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On the other hand, I remember when I was 5 or 6 and I got to ride in a Porsche 911, I was very impressed.
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The first-gen 200SX had been erased from my memory banks until now:
I know some automotive writer coined the term "atomic cockroach" for either the B210 or the F10, but I can't recall which. The best feature of any of these 1970s Datsuns was that in our climate up here, the road salt usually had them make their last ride to the wreckers within 5 years of purchase.
^^^ Some owner-added styling upgrades really improved the front end design.
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Datsun went with it, when they started putting in 5-speeds.
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The pattern on manual fintails is conventional, I think:
And the automatics are pretty much a PRNDL:
https://tse2-2.mm.bing.net/th?id=OIP.SBH591fSrJA62nZdVQUygwEsCU&w=299&h=148&c=7&qlt=90&o=4&dpr=1.5&pid=1.7
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Manual_Layout_3.svg/125px-Manual_Layout_3.svg.png
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Manual_Layout_3.svg/125px-Manual_Layout_3.svg.png
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It's pretty easy to drive, that way.
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I googled some images, and find this pic of a W113 Pagoda, probably a 230SL, with the reversed quadrant:
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Factory air in a Pagoda is fairly uncommon, but the later run 280SEs tend to have it as they were very expensive cars when new. 10K or so then, but an easy six figures for a cabrio now, not bad.
The early 60s coupes had even more wood, including the instrument binnacle. This wood can cost a fortune to restore:
Ponton coupes and cabrios also had amazing wood:
Many restorers decide to tone down the finish on those older Mercedes these days.
I don't think I've ever seen a fintail with an automatic floor shift.
A floor-mounted manual transmission on a mid to late 60s Mercedes is not a joy to work with. I would imagine they could be improved by modern machining.
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However, it still has the wood at the base of the windshield around the vents, wood framing around the windshield and all door windows, wood strips on all doors, and a lot of wood on the dash. The dash has aged very well, but the stuff closer to sun exposure has some patina. Of course, patina is in right now, so I will leave it as-is. Wood restoration isn't cheap, and I have seen many a "restored" MB with incorrect wood color and finish.
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Personally only, I dislike the short, wide bed like this one.
If I'm spending $16K, it better look a lot like this one (picture 6543 in the link on the page):
http://forum.studebakerdriversclub.com/showthread.php?55365-Studes-in-Roadside-Americana-photos/page164
'Course, this pic is at South Bend, when the owner is picking his new '62 Champ up at the plant.
There's one that looks just like this that shows up at the international meets every five years or so in South Bend. It's not this same truck, as the grandson of the owner in the pic link above owns the truck now, and it's painted blue.
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I saw saw a first year Explorer in really nice shape this weekend in that real color 90% of them were.
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