The recently installed GM 427 cubic inch engine boasts almost 500 dyno horsepower with it's hot roller camshaft and 1.6 roller rocker arms, ceramic exhaust headers, aluminum heads, MSD ignition, and a pair of Edelbrock 4-barrel carburetors. A custom Griffin aluminum radiator provides cooling for the powerful engine. Behind the powerplant hangs a B&M 700R-4 transmission with 2400-stall converter and topped with a Lokar shifter. The entire drivetrain and suspension features a custom designed and fabricated tubular frame.

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The all-steel body began as one of the earliest post-war sedans, having been manufactured at the end of 1948, and was originally sold in 1949. Some body parts were borrowed from the owner’s two other old Mercedes. The resulting composite was flawlessly straightened out and painted with 1954 Mercedes 300Sc maroon. Evening trips are guided by halogen-filled headlamps.

The sedan's interior includes glove-soft, Connolly leather stitched into extremely comfortable custom pillow seats with padded leather door panels to match. Other interior amenities include custom aluminum billet panel for Stewart-Warner instrumentation nestled beneath the beautiful original polished wood dash as well as all window frames being laboriously refinished original wood. Other items include Sony CD player and radio; Vintique Air climate control; and Dakota Digital remote door locks. The car was totally rewired with Ron Francis wiring.

For those who are offended by performance modifications to a classic Mercedes, a brief history of Mercedes-Benz is provided.