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I don’t kno
I don’t know about everyone w about everyone
else, but I’ll take option two! Cars
else, but I’ll take option two! Cars
are meant to be driven. Throw
are meant to be driven. Throw
a newer suspension under it,
a newer suspension under it,
UN-seize the motor, make sure
UN-seize the motor, make sure
it stops and have fun. Enjoy
it stops and have fun. Enjoy
your investment for all it is
your investment for all it is
worth, make new memories,
worth, make new memories,
and create a new history no
and create a new history no
matter what! You don’t have
matter what! You don’t have
to do a lot to make it cool,
to do a lot to make it cool,
sometimes less is more.
sometimes less is more.
That brings us to my latest
build. I call it, “High Society”. It
build. I call it, “High Society”. It
is a 1929 Mercedes-Benz SSK with
is a 1929 Mercedes-Benz SSK with
an attitude.
an attitude.
I wanted this build to be an
I wanted this build to be an
exercise in restraint. Now, I could
exercise in restraint. Now, I could
have dropped it in the weeds, threw
have dropped it in the weeds, threw
on some wide whites and steel
on some wide whites and steel
wheels, put a nail head in it and a
crazy exhaust, but that would have
been too easy, that would have
been expected.
Let’s start at the front, shall we?
Everything deemed unnecessary,
was tossed in the scrap pile to
possibly be used on a future build.
I removed the front fenders which
made it easy to get rid of the large
headlights and other needless
items. With that out of the way, I
could draw more attention to the
grill. I raked it back a bit to help
give it a bit more aggressive look.
Smaller headlights were positioned
at the extreme front of the frame to
help streamline the front end.
The engine, I thought, was pretty

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