The Derelict Mercedes sedan showcases Icon’s meticulously crafted subtlety.
has never, in our many conversations, put a name to his design philosophy. At least, not to me. I suggest"subtle perfectionism." The vehicles he designs are never any more flashy or ostentatious than they were before he touched them. They're simply done better, the benefit of not having to make compromises inherent to mass production.guest judges Chris Theodore and Tom Gale, he knows when to put the pencil down.
How could Ward do this? The 6.3-liter M100 V-8 is Mercedes-Benz royalty. The 300 SEL 6.3 is a rare and valuable car. Good ones bring nearly $100,000 at auction. The famous Rote Sau race car that put then-unknown tuner AMG on the map was a heavily modified 300 SEL 6.3, dammit. Wait, a dry-sump LS9? Didn't Ward tell me he'd never mess with a dry-sump system again after doing it in? He did, but it was necessary here to get the engine where Icon wanted it, and the customer who commissioned the car was comfortable with the additional expense. All said and done, the front of the engine lines up perfectly with the car's front-axle centerline, giving the 300 SEL excellent weight distribution.
In finest Icon fashion, you wouldn't know the instruments are modified if someone didn't tell you. As always, the internal workings are replaced with modern technology you won't see, but a concourse judge might notice the faces of the tachometer and water temperature gauge are redone with new scales to reflect the LS9 engine's operating parameters.
Ward was so dedicated to preserving the original design, he decided to forego his usual selections of exotic leather in favor of the factory style. The surface-tanned cowhides allow the natural color to peek out through the perforations in a way you just don't see in modern cars.It's much the same story with the steering column and wheel.
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