“Named after Carlo Trossi, its first owner, designed by Ferdinand Porsche, the series started with the 1927 Type 680 S. Only five original SSKs survive today. Trossi bought and sold this car several times from when he first registered it in 1932 through 1949. It eventually ended up with Ralph Lauren”
Mercedes Benz SSK “Count Trossi”
January 9th, 2010
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This is the second most beautiful car ever built. The most beautiful award goes to the 1937 Cadillac V-16 Hartman roadster.
Check it out at:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22166506@N06/4563826389/
The third, actually. The second most beautiful – after the Cadillac – is the Bugatti Type 57.
http://stylecrave.com/2009-04-13/bugatti-type-57-sc-atlantic/
This looks like the 1930s Batmobile – or something Bela Lugosi may have owned.
Nice! Its a shame we don’t see much exuberance on the roads these days – all the cars look the same!
Oh no no no, the Caddy Hartmann is an amazing car, but cheesy as hell! The Trossi is in a completely different league. And the Atlantic, well… in a league of its own.
Count Trossi was obviously some kind of supervillain. Probably with an eye patch, a long silver cigarette holder, and a black cape.