In those years, Burlingame Motors has seen a number of rare classics pass through the doors including Stirling Moss’ 1951 Jaguar Mk VII, one of the original Batmobiles, Steve McQueen’s1972 300 SEL and the 1939 Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 that was recently featured at the Amelia Island RM Auction (the car didn’t sell and isstill available if you have some extra cash). During a recent visit to the shop, I found an original Fiat Cinquecento (500), to a couple Mercedes 300SL roadsters, and a Jaguar XK150 coupe.
Even among the high-end rarities, the shop still does repairs across a range of classics from Mercedes to Ferrari to GM. For Rene, it’s about “…appreciating the craftsmanship of a bygone time. Everything today seems to be strapped together by robots and that’s just not for me.”
Photography by Jonathon Glazebrook
