Fangio (5 time world champ) racing Brabham (3 time champ) in a 4 lap demonstration, and Fangio was driving the legendary W196 Mercedes!

from http://thechicaneblog.com/

Hitchcock drove a 300sl convertible ... huh

from http://jesusplayingolf.tumblr.com/page/47 via: http://chromjuwelen.tumblr.com/page/23

Symbolic Motors in LaJolla, Dealership for Bugatti, Spyker, Lamborghini and Saleen which does sales and restorations of classic exotics too

They have a website with that keeps a current inventory and more info http://www.finecars.cc/en/dealer-inventory/index.html?request[show]=1&request[filter][dealer]=1
For galleries of the restoration facility during the annual open house, and galleries of the vehicles that Symbolic brings to the LaJolla Concours: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/Symbolic%20Motors

A most convincing dealership demonstration of the 280 SL detachable roof rollbar construction

Cool images from Speed Seekers

A Citreon 2 CV speedster... that's new! I've never seen anyone even draw one before

Left at the line I think...

Via: http://speedseekers.blogspot.com/

This is something I've never seen before, an 8 second 1956 Mercedes Gullwing 300sl

A fiberglass body, 1050Hp, and 8.1 second quarter miler. Nice!
Via: http://www.crankandpiston.com and http://carscoop.blogspot.com/2009/11/2009-essen-show-mercedes-benz-300sl.html