The car shown in this article is the 1957 Mercedes-Benz SL190 which was an is a popular vintage sports car. The 1957 Mercedes was the automaker’s first widely sold sports car. The S represented “Sports” and the L meant “Light“. The SL190 was sold at the same time buyers could purchase the more costly …
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1955 to 1957 Ford Thunderbirds
The very popular Ford Thunderbird came about as an answer to the Chevrolet Corvette. The first Ford Thunderbird rolled off the Dearborn Michigan assembly line on September 9, 1954. The two seat Thunderbirds are very popular collector’s cars. The start of design work for the Thunderbird came right after Chevrolet introduced it’s Corvette at the …