It's a Mercedes...isn't it ??
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Re: It's a Mercedes...isn't it ??
Originally Posted by dwightdmagee
Straightline......2011 SLS AMG ... now this is a beautiful car.
Very nice indeed, Looks great from all angles.
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Re: It's a Mercedes...isn't it ??
It is intended to be a remake of the 300SL Gullwing, but note that it is classified as a mid-engine design. The big block is actually located some distance behind the front axle. Beautiful car, but the ***-end looks a whole lot like a Honda, IMO.
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Take a look at this in Road & Track 2011 SLS-AMG Gull Wing. 
Road & Track Magazine - First Official Photos: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (9/2009)
Road & Track Magazine - First Official Photos: 2011 Mercedes-Benz SLS AMG (9/2009)
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Re: It's a Mercedes...isn't it ??
True story... in 1971 my newlywed wife and I were at a car show in downtown Cleveland Ohio. A guy had a 1957 red Gullwing Mercedes that was all original, including the matched set of tan luggage.On the car was a "For Sale" sign, so I asked him the price. he said he would take $6000 for it. Now a newer used car was going for about $3000, so that price seemed high, but not unreasonable at the time.
If I had a crystal ball I would have bought that car in a heart beat....but who could have predicted what it would be worth in 40 years? Wonder what a Crossfire will be worth in 40 years
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Re: It's a Mercedes...isn't it ??
Originally Posted by AussieXFire
It had something to do with the rear end being very twitchy at high speeds.
Actually there's a red one for sale at MB's historic restoration center in Irvine. May have been the same one they had for sale in Germany last year. But it has ugly plaid seats.
Also saw the special aluminum paint option. $12k but if I hit the lottery or win a lawsuit ... SLS AMG w/Brabus V12 biturbo FTW, Peter...
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Re: It's a Mercedes...isn't it ??
Originally Posted by AussieXFire
Often refered to as the "Widowmaker", cos it used to like to fall off the road at high speed, and the high proportion of male drivers killed in them. It had something to do with the rear end being very twitchy at high speeds.
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I had a chance to buy one in 1963 for 6k. Drove it and enjoyed it. NO money. 6k bought a house . Drove the crossfire and bought it. fool me once. gary
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Originally Posted by arado
After looking at the red 300 I decided to paint one of mine in Guards RED. Coupe or roadster? easy to do almost no prep. just deglaze. Gary
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Re: It's a Mercedes...isn't it ??
Originally Posted by Mimi05SRT6
Wow, this thread was brought back from the dead...Awesome! 
I really had no idea what kind of car this was when I started this thread 2 1/2 years ago
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Many moons ago, there was a local Dodge/MB dealership in the small Vermont town I grew up in. The owner of the dealership used to drive around in a gull wing. He sold it to a friends dad for what i believe to be around 5 grand, if memory serves me right. I've lost touch with all concerned and have often wondered what happened to that car. As a kid, I thought it was the coolest looking car I had ever seen, a time when most my age were into muscle cars. That red SL is stunning. I would not dare to drive it let alone park it on a busy street.
