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Author Archive | Philip Richter

A gathering of new friends and old. From left to right: Steve Bauer, Ted Maine Smith, Philip Richter, and Michael Rolls

The 2015 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance: A Vintage BMW Motorcycle Bonanza

The Greenwich Concours D’Elegance is now in its 20th year. The show was founded by Bruce Wennerstrom and in its early formative years was heavily supported by legendary Greenwich Porsche/Audi/Volkswagen dealer Malcolm S. Pray Jr. Today the show is a must attend on the top Concours circuit.  Over the last decade it has earned the esteemed status of […]

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The actual first photo I ever saw of a 500E that was published in 1991 in Car and Driver magazine.

Mercedes-Benz W124 500E/E500: The first true four-door Porsche was actually a Mercedes-Benz.

“If the old E-Class was a chunk of granite, the 500E was a chunk of granite launched from a trebuchet. Porsche lent assembly help. Buyers had to agree not to use it to invade Poland.”  – Automobile Magazine, October 2004 The Mercedes-Benz 500E first caught my eye in late 1991. Car and Driver magazine ran […]

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The Cars of Cuba

Ninety miles south of Key West Florida sits the isolated communist island of Cuba. I have always been curious about this socialist paradise. Back in September (months before Obama announced an opening of relations with the island) Sarah and I signed up for a trip to Cuba with the New York City based Knickerbocker Club. […]

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