Being born in the 1970s and a stones throw from Birmingham, Cadbury Purple would be ideal for me. I’ll save it for a beach buggy with it’s of huge metal flakes in te metallic!
Wow , I am truly envious ! What a beautI don’t usually post photos of cars I buy but this one might be a rare exception. It’s both a Mercedes and an unusual example at that, and so it might be of interest to some MBClubbers, so here it is.
Today I picked up a Kleemann SLK 55K S8. I know, I know it’s a little dull compared to a Mercedes-AMG ForFour Black Series AMG Sport Plus Night Edition Premium Plus 125 Navi facelift powered by Brabus.
It’s a one-owner low-mileage car which is in exceptional condition. I bought it from an ex AMG technician who has very very high standards, and anything not meeting his exacting standards was replaced.
It left the Mercedes factory with a naturally aspirated 5.4 litre M113 V8, but soon after it was supercharged by Kleemann and they also replaced the camshafts and full exhaust including headers and racing cats.
In period it was sometimes referred to as being the “Baby SLR” due to it’s F1 style “nose”, similar (but not quite) power output, and it’s deep chested bellow combined with supercharger whine.
Inside and outside it’s completely standard, with no hints of what can be found beneath the bonnet. It’s Obsidian Black with black and red two-tone nappa leather interior, and it’s all in fantastic condition.
The wheels are the optional five-spoke design rather than the more usual “Turbine” style. I probably prefer the turbines, but if I can find the right set then there might be a set of 19-inch AMG IV going on there.
Very kind of you to say, thank you
Thank you
Trust me, I wasn't!Oi you, don't take the piss. Nowt wrong with Cadbury Purple. I've got plenty left over for the Mini Project
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That’s the sort of thing I have in mind. Any suggestions on exhaust specialists capable of a top quality job?
Spyglass?Just caught up with this thread. What an absolutely awesome machine, and in my opinion one of the best looking marques of MB sports cars made. That vehicle looks to me to be itching for a decent run out somewhere …
Sounds a bit like me - decent coffee is the answer in my case.
Thank you for sharing. There can’t be many of them in the UK, I’ve certainly never knowingly seen one in the metal. That said my car looks no different to any other SLK 55 on the outside, and so had I seen it then I would have been none the wiser!
Look Mr D, you're obviously not happy with it, and not willing to admit you've made a mistake.
May i ask how/where you came across the slk?Thank you for sharing. There can’t be many of them in the UK, I’ve certainly never knowingly seen one in the metal. That said my car looks no different to any other SLK 55 on the outside, and so had I seen it then I would have been none the wiser!
It’s very early days and so my thoughts may change over time, however I have done nothing more than tickle the accelerator in first and second gears so far, as I’m not convinced how well the transmission will deal with the torque.
When I have tickled it a touch more the revs build so quickly and the transmission changes so slowly that it doesn’t make for particularly smooth progress, better to be brisk in first and second and then apply a little more accelerator travel once in third.
Even in third gear, it still feels brutally fast for a car from that period. A more modern car with the same or similar power output is much faster in the real world, because gear shifts are much faster, and the handling and breaking performance is much better.
That adds up to make it feel like a bit of a hot rod, rather than a cut-price supercar. You can’t help but smile and hold on tight, even when driving at just three tenths!
Look Mr D, you're obviously not happy with it, and not willing to admit you've made a mistake.
I'll pm you my details, you chuck it on a trailer, and we'll both pretend you still own it.
You get to save face, and I get a runaround.
