Own Up - Was It Yours?

[GLK]

I've converted a bunch of mini-VHS camcorder tapes into mp4 files, and found this.

Near Leicester Square, September 1993.

Twenty-five years ago, and my eyes still hurt ...
Own up chaps: was it yours - gold-plated grille star?

 

[Eddy77]

Ooh...Carat Duchatelet mods??

Very 80s chic!

 

[whitenemesis]

Lovely, does it have a not stick coating?

 

[John]

Like it - even if it does have a strong smell of "L'eau de 80's" about it.

One of the finest coupes ever.

 

[Gazwould]

I'm more interested in this.

 

[fab1975]

@Gazwould Thanks mate, you ruined my dinner
Please tell me that whoever did that is still in jail...

 

[Will]

Lovely, does it have a not stick coating?

I'm more interested in this.

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^^That one obviously doesn’t!

 

[Darrell]

I used to see loads of those around Mount Street in the mid 80’s.

 

[Wolfie1]

I quite like the FIRST pic in this thread

 

[GLK]

I quite like the FIRST pic in this thread

The bodywork (which I'm sure was original, and not a later slap-on kit) is brilliant, I quite like the colour, if a bit OTT, and the grill can always be re-chromed or replaced.
Mind you, 25 years ago this car cost a fortune ...

 

[chrisk2010]

I'm more interested in this.

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That one is like a bad smell that keeps coming back.

 

[optimusprime]

Must have come from INDIA .

 

[Cyclone1]

The car in the original post looks like a Gemballa conversion?

The SL has illuminous strips fitted so it lights up in the dark, if not then it’s a strange way to make it look better.....

 

[grober]

I think its a KOENIG wide body conversion. The tell tale are the ribbed mock air intakes on the front of the rear wheel arches-barely discernable from the picture?? here's another example.

Mercedes-Benz 500 SEC (W126) Widebody by Koenig Specials ~ Used Car Values

 

[grober]

They did this to saloons also!

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[GLK]

I think its a KOENIG wide body conversion.

Oh yes - you're absolutely right, I can see those better in a clip - the screenshot is less clear, as you said.

 

[219]

I'm more interested in this.

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Could we get a ‘dislike’ button , please ?

PLEASE ?

 

[Martin 1]

I'll bet there's half a ton of glue on it, go slower stripes.

 

[grober]

I would offer it was a sort of styling "homage" to Ferrari's F512M Testarossa which came out in 1984? Of course the finned radiator side pods made a lot more sense in a rear engined 4.9 litre flat 12! Ferrari Testarossa - Wikipedia