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Now *that*, ladies and gentlemen, is an automobile.
Good heavens, so many positive aspects to that car, and it'll probably go for over $200K. Original, well preserved, toolkits, engine bay and undercarriage clean, upholstery apparently original but in good condition. Even an Austrian motor club badge.
Wow.
Mickey, please buy that and ship it to me in Connecticut. I'll pay you back. (very very slowly ...)
Good heavens, so many positive aspects to that car, and it'll probably go for over $200K. Original, well preserved, toolkits, engine bay and undercarriage clean, upholstery apparently original but in good condition. Even an Austrian motor club badge.
Wow.
Mickey, please buy that and ship it to me in Connecticut. I'll pay you back. (very very slowly ...)
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Holy Moly!
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6.5 hours to go, and bidding is at $300k. Better hurry - get your bid in!
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Reserve was $401,000.99
Darn - I missed it by only 99 cents.
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Seriously I know itās a whole different world we are peering at here but I would be terrified to
ever drive such a thing . Essentially at 400k it is a mobile work of art. Put another 100k into it and trailer to Pebble. I am not dissing those folks but really enjoy a car I can drive and not worry if it gets a scratch.
ever drive such a thing . Essentially at 400k it is a mobile work of art. Put another 100k into it and trailer to Pebble. I am not dissing those folks but really enjoy a car I can drive and not worry if it gets a scratch.
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JP, if I had that kind of money to spend on a car, I'd have enough money to not worry about a scratch. I'd definitely drive it.
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i guess -
good point though I canāt even imagine it, and frankly have always felt philosophically that if I had 400k with nothing to do I might find a more philanthropic use for it - but then Iāll never have that kind of money so no need to worry
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You and me both JP. I think I'd rather have an XK120 over this MB anyway.
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lots of choices at that price point that's for sure
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They state it has the Bosch injection system "...contemporary to the 300SL of the day." Didn't know that.
They must have switched from der Kugelfischer injection between '55 and '57. The '55 Gullwing we restored had the Kugelfischer unit. A '59 Cabriolet we did had the Bosch, I just assumed the Bosch units were more an economic decision on the "normal" Benz of the time. <shrug>
They must have switched from der Kugelfischer injection between '55 and '57. The '55 Gullwing we restored had the Kugelfischer unit. A '59 Cabriolet we did had the Bosch, I just assumed the Bosch units were more an economic decision on the "normal" Benz of the time. <shrug>