About Us
Our Cars. Our Projects. Our Passion.

Before there is a parts list, there is a car you care about.

For us, that connection lives in the garage: a coupe parked beside a roadster, a wood dashboard worth preserving, and a project waiting for its next careful step. These are our cars and projects, photographed as they are. They are the personal side of Stuttgart Klassik.

We are enthusiasts first

There is a difference between finding something that fills a space and finding the part that belongs there. A piece of trim, a gauge, a radio, or a fuel pump can be a small part of the whole car, but it can make a big difference to how complete the car feels.

That is the thinking behind our work with original parts and restoration support. We help owners source and preserve the components that make their cars feel like themselves, rather than treating every classic as a collection of interchangeable pieces.

Our W111 coupes: the shape, the chrome, the character

The dark W111 coupe in these photos wears its 280SE 3.5 badge with quiet confidence. The long side profile, bright window surrounds, and sweeping rear glass are the first things you notice. Look a little longer and the smaller details start to matter just as much: the grille, the hubcaps, the tail lights, and the way the bumper follows the body.

Our photos also show the front-end details that give these cars their presence. These are the sorts of views we return to when thinking about original parts: not just whether a component is available, but how it belongs with everything around it.

Open-top character

The gold-toned cabriolet brings another side of the same enthusiasm. With the roof folded down, its broad cabin and bright trim become part of the car's silhouette. It is a reminder that preserving a classic is also about preserving the experience of being in it.

On a car like this, the little things are always in view. Interior fittings, weather seals, window mechanisms, and top-system details all belong to the bigger picture. We appreciate the owners who care about those pieces as much as the paint and the shape.

The details inside are part of the story

Some of our favorite views are from the driver's seat. The wood dashboards, round instruments, period controls, and radio faces give these interiors their own personality. The tan and dark interiors in our photos show two different moods, with the same attention drawn to the materials and fittings.

These details connect directly with our interest in gauges, clocks, radios, and other original components. A cabin does not need to lose its period appearance to deserve careful attention. Often, the goal is to keep what makes it special and help it function as it should.

The Pagoda and the 500SEC: different eras, shared enthusiasm

Our driveway photos bring a W113 Pagoda and a 500SEC into the same story. The compact roadster and the larger C126 coupe have very different looks, but both invite the same kind of attention: clean lines, distinctive trim, and details that reward a closer inspection.

We do not see enthusiasm as something limited to one model or one decade. A Pagoda owner searching for a fuel-delivery component and a coupe owner tracking down an interior fitting can share the same wish: to keep the car's character intact.

The 190SL project: the part of the story still being written

Not every photo needs to show a finished car. The 190SL body in our project photos has unfinished surfaces and empty headlight openings. It is a different sort of portrait: less about a polished result and more about the shape, the possibilities, and the work a project asks of its owner.

The white roadster pictured in enclosed transport adds another view of the 190SL story. We have kept these photographs together as project snapshots, rather than presenting them as a documented before-and-after sequence. Every car's history deserves to be told accurately.

Projects like these are why finding the right original component matters to us. Sometimes progress is a large visible change. Sometimes it is simply locating the small part that lets the next step happen.

Life in the garage, not just the finished photograph

There is something reassuring about seeing these cars together in a real garage. The surroundings are not a showroom backdrop. They are the setting for the conversations, decisions, and small discoveries that come with caring for old cars.

That is the connection we want you to have with us. We are interested in the cars themselves, not only the parts that appear on a list. We understand why owners care about a particular piece of chrome, a familiar radio, or an original instrument that has been with the car for years.

There is room for your project in the conversation

Whether you have a W111 coupe, W113 Pagoda, 190SL, Ponton, W108, W186 Adenauer, R129 SL, or another vintage Mercedes-Benz, we would like to hear what you are working on. Share the model, the component you need, and any part numbers or photographs that will help explain it.

We specialize in sourcing and supporting original parts, including gauges, clocks, radios, fuel pumps, starters, alternators, window motors, and convertible-top components. Our aim is simple: help owners preserve the fit, appearance, and character that drew them to the car in the first place.

Tell us about your car or restoration project, explore our restoration journal, or browse the Stuttgart Klassik parts store. We look forward to connecting with fellow enthusiasts.