Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
I think they may have made a 200SL in 68 but there is very little info on em, this was probably only sold in the UK where they have a liking for underpowered sports cars. - Original Message - From: Alex Chamberlain [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Tuesday, May 08, 2007 8:16 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model On 5/7/07, Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It must have been a 280SL. I'd better get my feelers recalibrated =-)!
Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
Sorry-that wasn't clear to me-when we started with 200SL-I went as low as we could go-230Sl. Dwight Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co Dwight E. Giles, Jr. Wickford RI 02852 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Zedic Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 10:28 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model On 07/05/07, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, the 'Pagoda' top roadster (W113) came in 230sl and 250 SL as well as 280sl. . I saw a 230sl last Friday at the stealer's in CT. Was the owner's car. Mint but pimped with 123 Bundt wheels-ugly. Dwight But we were talking about 107 chassis cars. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
This one was near the waterfront on Montgomery, and it was silver. I'm not sure of the type of tranny, didn't get to climb inside, unfortunately. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267K miles, Ursula
[MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
While we were walking today in downtown Portlend, my wife spotted a Mercedes. When she told me that it was a 200SL, I figured that she had misread the numbers so I decided to check for myself. Yes indeedee, it was a 200SL! . Was it really possible to get a Euro 107 with a 4 cylinder? I suppose one could tamper with the badging, but it looked legit. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267K miles, Ursula
Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
I don't think so. The smallest displacement SL I've seen here is a 280SL Jeff Zedic
Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
Actually, the 'Pagoda' top roadster (W113) came in 230sl and 250 SL as well as 280sl. . I saw a 230sl last Friday at the stealer's in CT. Was the owner's car. Mint but pimped with 123 Bundt wheels-ugly. Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1979 240D-250K + miles 1990 300D 2.5t 135K miles Wickford, RI -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jeff Zedic Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 6:29 AM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model I don't think so. The smallest displacement SL I've seen here is a 280SL Jeff Zedic ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
You sure it wasnt a 280SL? As far as I know, there was no such thing as a 200SL Kevin Kraly wrote: While we were walking today in downtown Portlend, my wife spotted a Mercedes. When she told me that it was a 200SL, I figured that she had misread the numbers so I decided to check for myself. Yes indeedee, it was a 200SL! . Was it really possible to get a Euro 107 with a 4 cylinder? I suppose one could tamper with the badging, but it looked legit. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267K miles, Ursula ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com -- Kaleb C. Striplin/Claremore, OK 92 250D Turbo, 92 300E 4Matic, (2x) 91 300D 2.5 Turbo, 90 420SEL, 89 560SEL, 89 260E, 87 300SDL, 85 380SE 5.0 Euro, 84 190D 2.2, 81 240D, 81 380SLC, 80 240D, 76 240D, 76 300D, 72 250C, 69 250 http://www.okiebenz.com
[MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
Kevin, As someone else has already intimated, the rare Mercedes SL which you saw, if indeed it was a W107 body style, was a 280SL which were made from '74-'85 and not imported to the U.S. as far as I know (See pg. 140, Mercedes-Benz Production Models Book 1946-1990, by W. R. Nitske. G. M. Brown Rochester, NY
Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
Right-except if it was a w113 it could have been a 230-50-80SL, also acc. to Nitske. However, he lists no 200SL at all. Dwight Bissell Cove Quahog Auto Salvage Co Dwight E. Giles, Jr. Wickford RI 02852 -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Glenn Brown Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 9:44 AM To: mercedes@okiebenz.com Subject: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model Kevin, As someone else has already intimated, the rare Mercedes SL which you saw, if indeed it was a W107 body style, was a 280SL which were made from '74-'85 and not imported to the U.S. as far as I know (See pg. 140, Mercedes-Benz Production Models Book 1946-1990, by W. R. Nitske. G. M. Brown Rochester, NY ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
On 07/05/07, Dwight E. Giles, Jr [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Actually, the 'Pagoda' top roadster (W113) came in 230sl and 250 SL as well as 280sl. . I saw a 230sl last Friday at the stealer's in CT. Was the owner's car. Mint but pimped with 123 Bundt wheels-ugly. Dwight But we were talking about 107 chassis cars.
Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
I'm certain that it was a W107 chassis, not a W113. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267K miles, Ursula
Re: [MBZ] Rare Mercedes SL model
On 5/7/07, Kevin Kraly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It must have been a 280SL. I'd better get my feelers recalibrated =-)! I have often seen a W107 280SL in downtown Portland as well. One particular one, I mean---red with a stick shift, parked at the south end of town near the KOIN Tower (2nd and Market or so). Alex Chamberlain '87 300D Turbo '93 Isuzu Trooper '86 Lincoln Mark VII LSC
