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[gaz_l]

A friend of mine has just treated himself to this:

1970 280SL Auto. I officially hate him...

Cheers,

Gaz

 

[renault12ts]

So do I.

 

[grober]

I'm always struck by how small these cars were in comparison to today's models. The days when "Sport Leicht" meant something

 

[mejermy]

Let's get the b******....

Lovely car. Give him my congrats

 

[219]

Two words sum that car up : timeless elegance .

Good design never goes out of style and these cars look as fresh and modern today as they did when they were introduced 50 years ago .

How many other 50 year old designs look as fresh today ?

 

[gaz_l]

Two words sum that car up : timeless elegance .

Good design never goes out of style and these cars look as fresh and modern today as they did when they were introduced 50 years ago .

How many other 50 year old designs look as fresh today ?

It still looks good inside and out. The one thing that jars is that it's fitted with a modern Sony CD head unit. If anyone has a period Becker for sale, please let me know and I'll pass it on..

Cheers,

Gaz

 

[Scott_F]

How many other 50 year old designs look as fresh today ?

 

[baxlin]

Two words sum that car up : timeless elegance .

How many other 50 year old designs look as fresh today ?

Completely agree.

But then there's the E-Type, and possibly the big Healey, both of which, like the 2 pictured, made a statement.

A bit off topic, but I saw some beautiful cars (and bikes) yesterday at the Kop Hill Climb, in Bucks, including the John Cobb Napier Railton land speed record car. All 20-odd litres of it. Very much of its time, but a sight to behold, nonetheless.

Finished off a great day by going to the cinema to see Rush. Excellent film.

Malcolm

 

[mejermy]

Design 50 years ago - even 30 perhaps - was more individual and idiosyncratic. Fuel efficiency, the mantra nowadays, requiring great drag coefficients, is making all cars become horizontal raindrops in shape, hence less design freedom.

 

[Adit]

Stunning.

 

[jamesfuller]

 

[jamesfuller]

Efficiency has replaced Elegence.

 

[mabz]

one of my all time fave merc's ill have an ivory/red leather one please.absolute stunners

 

[jamesfuller]

I wouldn't turn one down in any colour, but a matching W100 Grosser to go with it would be a dream come true.
I probably wouldn't be able to drive them though, I would just stand there looking at them for hours.

 

[flango]

Should that not have a pole to contact the electricity and big rubber bumpers Timeless elegance that is not, more like pure French Sh*te that is one mega fuggly car

 

[jamesfuller]

Should that not have a pole to contact the electricity and big rubber bumpers Timeless elegance that is not, more like pure French Sh*te that is one mega fuggly car

Will have to agree to dissagree on that then. They are certainly not a sleek car but very individual. I was going to put up a picture of a Bristol or Alvis but i'm a bit biased on that front.

 

[flango]

Will have to agree to dissagree on that then. They are certainly not a sleek car but very individual. I was going to put up a picture of a Bristol or Alvis but i'm a bit biased on that front.

I love Bristol and Alvis but you can't put them in the same league as that French carp

 

[jamesfuller]

Don't worry I wouldn't dream of trying to put them in the same league. I've never owned a Citroen, If I did it would be the DS Safari but I dare not put a picture up of that for the ridicule I would get!

 

[jamesfuller]

The Voisin C25 Aerodyne - YouTube

 

[kingdave]

It still looks good inside and out. The one thing that jars is that it's fitted with a modern Sony CD head unit. If anyone has a period Becker for sale, please let me know and I'll pass it on..

Cheers,

Gaz

They go for ludicous money, but I'd be tempted to try and find a Becker 7948.
It's a conciously retro styled unit which has the bluetooth, ipod, nav stuff built in.

There are some on ebay at the moment for about £3k - which for a second hand headunit seems quite a lot!