In case you always wanted to own a replica car company, you can buy Classic Roadsters on Ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320219832571&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011  

Wow I thought it would be a kit car, not an entire company. Maybe if we all pitch in we can buy it. I've got 48 cents burning a hole in my pocket.  

I wish they would sell it off by brand.  The Mercedes Marlene has basically been all stored in a barn since 1988 I think, I could not even get them to sell parts to me.  As often happens, somebody pays an arm and leg for it, then lets it sit for decades.  Who knows, maybe the new owner will spin off the losers in the lineup.
I would almost be interested, down here the illegal labor is dirt cheap, some real craftsmen.  I would put together a few dozen and sell completed cars, or partial complete as the market suggested.  

TXDon:
I wish they would sell it off by brand.  The Mercedes Marlene has basically been all stored in a barn since 1988 I think, I could not even get them to sell parts to me.  As often happens, somebody pays an arm and leg for it, then lets it sit for decades.  Who knows, maybe the new owner will spin off the losers in the lineup.
I would almost be interested, down here the illegal labor is dirt cheap, some real craftsmen.  I would put together a few dozen and sell completed cars, or partial complete as the market suggested.

You know that might not be too bad of an idea, you could make some serious money doing that.  

Does anyone have a clue where to start to look for a Marlene kit, either disassemble or partly assembled.  I have search the web for clues and came up dry.  

If you are looking for a "Marlene" kit that certainly limits your scope. If you are looking for a replica of a Mercedes 500K or 540K then there are more options. Since we are talking about a fiberglass kit car the finished product is what you make of it. I am not familiar with the one Classic sells but no doubt there are others available that can be restored at least as nicely. Hemmings has a kit car section has anyone seen any for sale there?
You can put a supercharged 5 liter motor from an AMG Mercedes if that fits you pocket book!  

I don't think the 40 cents I had would come close to buying a AMG motor haha  

My father has one of these original classic roadster marlene 500k kit cars in the garage.  Bought many, many years ago with good intentions to assemble as a project in his spare time.  Needless to say, no spare time and parts are still sitting in the garage.  He once told me it was marked as #3 in the production of these cars.  Maybe an offer is all he needs to clean out the garage.  Let me know...I'll pass it on!