yep. Not sure what the SS means, but K is Kompressor
(supercharged) and L is Leicht (light)...as in SL -
sport leicht. SSKL had holes in the frame to lighten
it:

8w.forix.com/fos04-sat/photos/photo_62.html


Christopher, NOT an expert in MB history





--- Craig McCluskey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> On Fri, 16 Sep 2005 07:48:00 -0700 (PDT) Christopher
> McCann
> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> 
> > You get an SSK or two or three for parts (not
> cheap) and then drill out
> > the frame to make it a much more rare SSKL and
> then masterly fabricate
> > missing parts. This has been done...forget the
> guys name (American) who
> > got away with it for a while, till he was caught.
> THe said part is that
> > restorable SSK's are destroyed in the process.
> 
> I take it, then, that the SSKL is a lightened
> version of the SSK.
> 
> 
> Craig
> 
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Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri
-1985 300SD, 209K miles, "Wulf" 
(http://www.pictureblogger.com/My-1985-Mercedes-Benz-300SD)
-1976 240D, ManyK miles,  "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen 
= Alternative Fuel Test Vehicle)
-1998 Toyota Sienna CE, 100K miles, "The Van"


                
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