1911 Mercedes 37/90hp Skiff
Restored for B. Scott Isquick of Pepper Pike, Ohio.
Beginning with a rolling chassis and engine sans carburetor, we designed and built the entire body, radiator, headlights, fenders, gas tank, carburetor all by hand, as well as all of the brass body hardware.
The "Skiff" has a stunning list of awards:
1994: Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance First in Class; Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Class Award; Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance Briggs Cunningham Trophy; AACA North Carolina Fall Meet First Junior; AACA Hershey First Senior; VMCCA Ralph Buckley Award for Best Professional Restoration (of the year); Essen Motor Show Main Hall Award
1995: AACA Annual Meeting National Award AACA Cup; Retromobile Featured Car by Special Invitation; VMCCA Golden Award of Excellence; AACA Moline Grand National First Place; AACA Hershey Fall Meet Preservation Award; Wings & Wheels Ohio Concours d'Elegance Best of Show
1996: Greenwich Concours d'Elegance First in Class and Peoples Choice Awards; Meadowbrook Concours d'Elegance Lion Award; Stan Hywet CCCA Show Award of Excellence; Stan Hywet Show Best Mercedes; Arthritis Foundation of Ohio Best in Show; AACA Alpine Valley Best in Show1997: Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance First in Class and Mercedes-Benz Star of Excellence Awards; AACA Nifty Fifties Best other Manufacturer; Louis Vuitton Concours d'Elegance Mayor's Award of Excellence
1998: Burn Foundation of Pennsylvania Concours d'Elegance First in Class Award and Mercedes-Benz Laurel Trophy; Glenmoor Gathering Best in Show and Glenmoor Awards
1999: AACA Ohio Nifty Fifties Best other Manufacturer; MBCA Ohio Concours d'Elegance Best in Show; AACA Hershey Fall Meet Preservation Award
2001: Stan Hywet CCCA Ohio Show First in Class; AACA Hershey Fall Meet Preservation Award
2002: Eyes on Design Designers Choice Award
2003: Hilton Head Concours d'Elegance Best in Class and Peoples Choice Awards
2004: Ault Park Concours d'Elegance Best in Class and Peoples Choice Awards; Amelia Island Concours d'Elegance White Oak Plantation Award of Best Use of Wood in a car; AACA New York Grand National Meet Senior Grand National Award
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Click here to download a series of articles that cover the restoration of the 90 hp, as well as a Q & A column that Dale Adams wrote. These ran in Car Collector Magazine from February to November of 1996.
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Click here to download a featurette written on the 90 hp that ran in the December 11, 1995 issue of Autoweek.
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