Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Automotif XLVII...

Seen in the Fresh Market parking lot yesterday:

Super-tight Benz 450SL

Yellow calipers, cross-drilled rotors, and AMG wheels

Canary yellow

Immaculate interior

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13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Tasty. They look so much better with the euro-spec bumpers and lights and without the clunky steering wheel that looks like it belongs in a truck.

Al_in_Ottawa

8:19 AM, August 20, 2014
Borepatch said...

That was my dream car when I was in my 20s. I had a preppy streak in me back then, but it's a sweet set of wheels.

8:55 AM, August 20, 2014
Paul said...

Drove one of those once a few miles. Nice ride.

9:03 AM, August 20, 2014
Old NFO said...

Pretty AND well maintained! And a nice car to top it off!

11:14 AM, August 20, 2014
Kevin said...

I am reminded of a joke:

"For centuries, women have made use of certain mechanical devices to enhance their sexual pleasure. In recent decades, the Mercedes Benz SL has ranked highly among them."

I think this was from a fake ad in National Lampoon from the early '70's, but I could be wrong.

11:23 AM, August 20, 2014
ChrisCM said...

Wildly and completely off-topic for this post, but this is the most convenient place to drop this. Relating back to that post ages ago about folks getting up in arms about lion hunts, here's a new example of hand-waving, cute-driven hysteria.

11:27 AM, August 20, 2014
dave said...

Love the license plate.

12:55 PM, August 20, 2014
Sigivald said...

Cross-drilled rotors... in a 450SL?

Why, for the love of god?

1:35 PM, August 20, 2014
DaveFla said...

No, no- for the love of rust. Also, STYLE!

4:13 PM, August 20, 2014
Stretch said...

"More immoral acts have been performed for that car than any other." - Can't remember who said it.

4:17 PM, August 20, 2014
Dwight Brown said...

Kevin:

That sounds very much like a P.J. O'Rourke quote.

Which doesn't rule out it being from the National Lampoon, of course. I wish BrainyQuote had a more complete citation.

6:32 PM, August 20, 2014
libertyman said...

The later ones were so heavy I believe they were called "Panzerwagen" in Germany.

My friend said he thought they were the German T-Bird. Just to ruin it for everyone.

That's okay, because another friend once thought the 914 Porsche looked "like a tunafish sandwich" and I always think of that when I see one.

"Chacun a son gout" as the French say.

7:33 PM, August 20, 2014
staghounds said...

There's one rotting on the street a couple of blocks from my house.

8:17 PM, August 21, 2014

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