There is an interesting short article in Today's Wall Street Journal on "Extreme Restoration." It chronicles the tale of a restored 1955 Mercedes 300SL at an extimated labor cost of over $300,000. Ap
Not so extreme, those guys are in a different league than us. My brother-in-law spent a couple hundred grand restoring his 30's Lagonda roadster, and as much on several other cars. My sister ain't so
It's a shame. Sounds like he's more into the "prestige " of what he does rather than just the enjoyment. I've seen Jay Leno several time on My Classic Car and other auto special interests car shows
Remember, a mid 50s vintage 300 SL Gullwing Mercedes is supposed to be worth a quarter million or more depending upon the restoration. They only made 1400 of them. And 1858 Roadster versions. There i
This is an interesting thread that has sort of been discussed before, but from a different angle. Many people (myself included) have often balked at the prices being asked for questionable cars, but
Sigh.. it would be nice to have a Gullwing etc., but... My brother-in-law has a six-car garage full of antiques but he doesn't use them! Unlike our Datsun roadsters where we go anywhere up and down t
back in college days I looked at a 300SL (roadster) that needed serious restoration and could be had for three hundred dollars. not really understanding at the time what an opportunity that was, I to
heck with that kind of funding we could get almost 3 cars done! -- Les Cannaday Dennis Currington Classic Datsun Motorsports 345 Olive Ave Vista, CA 92083 (760) 940-6365 (208) 988-5507(fax) http://ww
I would not put myself anywhere near the league of Jay Or Phil, but IMHO the joy is in the driving. 1967.5 FJ20 ex "Ron Hamilton car" <grin> 2nd Custom Solvang 2001, "Placed ahead of better cars IMHO