Today's assignment: Classic cars. Unusual majors that help small colleges stand tall

MCPHERSON, Kan. – So polished is the finish of the classic car that, like a mirror, it reflects the reverential faces staring at it.

Only 203 of this version of the iconic 1953 Mercedes-Benz 300S Cabriolet were ever built. They sold for three times the price of a Cadillac and were snapped up as status symbols by the likes of Clark Gable, Bing Crosby, Cary Grant and Gary Cooper.