Ed Higginbotham
Ed Higginbotham Associate Editor
10/5/16 9:20 a.m.
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Need a parts chaser with a bit of German flavor? How about one of the most attention-grabbing haulers you've ever seen? However you slice it, this 1988 Mercedes-Benz 420SEL pickup isn't your average Autobahn stormer. Custom built by the guys at German Motorcars in Florida, it's a beautifully rendered German version of a purely American invention. Streetside Classics is offering …

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aribert
aribert New Reader
10/23/16 4:32 p.m.

Since the mid '80s, I have mentally mulled over the idea to take a MB or BMW midsize wagon and build a German El Camino.

Dusterbd13
Dusterbd13 PowerDork
10/23/16 5:38 p.m.

There's a baby blue one just like this is see here in town on a regular basis. Was there a run of them, or is it a great minds think alike kind of thing?

maseratiguy
maseratiguy Reader
10/23/16 9:24 p.m.

I think it needs the exhaust pipe to run up behind the cab with a big oversized chrome muffler spouting out, just like the big rigs!

Mister Fister
Mister Fister New Reader
10/24/16 1:05 p.m.

Isn't M-B slowly teasing pictures of a new pickup?

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