Off Topic (300SL Roadster Sighting)

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jlinde

Discussion Starter · Dec 11, 2008

I suspect I'm not the only one here with a passion for cars - together with trains (and planes, and boats, and anything that has a motor and moves) - so I thought I'd share an interesting sighting I had this morning in Marblehead.

The weather is just awful here today - temp is about 38 degrees with light to moderate rain. When I was driving my son to school this morning, he and I pulled up behind, of all things, a bronze Mercedes 300SL Roadster.

I've always preferred the gullwing version of the 300SL, but it was still a thrill to see a 300SL roadster stuck in traffic at 0730 in the morning on a crappy New England day. Here's a pic of the prototype (albeit not the car we say today).

Hope people don't mind the quick automotive diversion! Jon Linde

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wchasr

· #15 · Dec 15, 2008

Sad to say the closest I'll ever come to classic automobiles like that is that fact that I was concieved and teethed ont ehs tick shift of a 67 Mustang fastback that Dad special ordered and borrowed the money from his parents for. i barely remember that car. So what are the odds that my first car would be a Dodge Rampage and halfway home I discovered it had classic Mustang floor mats in it? Rampage is long gone but I still have those floor mats.

Chas

P.S. Buffalo weather? Heck it's Seattle weather in Western Ny today. Cool and rainy. In other words MUD SEASON! (sigh)

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wchasr

· #20 · Dec 15, 2008

ANY car I've got has to meet certain requirements and being able to use them is near the top of the list.

Chas

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