[W126 Coupe] 1938 550mk "Replicar"

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As I recall there was a company that produced a replica kit of this car. I first saw the finished [kit] cars in the Minneapolis Airport. If my memory is correct, the kit utilized a 70's Camero chassis. I'm not really a "kit-car" fan, but these replicars were very well done and the finished product was beautiful. I think the company was Heritage Motors, I may still have a brochure around...... 

-------------- Original message from "Tom Oelsner" <toelsner at mindspring.com>: -------------- 


> Thanks Chris. What an awesome set of pictures. Too bad they don't show the 
> interior. 
> Tom 
> 
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> [mailto:mbcoupes-bounces at mbcoupes.com]On Behalf Of Hovsep Dovlatian 
> Sent: Friday, August 26, 2005 1:58 PM 
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> Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] off topic 1938 550mk 
> 
> 
> Here is a link i ran into today may help: 
> http://www.seriouswheels.com/top-Mercedes-Benz-380-500-540-K.htm 
> 
> 
> --- chris schafer wrote: 
> 
> > Have I got a story for you. 
> > I live in the country just outside of Columbus, Ohio 
> > and about ten or 
> > twelve years ago I had a neighbor by the name of CJ. 
> > 
> > CJ was a rough long haired hard workin guy from the 
> > hills, he worked on 
> > cars at his home and he had a car hauler. 
> > 
> > One day he shows up with a pre war MB roadster on 
> > the truck. 
> > 
> > I rushed right over. 
> > 
> > CJ tells me he's hauled these old cars before, has a 
> > special customer 
> > who likes them. It's kind of a secret so I don't ask 
> > anymore questions. 
> > 
> > This was an unrestored car and I got to look it over 
> > pretty closely. 
> > Loved it! 
> > 
> > Well don't you know, CJ shows up three or four more 
> > times hauling more 
> > pre-war MB 2 seaters. I think he stopped by once 
> > with one on the truck 
> > and one on a trailer. 
> > 
> > Don't know where they came from, don't know where 
> > they went. 
> > 
> > Got pictures around here somewhere, I think. 
> > 
> > Cheers all! 
> > Hope to see some MB drivers at Mid Ohio this 
> > weekend. 
> > Chris Schafer 
> > Millersport, Ohio 
> > 
> > > I don't know about a 38, but I have been in a '37 
> > MB 
> > > 500K that belonged to Laurl and Hardy (one of 
> > them). 
> > > That had mother of pearl dash, and all the accents 
> > > inside that looked like chrome were sterling 
> > silver. 
> > > Car was a beaut. This was about 10-12 years ago, 
> > and 
> > > it was going for $1.3M 
> > > 
> > > David 
> > > 
> > > --- Tom Oelsner wrote: 
> > > 
> > > > A couple of nights ago there was a show on the 
> > > > Discovery Channel about WWII 
> > > > cars. One of the cars was a 1938 MBZ 550MK 
> > > > (MK550?). This car was about 
> > > > the most gorgeous car I have ever seen with what 
> > > > appeared to be a mother of 
> > > > pearl dashboard. Has anybody heard of this car? 
> > A 
> > > > Google search showed 
> > > > nothing. Also shown was a 770 series that was a 
> > > > large luxury vehicle 
> > > > (usually chauffer driven). There were only 
> > about 
> > > > 300 made and many of them 
> > > > went to ruin, scavenged for parts and just left 
> > by 
> > > > the side of the road as 
> > > > the war wore down. 
> > > > Tom Oelsner 
> > > > 
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