[custom_adv] Brabus is not only about turning new Mercedes-Benz cars into mega-horsepower stars. The company also is expanding its Brabus Classic operation, which takes older cars and restores them to what it describes as “6-Star Certified High-Quality Restoration” levels. [custom_adv] This spring, Brabus is showing off a variety of Mercedes-Benz models it has recently restored, including a 300 SL Gullwing and a Roadster, two W113 280 SL Roadsters, and a 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman that was originally used as a show car at the Frankfurt auto show. [custom_adv] To perform its restorations, Brabus Classic begins by fully disassembling donor cars and cataloguing the condition of every last piece. [custom_adv] Then technicians decide whether each part can be reused, can be reconditioned, or needs to be scrapped entirely. [custom_adv] The body shell is stripped, corrosion-protected, and repainted, while the engine is disassembled and rebuilt to exacting specifications, and new leather used for the interior upholstery. [custom_adv] So too with the cars’ suspension and brakes, which are totally replaced with new components.When everything is fully put back together again, Brabus technicians perform a serious of quality and safety checks to ensure the car is back to the company’s exacting standards, and then returned to the customer. [custom_adv] This spring, Brabus is showing off a variety of Mercedes-Benz models it has recently restored, including a 300 SL Gullwing and a Roadster, two W113 280 SL Roadsters, and a 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman that was originally used as a show car at the Frankfurt auto show. [custom_adv] Brabus says that it spends between 1,500 and 4,000 man-hours on each restoration project, signaling the thoroughness of the rebuild process. [custom_adv] Brabus Classic is also a recognized partner of Mercedes-Benz Classic, and provides a two-year warranty on every car it restores. Brabus is not the only company doing this type of restoration. Porsche, for instance, recently showed off its painstaking recreation of a classic 911. [custom_adv] Brabus is not only about turning new Mercedes-Benz cars into mega-horsepower stars. The company also is expanding its Brabus Classic operation, which takes older cars and restores them to what it describes as “6-Star Certified High-Quality Restoration” levels. [custom_adv] This spring, Brabus is showing off a variety of Mercedes-Benz models it has recently restored, including a 300 SL Gullwing and a Roadster, two W113 280 SL Roadsters, and a 1967 Mercedes-Benz 600 Pullman that was originally used as a show car at the Frankfurt auto show.
