Por Homme founder and marketing consultant Atif Kazmi with his 2000 Mercedes-Benz SL 500 in Voorhees, New Jersey. “I felt like it was the perfect balance of being close to a classic but still fairly modern to drive,” he says.
Photographer: Christian Rodriguez for Bloomberg Pursuits
How’d You Get That Car, Atif Kazmi? The Story of a 2000 Mercedes-Benz SL 500
The founder of the lifestyle magazine Por Homme wanted something classic but with modern driving capability.
Our photo-and-interview series “How’d You Get That Car?” shares the stories behind classic automobiles from the collectors who not only love them but drive them, too. For these passionate owners, vintage cars aren’t just an asset class to be stored in a garage or trotted out at the next concours. Instead, they are meant to roar on the open road—and they tell the best stories about the person behind the wheel. Click here to read more in the series.
Atif Kazmi has owned plenty of modern cars—BMW M3s and M4s, the new Land Rover Defender, and a Range Rover Sport First Edition. In his work as an automotive consultant and writer, he’s driven hundreds more.