We are a small dealership specializing in vintage German cars, mostly
Mercedes-Benz up to 1971.
Sales:
We maintain an inventory of some of the most desireable models in our
Topsfield showroom .
Purchase:
We buy cars for inventory, and for our
customers.
Consignment:
We are always looking for well-maintained or restored examples to offer
our customers. Cars consigned to us are advertised, marketed and
displayed at our website if they are on premises. Please let us know if
you'd like to sell your
car.
Listings:
If your car is for sale, please list it with us at no fee. If we find a
buyer, we will contact you. You can email, phone, or fax us the
details.
Search:
While our main business is the sales of cars we own or have consigned
to us, we also maintain a database of Mercedes models such as
540K,300SL, 300S, 300SL, 300Sc, 170v, 220, 220S, 220SE, 300SE, 280SE,
3.5, 190SL, 250SL, and 280SL. We also track Porsche 356b Roadsters and
certain European sportscars. If you are looking for a vintage Mercedes
or Porsche 356 , please call, email, or fax Alex Dearborn with your
request, and let us find a car for
you.
Other Services:
Dearborn Automobile Co doesn’t have its own restoration shop or
service component, but Paul Kaminski’s Star Service Co. and Henry
Magno’s Magno Restorations are on premises to help you. We have
detailing by Steve Maniates. We do appraisals and pre-purchase
inspections.
History:
Alex Dearborn started Dearborn Automobile Co in Marblehead,
Massachusetts in 1973. At first it was a 300SL– only restoration
shop, but it soon grew to include all ‘fifties-era Mercedes-Benz
cars. He later added a sales department.
By 1978 the company had outgrown the Marblehead shop, so Alex moved it
to larger quarters in Topsfield, MA. He sold the restoration business
that year to his chief mechanic, Paul Russell.
From 1995 through 2000, Alex served as sales manager for Sports Leicht
Restorations, (now in Pinehurst NC) with whom the company still
maintains a working relationship.
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