We rode shotgun as the global head of Mercedes-Benz Classic piloted the museum piece through Monday-morning rush hour.
during Monterey Car Week. But instead of opting to deliver it safely enclosed in a transporter, the car’s custodians decided some fun might be had braving the Monday-morning rush hour on what could be the most onerous freeway slog this side of the Bronx Expressway.
Marcus Breitschwerdt , executive vice president of Mercedes-Benz AG and head of Mercedes-Benz Classic, leans in to inspect the C111’s cockpit. There, my affable driver turned what could have been “just” a classic-car discussion into a more substantive one, explaining that the recent sale of the factory’s—at $143 million, the highest recorded automobile sale in history—will serve a higher purpose.
With a fiberglass body bonded to a steel frame, the car also features Mercedes’ trademark gullwing doors. We get back on the road, and when the opportunity avails itself, Breitschwerdt gooses the accelerator. The C111 fairly flies, turning the heads of drivers curious enough to look up from their cell phones and makeup mirrors.
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