450SEL smash up derby

[oscar]

   The local show (fair) was on today and from the other side of the arena I spotted a familiar sight, double chromed bumpers etc, so I ditched the kids (with the MRS) and went to investigate.  Each year they have a smash up derby just after the fireworks display and here was this 450sel, surprisingly belonging to the guy I bought the milan brown wrecking 280 from.  He'd bought this 1978 450 registered but with issues.  Running k-jet he stripped most of the components and had a 600 holley carb welded to the k-jet airflow thing.  I'm  real sorry I didn't get a picture  I should be shot, but here was this large carb sitting through a hole in the bonnet.

During testing he said the motor backfired and lifted the carb and airflow thing plus plenum off the motor.  He ended up putting 4 bolts through the lot into the head somehow.  Like I said, wish I took photos.  the car sounded awsome but was still plagued with running issues.  Out of 9 cars he was 4th to leave.  Body was fine, just kept stalling and couldn't get it started.  Very disappointing and moreso that a Mitsubish Lancer was last man standing with a Volvo of some kind 2nd.

Like I said, no photos sorry but one quick video of its entrance.  Most of the time it was in the far corner of the field hidden by other peoples smoke so nothing else really to show.

http://www.youtube.com/v/tVAM0TS7qgo&hl=en&fs=1

[nathan]

whats in the water lately oscar?
me and TJ went to buy some bits a while back and the guy selling the seats was prepping a similar 450 for the derby...outrageous!

[oscar]

I used to think it was sacrilege to do this to our cars, but there's so many to play with and so darn cheap.  But now I think that if the numbers are set to dwindle over the coming years, might as well have fun disposing them.  I figure that the scrap metal guy's still going to give the same amount for the metal whether it's bent or not.