OTOH, the W111 coupes are among the most beautiful cars ever designed.
On Fri, Jan 24, 2014 at 3:20 PM, Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > The W112 had all the fancy moulding. That's the easy way to pick one out > in a crowd. > > Dan > > > On Jan 24, 2014, at 2:54 PM, <r...@rhonald.me> wrote: > > > > I like the early fins and all the chrome moulding which I have seen on > > one black sedan. Black is the only color I would have. > > > > R > > -------- Original Message -------- > > Subject: Re: [MBZ] Is it just me...yes it is > > From: OK Don <okd...@gmail.com> > > Date: Thu, January 23, 2014 4:14 pm > > To: Mercedes Discussion List <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > > The fins are the same as on the '57 Chevy, Caddy, etc. - pure cosmetic > > appeal to the masses of the time. I find them ugly and not functional - > > same as the swept back tails on the Cessna's starting in 1960. Hate > > them. > > > > > > On Thu, Jan 23, 2014 at 11:58 AM, Dieselhead <126die...@gmail.com> > > wrote: > > > >> The 112, with the rounded over fins are beautiful cars. The 110/111 fins > >> may not be endearing, but ahead of the fins, they are a beautiful car. > If > >> you don't mind the fins, the rear view of a 220S/230S/SE is very > >> attractive. The early 110s with the trapezoidal tail lights look like > >> they are winking at you. The 200/200D/230 tail lights make a good > looking > >> rear view. > >> > >> > > > > > > -- > > OK Don > > "They who can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary > > safety, deserve neither liberty nor safety." - Benjamin Franklin 1775 > > "in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and > > taxes." > > - Benjamin Franklin 1789 > > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > > 2012 Passat TDI DSG, 44 mpg > > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
