The car I’ve become irrationally attached to over the years is none other than the Mercedes-Benz SL. It doesn’t matter the generation. I just love them.
I imagine the SL is a German engineer’s fantasy about what it might be like to live in 1960/70s Laurel Canyon, work in entertainment, and never bother to read the check when it arrives — just expense it and keep bullshitting with your lunch date. Soft suits, floaty suspension, and unstressed power both in life and under the hood.
This SL in yellow with matching hubcaps is the epitome of my interpretation of this fantasy. See you in the bids…
Reads:
💺 Porsche will 3D print bucket seats for almost any Boxster, Cayman, and 911 starting in February. [Motor1]
🎮 The story of iRacing’s success is rooted in one team’s 30+ year quest to make the perfect simulator. [CNET]
💥 8600 RPM is the redline of the upcoming Corvette Z06. Not the Corvette sound of old, but change, in this case, is good. [Road & Track]
🔋 How Rivian beat everyone to market with the first EV pickup. [The Truth About Cars]
😅 It’s not just chips. Car garages are backed up waiting on parts, meaning cars are sitting for weeks waiting on common repairs. [Bloomberg]
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The Porsche GT4 RS is back in the news because it 1. revs to 9000! and 2. it did a 7:09 Nurburgring time. But some think it could go even faster…
Sometimes you don’t need the full sound to know how good this V12 will be — this clip of Gordon Murray’s T.50 revving and idling is a nice preview.
Not that you need me to remind you that Porsche ads are good, but here’s another example.
Auction Finds of the Week:
1975 Mercedes-Benz 450 SL — has a torn top, so just… don’t put it up. Solved.
1987 BMW 325is — BBS wheels > > >
1995 Toyota Celsior — the right hand drive, “Toyota LS400”
2008 Porsche Cayenne GTS — ya know, winter, etc.
1971 Chevy Blazer — refurbished, orange, yes!
1970 Fiat Dino Spider 2400 — come for the car, stay for the comment section…