Tuesday, March 19, 2013

The Mercedes-Studebaker connection...

I have this buddy, who will remain nameless,....well, I'll call him Bart Simpson. Bart wants a Mercedes-Benz 300SL Roadster in the worst way. The conversation usually goes some thing like this, "Bart, what are you gonna' do with that?" "I'll drive it, every day." "Are you sure, it's a half million dollar ride, dude." "What happens if some ol' lady with no insurance nails you?" Well, Bart, being an very good attorney, just ends up smiling at me like I'm an imbecile, which by the way does nothing for my self confidence. Now to the real point of this post. Did you know there was a connection between Mercedes and Studebaker? Here's a look at some of that connection as well as the hand building of those cars.

Studebaker Golden Hawk and 190SL Mercedes-Benz share a showroom floor.
Note the Packard/Clipper banner on the wall.

Tuesday, March 5, 2013

Not a Good Day...

So you think you're rocketing down the track, until something goes terribly wrong. The steering wheel is jerked out of your hand and it feels like someone just threw an anchor out the back...what the heck is going on?

This pore guy racing his Triumph TR3 back in the 60's had the center of his right front wheel give way. But, all was not lost as he strikes an Olympic weight lifter pose, along with the track workers coming to his rescue.

Triumph TR3 image © Steve Chandler