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David Burge @iowahawkblog
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If you're a Mercedes fan, my buddy Sergio Garibay's '32 Ford Tudor should be enough to give you a heart attack
hint: look at the wheels
"For a Mercedes-Benz 300SL, having Rudge wheels can increase the value of that car anywhere from $30,000 to $50,000"
hemmings.com/magazine/hmn/2…
and that article is from 2006... I suspect they are now worth $15k to $25k per wheel when on a 300SL
The gallery of automotive unobtanium
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I wrote this article several years ago for Garage Magazine about the history of Turbonique, the craziest speed equipment company ever. I once got to drive the Tobacco King, the only street car ever equipped with a Turbonique rocket-powered Drag Axle
iowahawk.typepad.com/iowahawk/2008/…
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