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floyd111
W116 Addict
Posts: 2,728
W116 drama student
Location: taiwan
moment of bliss
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22 April 2020, 03:22 AM »
A much lesser known model from the famous Fracassi Trossi that was restored in all it's glory. How cool was this Trossi SSK? I have not been able to find a surviving model.
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rumb
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Posts: 1,648
MB Enthusiast
Location: Fort Collins, Colorado
Re: moment of bliss
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22 April 2020, 08:37 AM »
Could you just imagine motoring around the countryside in one of those? Even if the suspension was not that great it must of been magnificent. The sound of the engine! I read that most all of the early MB road beasts were only affordable to the very rich.
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'68 250S, '77 6.9 euro, '91 300SE, '98 SL500 '14 CLS550
ptashek
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Posts: 2,052
W116 owner
Location: Ireland
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22 April 2020, 09:07 AM »
I've easily spent an hour in the MB museum just admiring the red 540K cabriolet they have on display. It's gorgeous.
They're about 7 million euro, if they ever pop-up for sale. It will be the very first thing I'll buy if I get that sort of cash to spend one day
Early MBs were very much a high-earner, upper-class vehicle. The economics of post-WW1 and post-WW2 Germany have done away with it rapidly.
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1993 "Pearl Blue" W124 280TE
1988 "Arctic White" W124 200T
1979 "Icon Gold" W116 450SE (
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petecon
Newbie
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W116 Enthusiast
Location: GA
Re: moment of bliss
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14 May 2020, 12:39 AM »
Wow! That's a beautiful car indeed!
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floyd111
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W116 drama student
Location: taiwan
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15 July 2020, 06:52 AM »
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UTn_boy
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Chrome Bundts & bundts with white walls are a sin!
Location: knoxville, tn
Re: moment of bliss
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15 July 2020, 03:06 PM »
Ah the Adenauer. The chassis that looks, smells, and feels like a million bucks. But when you ride in one or drive one you have zero satisfaction, and you think....."this thing drives and rides worse than a Model T."......it's true...they do.
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1966 250se coupe`, black/dark green leather
1970 600 midnight blue/parchment leather
1971 300sel 6.3, papyrus white/dark red leather
1971 280sel Black/black leather
1973 300sel 4.5, silver blue metallic/blue leather
1976 280s astral silver/blue MB Tex
floyd111
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15 July 2020, 04:14 PM »
Never know! I sat in one, parked. Seat felt like a million bucks indeed, as did the interior in general
Unbelievable them ain't a presidential ride.
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floyd111
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Location: taiwan
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17 July 2020, 09:42 PM »
I don't think anyone could get more out of this car.
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BCK1963
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Posts: 48
W116 Enthusiast
Location: Schaffhausen / Switzerland
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29 September 2020, 04:31 AM »
Only the Titanic sits deeper.
A hopefully sound translation of a german saying to very low riding cars of the cheap show-off Kind.
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Bernd
1976 Merc 6.9 since 2013
1974 Caddy CdV since 1992 (for sale)
BCK1963
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Posts: 48
W116 Enthusiast
Location: Schaffhausen / Switzerland
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29 September 2020, 09:11 AM »
I am from Schaffhausen / Switzerland. In spring this year on a car meeting in Zurich I met a guy with a /8 with an air suspension.
Here in Switzerland original cars in a very good and original condition get the veterans status. It doesn't save you much compared to modern cars but I guess without the vet status you would have even more problems driving them.
Driving cars in Switzerand in general is a real rip.
The /8 will probably not have gotten the vets status since the guy told me that every ca.6 years before the official technical inspection he removes the air suspension and re-installs the original.
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Bernd
1976 Merc 6.9 since 2013
1974 Caddy CdV since 1992 (for sale)
floyd111
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W116 drama student
Location: taiwan
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29 September 2020, 08:21 PM »
You're not wrong, but I'm not a big C123 fan.
If I'd have to drive one, this would be fun for the day, though.
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floyd111
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W116 drama student
Location: taiwan
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17 November 2020, 05:55 AM »
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Jed
Classic
Posts: 187
W116 6.9 Enthusiast
Location: Motor City, Michigan
Re: moment of bliss
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17 November 2020, 04:53 PM »
Quote from: floyd111 on 17 July 2020, 09:42 PM
I don't think anyone could get more out of this car.
I am not a fan of lowering our cars but this does look very mean! In a good way!
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1979 Mercedes 6.9 #5206 - restored
1979 Mercedes 6.9 #6424 - ongoing restoration
1976 Mercedes 6.9 #484 - restoration?
floyd111
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W116 drama student
Location: taiwan
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14 December 2020, 12:09 AM »
Can't help it. gets me each time..
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