rattler
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Mine is clear (and I even had it once in ´81, and cheap! 2000 Euros! :crybaby:, lent it out one night and the guy crashed it first thing in the morning, from running his 12 cyl Jag he was not being used to the sheer animalistic power of 250 PS (247.0 bhp/184.2 kW) @ 4000 rpm and torque of 500.0 Nm (369 ft·lb/51 kgm) @ 2800 rpm within 6.3 ltrs contained in a 1969 luxury hull with all gimmicks).
I am talking the MB 300 SEL 6.3, "6.3" is enough for fans.
You could not get it going in first gear, had to be second else it would burnout or just turn around the front axle, a true wolfe in sheep skin:
0-100 kmh 4.3 sec! 100-200 kmh: 15 sec. A 911 I would get in my rear mirror easily at every traffic stop up to 50... bye, bye, Porsche... (he won in the end always, but if you compare the weight, the 6.3 weighs 1800 kgs....)
With its super adaptive suspension (you could adjust height and so the hardness) an impressive race car in its time (won most long term rallyes in the early ´70s, here one nice footage of the car that features the next vid for sound 40 yrs later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETEWBstktU0), just the sound is incredible:
With all this, absolutely safe and easy to handle, drifted like a glider w/o giving the pilot the slightest trouble, one hand for the car, the other for the lady :jump::
A car to relax in in everyday use, quiet, everything just *noble*, all chrome, wood and leather, everything electric, you always came out fresh after 1000 km or so at 160...; the engine compartment, a marvel!:
Only setback: Consumption (mechanic D-injection, 20-25 ltr/100 km, but with a 105 ltr deposti was manageable)
Well, that has been and still is my dream car, if I ever get the dough...
(30.000 Euros nowadays in good shape, though there is a rallye version on ebay where reserve was not met and from a recent bid, if you have the cash: Grab it! Translated page, needs some loading time: http://209.85.227.132/translate_c?h...le.com&usg=ALkJrhiCWbVtKVjlYmYdH66h9fYH4nRcVg)
Also found one in the US, cheap:
http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/mercedes_benz/300sel/843245.html
Rattler
I am talking the MB 300 SEL 6.3, "6.3" is enough for fans.
You could not get it going in first gear, had to be second else it would burnout or just turn around the front axle, a true wolfe in sheep skin:
0-100 kmh 4.3 sec! 100-200 kmh: 15 sec. A 911 I would get in my rear mirror easily at every traffic stop up to 50... bye, bye, Porsche... (he won in the end always, but if you compare the weight, the 6.3 weighs 1800 kgs....)
These late 60's mammoths sported incredible options (including air suspension), and could deliver impressive power easily being the fastest 4 door saloon of its day.
The beast in burnout and acceleration | |
With its super adaptive suspension (you could adjust height and so the hardness) an impressive race car in its time (won most long term rallyes in the early ´70s, here one nice footage of the car that features the next vid for sound 40 yrs later: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETEWBstktU0), just the sound is incredible:
6.3 sound | |
With all this, absolutely safe and easy to handle, drifted like a glider w/o giving the pilot the slightest trouble, one hand for the car, the other for the lady :jump::
a nice drift | |
A car to relax in in everyday use, quiet, everything just *noble*, all chrome, wood and leather, everything electric, you always came out fresh after 1000 km or so at 160...; the engine compartment, a marvel!:
6.3 walkaround: chrome, engine compartment and inside | |
Only setback: Consumption (mechanic D-injection, 20-25 ltr/100 km, but with a 105 ltr deposti was manageable)
6.3 walkaround and inside photos, good quality that shows the beauty of the beast better than the vid | |
Well, that has been and still is my dream car, if I ever get the dough...
(30.000 Euros nowadays in good shape, though there is a rallye version on ebay where reserve was not met and from a recent bid, if you have the cash: Grab it! Translated page, needs some loading time: http://209.85.227.132/translate_c?h...le.com&usg=ALkJrhiCWbVtKVjlYmYdH66h9fYH4nRcVg)
Also found one in the US, cheap:
http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/mercedes_benz/300sel/843245.html
Rattler
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