1961 190SL on Pistonheads

[chord]

Don't know if it has been posted before, but there is an interesing car in a thread on Pistonheads:

"It's a 1961 190SL called "Mercedes-Bent", and it's got all the undercrackers of a 2004 SL600 Bi-Turbo in it ....tuned by Renntech. It won Best of Show at SEMA in the States this year."

Classic cars with modern running gear

 

[219]

Mechatronik do this sort of work on a variety of models .

 

[The _Don]

Looks awesome.

 

[James1976]

Now that's different. Not sure if it's my cup of tea, but it's got my attention for more than 5 seconds which says "yes".

190's a gorgeous car but let's be honest in modern conditions (and I'm a purist no mods at all) the running gear's a bag of the proverbial.....

I want one

 

[chord]

Would really love to drive it, must be pretty quick
Wonder if it is actually driven or just kept in a garage all the time.

 

[Deleted member 11979]

What a beautifully crafted car, some people have so much skill it makes me jealous!

 

[Burger]

Looks lovely, but suicidal if driven properly. It might have 2010 performance and running gear, even brakes, but in a shell with 1961 crumple zones and no air bags etc. it's a death trap in the wrong hands. Still, looks lovely though like I said and a great example of blending modern technology into a classic car perfectly.

 

[clk208]

Agree with the above comments - it is a beauty.

It must weigh half as much as the 2004 SL that the engine came out of which I guess is going to make it very dangerous if driven hard as has been said!

I would think it would be pretty nose heavy as well with that massive lump up front which must surely affect the handling and no roll over protection.

Something like a modern N/A 3.5 engine would have been more than adequete I would have thought, in fact even a 2.0 would probably have done the job very nicely.

 

[chord]

It's the states, lot's of straights with the occasional corner Perfect for over there

 

[Smarties]

Pimp my ride, 1961 190 SL!!!!

Not sure if this is a work of art or a waste of a rare classic, what do you think? http://www.trinituner.com/v3/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=342340

 

[renault12ts]

I like it...a lot.

 

[Smarties]

''The creators of the “Mercedes-Bent,” as the project was dubbed, strategically lengthened and widened a 1961 190SL body to fit over the platform and running gear of a 2004 Mercedes-Benz SL600 with a 6.0L twin turbo V-12 power plant. The result is this stunning vehicle which boasted old world charm, with all the new school bells and whistles.''

 

[renault12ts]

I like it even more now!!

 

[harry_dhuga]

Very nice...!!!

 

[moonloops]

 

[bpsorrel]

Looks great to me!

 

[grober]

Lot's of Chrome!

 

[Charles Morgan]

Well the 190 SL is a beautiful car to start with, but those silly wheels and tyres make it look terrible, and I am entirely unsure about having a TV screen shoved into a beautiful dash, so I shall dissent from the consensus on looks, it has taken a beautiful car and rendered it ugly.

 

[Smarties]

The more I look at it, the more I'm warming to it. My 1st reaction was OMG!!, what an act on vandalism. But now I'm thinking, what a fantastic piece of engineering

 

[C240Sport97]

wheels are far too big and completely ruin the car's otherwise perfect proportions