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WA 116 gathering sunday 9th december

Started by nathan, 31 October 2012, 01:48 AM

oversize

So much for a new thread!  LOL!  WOW guys that's just awesome!  Yes Tony now I just have to work out how to link them all together in a 6.9 road train!  Sounds awfully similar to something naughty!  LMAO!  My bad!   ;)

Do I spy a W116 with Ford 12 slotters?  I thought Fords had a completely different stud pattern??

And yes Geoff this all makes one insanely frustrated!!!   ;) ;D
1979 6.9 #5541 (Red Bull)
1978 6.9 #4248 (Skye)
1979 6.9 #3686 (Moby Dick)
1978 6.9 #1776 (Dora)
1977 450SEL #7010 white -P
1975 450SEL #8414 gold -P

hi ho

Well picked up Oversize
Yes they are 12 slotters with 225 tyres.
The car is a work in progress for young Ash (19yo) a future member - he loves it!

Tony66_au

One small comment, nothing huge but a pet hate that drives me Mental..........

Smeared and dirty autoglass, Please please please clean it.

Please?

It makes me twitchy, looks yuck and if you have green UV glass it really looks great when clean.

*Twitch*

TJ 450

Tony,

If you're referring to the 280S, that was beyond my control. It was at MT's house parked out in a storm and he drove it straight to the event. It was clean when I dropped it off. 8)

Tim
1976 450SEL 6.9 1432
1969 300SEL 6.3 1394
2003 ML500

Tony66_au

Actually no I wasnt LOL but yeah that Major Toms a bastard.....

goldacre

What a day it was  8) great to catch up again with the 116ers and give the old girl a good run. Looks pretty good that my hubcaps will get the paint treatment as the stencils are available to assist with the color coding so rest assured Nathan, your prayers will be answered  :) as soon as i can get the car down for a paint match and drop off the caps so don't hold your breath  ::)

Wishing everyone a merry festive season and a safe one as well (a given if in a S Class)  ::)

G
12/1979 450 SEL 148K on clock (museum piece)
12/1986 Lotus Esprit Turbo 87K on clock 'Darling, look what Q has brought for us, isn't it nice' :)

john6007

and, we still have Nathan's photos to come.

Seven 116's in his Dad's driveway by 9am!

QuoteSmeared and dirty autoglass, Please please please clean it.


Tony66, I hope that's not me, I did try and make them clean.

John
79 - 450SEL 6.9 #5628 &  #6466, 92 - 300CE-24, 98 - MX-5, 89 - Ducati 906 Paso

nathan

#67
finally gents,
the video from the weekend is done
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8epnX5GVnc
bit long yeah, but its about 116s so what you going to do. and no complaining about the music MT, 7 minutes of silence is irritating!
if anyone can embed the whole video rather than the line above that would be great?
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te

Tony66_au

Music was good although Id like to have heard Fleetwood Mac's Tusk.....

Too long? Nah and I availed myself of your excellent 6.9 video as well although I feel it needs a drift segment or some skids on the grass.

Looks like the GoPro's were a success! although perhaps not quite such a wide angle lense and all in all a great effort Nathan and my thanks to you for the time and effort put into the production.

I also had a peek at the 2008 gathering which looked like a lot of fun as well, makes you wonder where a lot of those cars are now though.

Love your work!

Tony

Tony66_au

Quote from: john6007 on 12 December 2012, 06:24 AM
and, we still have Nathan's photos to come.

Seven 116's in his Dad's driveway by 9am!

QuoteSmeared and dirty autoglass, Please please please clean it.


Tony66, I hope that's not me, I did try and make them clean.

John


LOL I should just have shut up shouldn't I?

I dont know who's car it was but it was from memory a Gold 116 and in hindsight it looks like it is a project car but the rear window jumped out at me lol

Im not at the point where I form a clean window hit squad armed with window cleaner and suitable paraphernalia but I feel it lifts the look of a well used car to have clean glass all round *Twitch* *Mutter* *Twitch* :-)

robertd

Fantastic Video Nath,

Thank you for sharing what seemed to be a great Day. "I love the smell of Napam in the morning"

Cheers

Rob
116   1978 450SEL 6.9 #  4848
116   1979 450SEL  6.9 # 5884
116   1979 450SEL  6.9 # 6225  SOLD
116   1978 450SEL  6.9 # 5128  SOLD
116   1979 450SEL  6.9 # 5884  SOLD
116   1974 450SEL  DJet

KenM

Excellent pics and video chaps, I'd say you have set the benchmark now, looks like a fun day was had by all.

What's up with MT lately, has he taken a vow of silence, or is he transmitting at a frequency my computer can't pick up?

TJ 450

Yep,

Great work Nathan, and I like the choice of music. Well done.

MT's busy with his Commodore these days. 8)

Certainly Tony, Tusk is a great track, too many possibilities, LOL. Makes me want to listen to Fleetwood Mac now, and I will haha.

Tim
1976 450SEL 6.9 1432
1969 300SEL 6.3 1394
2003 ML500

carl888

That's a fabulous turn out, and it seems you have a decent number of nice W116s as well.  Well done.  And here we are struggling to get three people together for a coffee tomorrow in Melbourne lol.

nathan

ill be there in Feb for 6 months Carl, make it 4!
1979 116 6.9 #6436
2018 213 e63
2011 212 e63
2011 463 g55
2007 211 e500 wagen
1995 124 e320 cabriolet
1983 460 300gd
1981 123 280te