Project Car and Tech Articles | Classic Motorsports

Tim Suddard
February 9, 2025

Bid now at Hagerty Marketplace: Six vehicles from our collection

Six vehicles from the Classic Motorsports collection are heading to the Hagerty Marketplace auction block, February 3-18.

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Jaguar | Mercedes-Benz | XJ12 | 300 SEL

’70s super saloon showdown: Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL vs. Jaguar XJ12

Early on in the ’70s, the Jaguar XJ12 and the Mercedes-Benz 300 SEL 6.3 fought for buyers in the equivalent of a sumo wrestling match performed in three-piece suits.

Johan Dillen
February 9, 2025

Step away from normalcy with one of these cars

With an oddball, you’ll never pass yourself on the open road, and at car shows you are less likely to be pinned down by some self-professed expert.

Tim Suddard
January 23, 2025

Mercedes-Benz | 280 SL | R017 | 230 SL | 250 SL | 380 SL | 560 SL | SL | 500 SL | 450 SL

Which Mercedes-Benz SL roadster is the right one for you?

Not sure which Mercedes-Benz SL roadster you should buy? Let us help.

Tim Suddard
November 29, 2024

Mercedes-Benz | Berina Gran Turismo

Bernina Gran Turismo: A throwback event in every sense of the word

Novice in a less-than-ideal car? No problem. It’s hard to go wrong at the Bernina Gran Turismo hillclimb in the Alps.

Axel E. Catton
November 23, 2024

Mercedes-Benz | land speed | Mercedes-Benz T80

Mercedes T80: The fastest car in the world–if it were ever finished

Dr. Porsche, Hans Stuck and Mercedes-Benz hoped to make their T80 the fastest car on the planet. But it didn’t quite go as planned.

Peter Brock
October 28, 2024

Mercedes-Benz | 300 SL

A Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Roadster fit for (literal) royalty

Is a 300 SL fit for royalty? In this case, it is, both figuratively and literally: Patricia Anne “Honeychile” Wilder, later known as Princess Patricia zu Hohenlohe, once owned this …