We tackled the third leg of the Targa Rally today which took everyone from Los Angeles to Santa Barbra. A great pack of cars and a timed/mile route lead to a great event. Sadly, our car broke down at the 50 mile mark of a 400 mile day trip like our Gumball 3000 trip earlier this year. We crammed our video guy in another car so he could Targa Scum it and produce us some great video. Our photographer stayed with me at Mt. Frazier as we waited 4 hours for Cadillac to come rescue us and get us in a loaner. It was of course an adventure so check out our trip inside.

Check out the gallery: http://luxuryvice.com/gallery/thumbnails.php?album=23

I found these troublesome classic Mercedes browsing the Internet today which are being sold and marketed as a pair. The listing website says they are looking to grab a $1.3 million dollar cashier’s check for this pair of German ladies.

It says the cars only have around 500 miles each since complete restoration of the vehicles. With the new Mercedes being leaked it’s nice to see it’s grandfather in the Mercedes family in such nice condition. It’s time to let the pictures do the talking in this post. If your interested in purchasing these twins you can follow the link to their official website at the bottom.

Source: http://www.mercedesbenz300sl.com/

A car most of us will never see in person much less man handle on a race track so let’s take just one second to enjoy this gorgeous looking machine and it’s center interior drivers seat.

A quick snapshot of a Lamborghini LP670 SV that has been matte blacked with black wheels to boot. This thing looks more sinister than almost any Lamborghini I have ever seen. The guys at GT Spirit did a good job finding this one. 

Check out more photos of the Lamborghini LP670 SV: 

http://www.gtspirit.com/2009/08/05/photo-of-the-day-matt-black-lamborghini-lp670-sv/

Spotted in Cannes, France is this gorgeous desert camouflage Ferrari 599. The line of cars looks like a super head turning one with that Lamborghini sitting behind it. Yes, that is a new Lamborghini LP670 SV that you just saw driven on Top Gear in Abu Dhabi. The French Riviera has the worst traffic in the summer time but it’s a great place to exotic car spot.

Source: http://www.supercarfrance.com/

The legend is coming back! Michael Schumacher is slated to take the reigns in Valencia and continue to race for the rest of the 2009 season. Is he in shape physically and mentally? I guess we will find out sooner than later when they drive into Spain.

Between all the drama that has gone on in Formula 1 this year it’s really no shock some teams are leaving. A mix of over the top politics and the fact that BMW has not done well all season we are sure are some reasons why BMW is going to exit after 2009. With a poor economic state on top of all that we are not that shocked BMW would exit this year. The real question is that is anyone going to follow the Germans out the door?

Earlier we posted some of our favorite garages from the Design Driver Maserati and explained the contest. The contest is now over and they have selected a great West Los Angeles home with a unique garage designed overlooking Los Angeles. Holger Schubert the winner designed the garage with two main objectives, “to create a pure and restrained minimalist environment that allows one to focus on the car as a piece of art and to create the ultimate experience for the driver to arrive at home.”

The garage is an addition to a 1953 ranch style home in the hills of Los Angeles. Access to the garage comes from a driveway seperate of the main entrance of the home. This 1,200 square foot space has place for the Maserati, plasma television, couch, built in wall book shelve, storage, a small kitchen, and to top it off a library.

To find out more about the Winning Garage watch this video:

http://vimeo.com/5760019

There is no need to adjust your monitor color settings…you are looking at a Mercedes Benz SL65 AMG black in orange. This is by far the most loud and dare I say best looking I have ever seen an AMG Black series. According to the Flickr account where I found the product the car is sitting at the AMG Headquarters in Affalterbach, Germany.

Source: http://www.flickr.com/photos/rotaermel/sets/72157619933433538/

It’s not often you can find a JDM tuner for the Mercedes Benz. The Japanese manage to do European styling in this over the top manner. Ben Schaffer posted this on his blog and I cannot stop admiring this CL550. On top of the VITT widebody kit and wheels the Japanese company makes other parts for the Mercedes Benz. The company has grills, brake kits, and exhausts for Merecedes tuners looking for a JDM touch.

Source: http://www.bespokeventures.com/blog/2009/07/23/japanese-widebody-mercedes-benzes/