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Supercar Blondie traveled to Hungary to drive a dusty abandoned Mercedes restored into a $500K masterpiece

  • Supercar Blondie traveled to Hungary to drive a special Mercedes model
  • This car was inches away from its death
  • It was restored to its former glory and it’s now worth $500k

Published on Aug 29, 2024 at 6:31 PM (UTC+4)
by Alessandro Renesis

Last updated on Aug 30, 2024 at 4:26 PM (UTC+4)
Edited by Alessandro Renesis

Supercar Blondie’s Alex Hirschi traveled to Hungary to drive an iconic Mercedes that’s been restored into a masterpiece.

The car was restored by Motor Classic, a firm that takes old, decrepit Mercedes cars and turn them into vintage classics worth hundreds of thousands of dollars.

The car in question is a Mercedes-Benz 280 SE 3.5, a rare gem that often flies under the radar.

Not that long ago, this car was dying, rusting away and falling apart.

Now it is a $500,000 classic.

Check it out in the video above.

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After beginning his automotive writing career at DriveTribe, Alessandro has been with Supercar Blondie since the launch of the website in 2022. In fact, he penned the very first article published on supercarblondie.com. He’s covered subjects from cars to aircraft, watches, and luxury yachts - and even crypto. He can largely be found heading up the site’s new-supercar and SBX coverage and being the first to bring our readers the news that they’re hungry for.