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I spotted an (insert obscure car name here) classic car today! (Archived)
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They'll probably be disappointed by the gas mileage (25-27 mpg at best).
I doubt many royals in Monaco had these
LOL!
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
My first Honda was an 80 Accord sedan. Looking at some of those interior shots were a bit of a walk down memory lane - and a great deal cheaper than buying such a thing.
I can't believe someone sunk $16K into such a thing - or claims to have anyway.
We were looking around, peeked in the garage window, and saw a Corvette sitting in the garage. We jiggled the service door, it popped open, and inside was a Mid-60's Sting Ray, White, manual tranny, no roof so it must be removable top, looked like it was sitting at least twenty years. Pretty cool, almost like a barn find.
I think there will be some old cars out in my area today. In 10 minutes 3 oddities have driven past already - a trunkback Saab 9000, an 80s MB SEC, and a 56 Ford 2 door sedan.
In the market parking lot, the coolest thing, I'm taking an educated guess that it was a '41 Chrysler sedan (don't know what variety, but looked relatively small compared to most of the advertisement drawings--no shock there, I guess). It was in very nice condition, had a cool straight-8 rumble, painted a lovely period burgandy.
Second (fin will love this) was an MB convertible ... looked to be late 50's, early 60's vintage. Brown, top down, beautiful condition. Not sure of the model .. Adenaur, perhaps?
Some pix would help me out.
And didn't actually see one of these:
As the latter is very rare and worth as much as a house in many locations.
I don't think so.
In real life it is *very* chunky looking, chiseled, blocky...it does not have the grace of the original---looks more like the modern Mustang. It looks as tall as it is long (not really, but you get the idea), with small glass area. It's also BIG.
Kinda looks like a 2-door Chrysler 300.
Had one when I was a kid. Not a convertible and not in any kind of shape but we loved that thing. No, it wasn't fast.
I sat in one at the Philly auto show, and at 6'3", actually fit pretty well as I recall. It reminded me somewhat of the seating position of my buddy's 1978 Mark V. Seat low to the floor and so far back from the firewall that you can almost sit with your legs out totally straight, but not a whole lot of headroom. My head wasn't actually touching, but the ceiling was close enough that I could sense it was there. One thing I didn't like about it though, is that the window sill is so high up that it's above my shoulder, so I have to throw my arm up to hang it out the window!
Oh, and of course, there's no back seat room to speak of, but I guess nobody buys these things with the expectation of being able to squeeze four sumo wrestlers in it!
Did a quick search .. I think it's this:
The one I saw on the trailer may just have been a Kaiser; it was going the other way on the interstate, so I didn't get a great look at it:
What tells you its an SC and not an S? A 300SC is extremely rare.
The SC motor is the same basic engine as the 300SL Gullwing, so it's no slouch (but it is detuned).
A 300SC is worth a substantial pile of greenbacks, maybe even 1/4 mil. A 300d maybe $80K or so if it's really nice.
I've seen nice Adenauer cabrios for under 100K yeah...I think I have seen 300SC cabrios offered for like 400K.
Yes very rare...49 cabriolets and 53 roadsters, and yes again, they can bust $350K---or at least they USED to---don't know about 2009.
The 300S roadster is also nearly as rare --- 141 made, and the cabriolet 203 made.
But everyone really wants the SC.
Been a bit distracted ... had some minor flooding in the house over the weekend (busted pipe), so have been dealing with damage control and insurance companies and such.
Anyway, the one I saw was dark brown on the outside and immaculate.
If it was a truly pristine 220SE, those can get to six figures to the right buyer.
The gullwing market remains strong, doesn't it? I'd think one of those big flashy things with 300SL genes might be able to ride out the storm.
Saw a very convincing-looking Gullwing FAKE the other day...I had to walk up to it, within ten feet or so, to realize it wasn't real. Of course, I could have just bent down to check for the tubular frame but I'm too lazy.
I once saw a gullwing on I90 just east of Seattle. I have to think it was one of those fakes...but from a slight distance in motion, it was pretty convincing.
This fake looks pretty good, but V-8 power and a 7 speed automatic? Just kill me now.
Only $225,000 for the "not real thing".
As for the ad copy "even BETTER than the Real Thing"
my response is:
"Respect your betters"
2009 BMW 335i, 2003 Corvette cnv. (RIP 2001 Jaguar XK8 cnv and 1985 MB 380SE [the best of the lot])
A gullwing should not be automatic.
THIS IS THE FAKE I SAW
When I was a kid and those were new, I wanted one. I remember I had the Pirelli poster of the car kind of 'hovering'.
Must have lost a zero somewhere....
Endless money pits and no foreseeable upside. It's simply not a real collectible IMO, just a nice "old car". Really not worth much more than a '56 Chevy Belair 4-door sedan and harder to sell.
Does anyone know a good way to tell a '66 from a '67 at a glance? :confuse:
2001 BMW 330ci/E46, 2008 BMW 335i conv/E93
I knew a girl in high school who drove a 67 GTO. It actually belonged to her mother, who bought it in like 1970. I think it had something like 250K miles on it, but had been renovated and refreshed along the way.
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/curbside-classics-1966-mercedes-benz-250-s/
Were those particular cars built on the same chassis as the Fintail series?