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’67 Mercedes-Benz on a winter test run…

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Auto Turismo Sport's Shop on a typical day. A '68 Porsche 911S in the foreground and a Ferrari 275 GTS on the lift. Our Mercedes is is in the background.

Auto Turismo Sport’s Shop on a typical day. A ’68 Porsche 911S in the foreground and a Ferrari 275 GTS on the lift. Our Mercedes is is in the background.

We are getting there. It’s been a long slog getting the Mercedes-Benz 230S roadworthy. It sat for such a long time, the fuel putrefied and fouled the entire fuel system. That meant taking the tank out, boiling and relining it. We double lined the tank and it took over a week to cure. We had plenty to do while we waited. It has been at Mint headquarters for 2 weeks now and we have mounted the Cibie Super Oscars, and made prototypes for some brackets and a center control console. We are spending time getting miles under our belt and making a few repairs in the process. Yesterday, we mounted a new fuel pump from Mercedes-Benz Classic Center – thanks Tom Hanson – and our new sisal cocomats from Cocomats.com – thanks Drew.

 

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Large Mouth: ’58 Triumph TR-3

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Triumph TR-3

Post World War II, the Brits resumed building 1930s cars. Difficult times – limited natural resources – largely dictated the use of existing engines and technology. That continued for some time into the 1950s. In 1952, Ken Richardson was hired to manage development of a new sports car. It eventually became the TR-2, with its own new chassis, and a Vanguard engine developing 90 horsepower. Read More

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Looks Like Someone Bought it…We know, it’s Plum Mist: ’67 Pontiac Safari

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Pontiac Safari

We’ve had a Woodie before – a real one but this is our first Vinyl Woodie. After they stopped making real Woodies for practical reasons, they began making fake ones called “Tin Woodies”. We like to think wagons built in the 50s are true Tin Woodies. But these Vinyl-clad beasts from the late 60s might fall into that category. They are quite popular now as boomers age and remember being carted around in them in the rear facing seats. Read More

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Elegant, but not too much: ’37 Buick Brewster Limousine

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1937 Buick Brewster

There is a very long history of Brewster Coach Works that began right near us in New Haven, Connecticut. They began building horse drawn coaches but not the kind that carry hay – the kind that carried wealthy people. When automobiles came onto the seen, Brewster immediately got onboard and began building cars. They became known for unwavering quality so much so that when they ran into trouble after WW I, Rolls-Royce purchased them. Rolls was building cars for the American market in Massachusetts and shipping the chassis to New York for Brewster bodies. Read More