// Third vehicle — an ACTIVE car currently under restoration, to show the // "In Restoration" status and round out the collection. // 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300 SL Gullwing "Silver Arrow". Demo data. const VEHICLE_MERCEDES = { id: 'mercedes-300sl', hero: (typeof window !== 'undefined' && window.__resources && window.__resources.heroMercedes) || 'images/mercedes-300sl-gullwing.jpeg', heroTone: 'dark', lastUpdated: 'Sep 30, 2024', // Identity year: 1955, make: 'Mercedes-Benz', model: '300 SL Gullwing', trim: 'W198 · Alloy-spec', nickname: 'Silver Arrow', vin: '5500588', plate: 'GULLWING · CA', color: 'Silver Grey / Red Plaid', mileage: 34512, ownership: { since: 'June 2020', years: 4, months: 3 }, // Status status: 'In Restoration', statusOptions: ['Active', 'In Restoration', 'Needs Service', 'In Storage', 'Transporting', 'For Sale', 'Sold'], // Location — at the restoration shop location: { name: 'Rudi & Company', city: 'Costa Mesa, CA', movedDate: 'Mar 2, 2024', climate: 'Restoration bay · body off chassis', other: [ { name: 'Carmel Garage', city: 'Carmel, CA', count: 4 }, { name: 'Rudi & Company', city: 'Costa Mesa, CA', count: 1, active: true }, ], }, // Value value: { current: 1_580_000, purchased: 1_300_000, purchasedAt: "Bonhams · Scottsdale", purchasedDate: 'June 2020', deltaTotal: 280_000, deltaPct: 21.5, appraisals: [ { date: 'Sep 2024', source: 'Hagerty', value: 1_580_000 }, { date: 'Feb 2023', source: 'Gooding estimate', value: 1_480_000 }, { date: 'Aug 2021', source: 'Hagerty', value: 1_360_000 }, { date: 'Jun 2020', source: 'Purchase price', value: 1_300_000 }, ], investments: [ { label: 'Body-off restoration (in progress)', cost: 142_000 }, { label: 'Engine rebuild · M198 alloy', cost: 64_000 }, { label: 'Re-chrome & brightwork', cost: 21_000 }, { label: 'Interior · red plaid re-trim', cost: 28_000 }, ], }, // Immediate attention attention: [ { kind: 'service', label: 'Restoration milestone due', detail: 'Paint booth scheduled · Nov 4', severity: 'soon' }, { kind: 'parts', label: 'Parts awaiting installation', detail: 'NOS Rudge knock-offs in transit', severity: 'watch' }, { kind: 'docs', label: 'Appraisal refresh', detail: 'Update agreed value post-resto', severity: 'watch' }, ], // Health health: [ { group: 'Engine', status: 'Rebuilt', note: 'M198 · mechanical injection · 2023', icon: 'spark' }, { group: 'Transmission', status: 'Rebuilt', note: '4-speed · matching', icon: 'gauge' }, { group: 'Suspension', status: 'In restoration', note: 'Refinished · awaiting reassembly', icon: 'wrench' }, { group: 'Paint', status: 'In restoration', note: 'Bare metal · booth scheduled', icon: 'spark' }, { group: 'Interior', status: 'In restoration', note: 'Red plaid re-trim underway', icon: 'archive' }, { group: 'Electrical', status: 'Good', note: 'New harness fabricated', icon: 'gauge' }, { group: 'Documentation', status: 'Complete', note: 'Data card · build records', icon: 'certificate' }, ], // Ownership chain ownership_chain: [ { from: '2020', to: 'present', owner: 'You', where: 'Carmel, CA', note: 'Body-off restoration commissioned 2023', kind: 'self', current: true }, { from: '1989', to: '2020', owner: 'Heritage Motorworks', where: 'Stuttgart, DE', note: 'Long-term dry storage · unrestored', kind: 'collection' }, { from: '1961', to: '1989', owner: 'Dr. Ludwig Vogel', where: 'Zürich, CH', note: 'Touring & alpine rallies', kind: 'private' }, { from: '1955', to: '1961', owner: 'Maximilian Hoffman (import)', where: 'New York, NY', note: 'US-delivery via Hoffman Motors', kind: 'private' }, { from: '1955', to: '1955', owner: 'Daimler-Benz AG', where: 'Sindelfingen, DE', note: 'Alloy-body order · Silver Grey', kind: 'factory' }, ], provenance: { matchingVin: true, originalEngine: true, originalTrans: true, awards: [ { event: 'Amelia Island Concours', placement: 'Class entrant', year: 2019 }, { event: 'Hoffman Tribute Display', placement: 'Featured', year: 2021 }, ], significance: [ 'Rare alloy-bodied 300 SL — 29 built', 'Documented Maximilian Hoffman US delivery', 'Original engine, gearbox and data card present', ], docs: ['Mercedes-Benz data card', 'Build records', "Owner's manual", 'Restoration dossier (live)', 'Period photography'], }, // Timeline timeline: [ { date: 'Sep 18, 2024', type: 'Restoration', title: 'Engine reunited with chassis', mileage: 34512, vendor: 'Rudi & Company', cost: 18_400, note: 'M198 test-run on stand · timing verified', attachments: 5 }, { date: 'May 6, 2024', type: 'Restoration', title: 'Bare-metal media blast complete', mileage: 34512, vendor: 'Rudi & Company', cost: 22_600, note: 'Body straight · minimal filler · ready for primer', attachments: 7 }, { date: 'Mar 2, 2024', type: 'Transport', title: 'Delivered to restoration shop', mileage: 34512, vendor: 'Intercity Lines', cost: 1_980, note: 'Enclosed transport · Carmel → Costa Mesa', attachments: 1 }, { date: 'Nov 20, 2023', type: 'Restoration', title: 'Engine rebuild — M198', mileage: 34510, vendor: 'Metric Motors', cost: 64_000, note: 'Alloy block · injection pump rebuilt by Gus', attachments: 6 }, { date: 'Aug 14, 2021', type: 'Appraisal', title: 'Insurance appraisal', mileage: 34480, vendor: 'Hagerty', cost: null, note: 'Agreed value $1,360,000 USD', attachments: 1 }, { date: 'Jun 27, 2020', type: 'Acquisition', title: 'Purchased — Bonhams Scottsdale', mileage: 34470, vendor: 'Bonhams', cost: 1_300_000, note: 'Acquired from Heritage Motorworks', attachments: 9 }, ], // Service service: [ { date: 'Sep 2024', item: 'Restoration progress invoice', mileage: 34512, vendor: 'Rudi & Company', cost: 41_000, next: 'Nov 2024' }, { date: 'Nov 2023', item: 'Engine rebuild', mileage: 34510, vendor: 'Metric Motors', cost: 64_000, next: '—' }, { date: 'Apr 2021', item: 'Recommissioning service', mileage: 34485, vendor: 'Rudi & Company', cost: 7_800, next: '—' }, { date: 'Aug 2020', item: 'Intake inspection', mileage: 34472, vendor: 'Rudi & Company', cost: 1_200, next: '—' }, ], // Parts parts: [ { name: 'Rudge knock-off wheels', spec: 'Alloy · set of 5', type: 'OEM-NOS', installed: 'Pending', supplier: 'SL Shop', warranty: '—', cost: 28_000 }, { name: 'Mechanical injection pump', spec: 'Bosch · rebuilt', type: 'OEM', installed: '2023', supplier: 'Gus Pfister', warranty: '—', cost: 8_600 }, { name: 'Red plaid upholstery set', spec: 'Correct pattern', type: 'OEM-spec',installed: 'Pending', supplier: 'GAHH', warranty: '—', cost: 12_400 }, { name: 'Stainless exhaust system', spec: 'Correct-pattern', type: 'OEM-spec',installed: '2024', supplier: 'Fabspeed', warranty: '2029', cost: 3_900 }, ], // Documents documents: [ { category: 'Provenance', items: [ { name: 'Mercedes-Benz data card', date: '1955', kind: 'pdf', pages: 2, archival: true }, { name: 'Build records', date: '1955', kind: 'pdf', pages: 6, archival: true }, { name: 'Period photography', date: '1955–1989', kind: 'image', pages: 24, archival: true }, ]}, { category: 'Restoration', items: [ { name: 'Restoration dossier (live)', date: '2023–', kind: 'pdf', pages: 58 }, { name: 'Body & paint photo set', date: '2024', kind: 'image', pages: 180 }, { name: 'Engine rebuild report', date: '2023', kind: 'pdf', pages: 22 }, ]}, { category: 'Registration', items: [ { name: 'CA Title', date: 'Jul 2020', kind: 'pdf', pages: 1 }, { name: 'CA Registration', date: 'Jul 2024', kind: 'pdf', pages: 1, expires: 'Jul 2025' }, ]}, { category: 'Insurance', items: [ { name: 'Hagerty agreed-value policy', date: 'Aug 2024', kind: 'pdf', pages: 8, expires: 'Aug 2025' }, ]}, { category: 'Acquisition', items: [ { name: 'Bonhams invoice', date: 'Jun 2020', kind: 'pdf', pages: 2 }, { name: 'Pre-purchase inspection', date: 'May 2020', kind: 'pdf', pages: 18 }, ]}, ], }; Object.assign(window, { VEHICLE_MERCEDES });