Hand made Mercedes V-12 motor made from 53 materials hand forged by 35 craftsmen in Morocco

by Eric von Hove

the whole gallery and write up at http://www.thisiscolossal.com/2013/08/eric-von-hove-mercedes-v12/

Nine months in the making,V12 Laraki began when van Hove dismantled a mercedes engine and then set about creating faithful reproductions of every single component, some 465 parts and 660 bolts made of casted copper.

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craziest Mercedes I've seen in a long time

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get a look at the Mercedes S Class back seat luxury that Car and Driver have with their car review in the new issue

if you want to got through the online photo gallery: http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/2014-mercedes-benz-s-class-s550-first-drive-review the back seat photos are on page 3 http://www.caranddriver.com/photos-13q2/523865/2014-mercedes-benz-s-class-interior-photo-524395

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New high price record set at auction, 29.5 million USD, the W196R Mercedes Benz that Fangio won 2 Gran Prix wins

full write up at http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2013/07/12/fangios-1954-mercedes-benz-w196r-sells-for-record-29-65-million/

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Did I ever post about the Marx brothers racing a 1928 Mercedes S 28 /180 boat tail speedster on Muroc in 1932?

Zeppo and Chico made a bet with a Hollywood producer that their car was faster than his Duesenburg.. and they went to Muroc with a huge crowd to see which was.. the Mercedes lost that one, Eddie Miller Jr, driving the Duesenberg, won.

 Hollywood was represented by all of The Marx Brothers, Clark Gable, Gary Cooper, Al Jolson, Carole Lombard, Mae West, Ben Lyon, Leila Hyams. The automotive side was represented by Eddie Miller, Harry Miller, and oil tycoon Earl Gilmore.

 Both cars were stripped for racing with the Duesenberg being prepared for racing by Eddie Miller with the enthusiastic approval of E.L. Cord.

Harry Miller flagged them off

The race started at 6:30 a.m. on a September 1932. The Mercedes sprinted ahead supercharger wailing, but the Duesenberg caught the lighter Mercedes on the first lap, and it was all over. Eddie Miller said that he shifted the Duesenberg into top at 5,200 rpm. The engine blew three quarts of oil out during the 109 mph run.

 the car was at the 2010 and 2011 possibly, Pebble Beach Concours

the full article has been scanned from Automobile Quarterly and can be found at http://forums.acdclub.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2881

Photos from http://www.autoblog.com/2010/06/06/marx-brothers-1927-mercedes-benz-s-boattail-speedster-headed-to/

info from http://forums.acdclub.org/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=2881

above photos from http://www.jalopyjournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=358249

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