Le Mans-Winning Mercedes
At the upcoming Rétromobile show in Paris, Mercedes-Benz will present three of their Le Mans-winning designs including the Sauber C9 which dominated the 1989 World Sports Car Championship.
In recent times only one of the six C9s has been used, so Rétromobile might be a rare chance to see one of the three that Mercedes-Benz have stashed away.
Also at the show Mercedes plan to showcase a 1952 version of the 300SL and a prewar SSK. If you will be at Rétromobile with a camera, please let us know.
Toyota Gearing Up for Le Mans
After a shakedown at Paul Ricard last weekend, Toyota Motorsport has now revealed the TS030 HYBRID. It's an all-new Le Mans Prototype that could become the first hybrid to win Le Mans outright.
Many websites are saying that Toyota will replace Peugeot's complete departure from endurance racing in 2012, but this project will likely take years to reach fruition. Translation: our money is on Audi at Le Mans.... Read More
Loeb wins sixth Monte
Today Sébastien Loeb won the 80th Rally Monte-Carlo by nursing a healthy lead after Jari-Matti Latvala crashed out on the second day. This is Loeb's sixth Monte-Carlo victory which positions him well to become the World Rally Champion for the ninth time in 2012.
In second place was the MINI Countryman of Dani Sordo. His podium finish is the first for MINI since Rauno Aaltonen took the overall victory in 1967.... Read More
Big Money @ Barrett-Jackson
Today Barrett-Jackson had a tremendous show and sold all but one of their top cars. A record $2,915,000 USD went to the 1948 Tucker Torpedo from Ron Pratte and his Franay Bentley wasn't far behind at $2,750,000 USD.
The Blackhawk collection was in top form, getting $2,200,000 USD for their 4,149-Mile Mercedes-Benz 300 SL. Their low-milage Isotta Fraschini Tipo 8A sold for $1,100,000.... Read More
4.6 Million 300SL
Earlier today Gooding & Company sold this Alloy Gullwing for $4,620,000 USD. It smashed the world record for a 300 SL at auction and now sets an impressive precedent for the alloy-bodied cars.
Only 29 of the 300 SL Coupes were done in alloy which made them a rarity among the 1500 or so made. Before the auction, we only documented three alloy gullwings and what we assume is a one-of alloy roadster.... Read More
