Mechatronik Mercedes-Benz M-Coupé: 1970 280SE 3.5 Meets Modern AMG V8

The Mechatronik M-Coupé serves as transportation in the same sense that a Gothic cathedral shelters you from rain. Virtually unknown in America, Mechatronik is a German company founded in 1997. It might be a fraction of the age of the Benzes it rebuilds and restores, but the quality of Mechatronik's work is such that its list of clients includes Mercedes-Benz's own classic center in Fellbach, Germany. Part of the business is restoring old Mercedes-Benzes to showroom condition, but in the grand German tradition of Vic Frankenstein, Mechatronik also dabbles in monster making. What at first appear to be mild-mannered old Swabians are really reanimations, with modern AMG engines for hearts. (more…) from Car and Driver Blog http://blog.caranddriver.com

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