Well, take a look at the original ad, which has more pictures. Perhaps this was a special order option. My father used to own a Pontoon which had the same large canvass sunroof. I'll try to attach a picture from the original ad.
http://victoria.en.craigslist.ca/cto/2027409438.html -Max -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dieselhead Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 3:21 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Great Craigslist ad Nope! 250S had the steel sunroof. I drove a 67 250S and a 68 250 SE. I believe all sunroofs after 1963 or there abouts were steel. I am pretty sure 61 VW had the canvas type. I don't remember seeing an MB with a sunroof in 61 or 62. I think any sunroof would have been steel in the 111/112 chassis (starting in 1959) and in the 600. There were a few second generation 110 (after 1965) that had steel sunroofs in NA. (I can't say about europe) I believe what you are seeing is a smoke color plastic sunroof deflector. >The car in the ad appears to have the huge Webasto canvas sunroof; I >used to own a '63 Beetle with similar huge sunroof, and I could stand >through the sunroof and drive that car. Left foot on gas peddle, right >foot in passenger foot well, left hand on steering wheel, and wave to >the adoring crowds as I motored by... > >-Max > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Alex Chamberlain >Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2010 2:01 PM >To: Mercedes Discussion List >Subject: Re: [MBZ] Great Craigslist ad > >On Wed, Oct 27, 2010 at 2:25 PM, Curt Raymond <[email protected]> >wrote: >> >> http://jalopnik.com/5674537/this-craigslist-ad-is-actually-commentary >> - >> on-modern-existence >> > >The thing about that ad that really strikes a chord with me is the >reference to driving with the wind in your face. It seems to me that >on any car newer than about 1990, you can't roll down the windows at >speed and get just a comfortable breeze. On one of our daily drivers, >a 2002 Camry, opening the windows at anything over 15 or 20 mph creates >both turbulence sufficient to throw papers around the inside of the >car, and a resonance inside the cabin that I find physically painful. >Someone here who knows about the fluid dynamics of surfaces (laminar >flow?) can probably speak with more authority, but I think I've read >that a car can be designed so that the air passes over its surface >smoothly with the windows closed or with the windows open, but not >both, and the manufacturers now choose the former, figuring that all >new cars come standard with A/C and you'll always be using that, never >opning a window when actually in motion. > >Alex > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives >http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >_______________________________________ >http://www.okiebenz.com >For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives >http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: Mercedes_004.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 104645 bytes Desc: Mercedes_004.jpg URL: <http://okiebenz.com/pipermail/mercedes_okiebenz.com/attachments/20101029/80b35da4/attachment.jpg> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
