Classic Mercedes Magazine

21 April 2023

My Classic Drive: 280SE 3.5: Finding out if Mercedes’ cabriolet king will get us noticed in Beverly Hills. Merc Cast: Reed Hitchcock: Summoning huge willpower, Reed throws out old car junk from his garage. Talking Shop: Barry Salmon: It’s a tough job, but someone has to drive Mercedes-Benz World’s Gullwing. Icons: 124-series coupe: A single, memorable image that says more than a thousand words can. Sacco Special: 230CE: Locating a sound 123 coupe can be hard, but we’ve been driving one example that’s almost as good as new! Sacco Special: Profile: Bruno Sacco: We look back at his legacy and how his styling work still lives on today. Sacco Special: S-Class: 126-series: The breathtakingly wonderful 126 S-Class was Sacco’s first full project. Sacco Special: ‘Compact’ saloon: 190/190E: His W201successfully took M-B into BMW 3-Series territory for the first time. Sacco Special: Middleweight: 124-series: The third in Sacco’s perfect trio became Europe’s default prestige car. Timewatch: 1992 – 140 coupe: It was bigger and pricier than the pretty 126 SEC it replaced, but buyers balked and gave Stuttgart a headache. My Classic: 300SEL 6.3: A Los Angeles enthusiast bought and restored actor Peter Fonda’s wheels. Supercar: ‘Uhlenhaut Coupe’: We look in detail at the incredible road 300SLR and why Mercedes sold it. Mercedes People: Paul O’Shea: Profiling the talented American who raced the 300SLS to victory in 1957. Auction Stars: 190SL, 280SL: A selection of four Merc classics that have been auctioned recently. Buyer’s Guide: Fintails: It hails from a distant motoring era but the 1960s saloon can be enjoyable.