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Old Jul 18, 2012 | 05:38 PM
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Nobody's Garage Queen: 300 SL Gullwing
Read the story here: Nobody's Garage Queen: 300 SL Gullwing

Good cars are built to be driven. Sure, it's important to take care of things you value, but putting them on a pedestal in a garage until kingdom come is how cars wind up in barns. Not this one though.

This one gets driven.
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What a beautiful video of a beautiful car! Well shot, well narrated, well edited, and the owner is a gem!
Thank you for posting this video, it was a pleasure to watch. And I will watch it many more times.
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That car is art in motion, and I salute the owner for driving it.
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