferrari-250-tr-monterey-historics-2009">http://asaucerfulofwheels.tumblr.com/post/11862140196/david-love-ferrari-250-tr-monterey-historics-2009</a> tp see it in slow mo</div><div class="caption">David Love/Ferrari 250TR/Monterey Historics/2009</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6-MN72Ul-zNn-lN0m3QoeIEKgxdB82dUrh_j9etK2FNG2CckBq2C4zOHvAPSManqeJ9XNMKZXHC6k6NJZ8N5CqjDPCbvxmhMzvmSjsQOEca-hjp0e0XyxQvJefBAuP-sUm7KPJOqkq_v/s1600/vic-makinen2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="540" ida="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgb6-MN72Ul-zNn-lN0m3QoeIEKgxdB82dUrh_j9etK2FNG2CckBq2C4zOHvAPSManqeJ9XNMKZXHC6k6NJZ8N5CqjDPCbvxmhMzvmSjsQOEca-hjp0e0XyxQvJefBAuP-sUm7KPJOqkq_v/s640/vic-makinen2.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>Timo Mäkinen Mini Cooper S RAC Rally 1967. <a href="http://rcma.free.fr/escort/victoires.htm">http://rcma.free.fr/escort/victoires.htm</a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_p2YaJS2VRgHFzgfYoJahGnd9r6vnEHIKrDdwK8VVR3fsWW818xnrVDuwJhNlEbX0VzRBUwJHnV2wqoHkMRKhSadGgC-__ox6s9xdUauMDEQjidMHCPgUkdoXPsvN_2nJIX26iRFMz1d/s1600/tumblr_lpo2165yU91qcs4zto1_1280.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg_p2YaJS2VRgHFzgfYoJahGnd9r6vnEHIKrDdwK8VVR3fsWW818xnrVDuwJhNlEbX0VzRBUwJHnV2wqoHkMRKhSadGgC-__ox6s9xdUauMDEQjidMHCPgUkdoXPsvN_2nJIX26iRFMz1d/s640/tumblr_lpo2165yU91qcs4zto1_1280.jpg" width="640" /></a><br />Hitchcock in a big cart... never would have thought I'd ever see that!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14fobGqMkr2P14sEly9_YN7HcOj3ub9a56_k81wf2S1DwM45rZkOKUeGak0trNWSwOf3LDfIkCpeZ-kQt1WFYy-Zk3yZ3Z4GboREyLTc_bfhRjDPqtGdc7StDN7X0LD0XD5XlKMFdqR1H/s1600/1934+Mercedes-Benz+500K+Streamline+Roadster.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="292" rda="true" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj14fobGqMkr2P14sEly9_YN7HcOj3ub9a56_k81wf2S1DwM45rZkOKUeGak0trNWSwOf3LDfIkCpeZ-kQt1WFYy-Zk3yZ3Z4GboREyLTc_bfhRjDPqtGdc7StDN7X0LD0XD5XlKMFdqR1H/s640/1934+Mercedes-Benz+500K+Streamline+Roadster.jpg" width="640" /></a></div>1934 Mercedes-Benz 500K Streamline Roadsterm, built for a King of Iraq, Erdmann & Rossi coachbuilders<br />all found on <a href="http://asaucerfulofwheels.tumblr.com/">http://asaucerfulofwheels.tumblr.com/</a></div>

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