Just for reference, I had a '67 250SL a couple of years ago, but had to sell it to recoup some losses. I took it on drives with my local PCA club a couple of times and took it to events the Northwest Classic Rally. I loved the car, but was always disappointed in the performance. Yes, it was fun to try and keep up with 997's on back roads and mountain passes, but it was a handful.

I understand the engineering and purpose of MB cars, but find it compelling to build a car more in the spirit of the early fifties racing cars.