Mercedes-Benz SL300 Gullwing

[rage2]

:eek: :eek: :eek:

How rare, only 1 in alberta, 6 in Canada! Nice to see it being driven and not garaged!

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[92 Teg-B18A]

:drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool: :drool:

[Dope Dealer]

Haha, did you follow him into the gas station? :rofl:

[rage2]

Yep :). Chatted with the guy for a few mins.

[4wheeldrift]

:love: :love: :drool: :drool: Such a beautiful machine

[Bayyak]

:hitit:

[Redlyne_mr2]

:drool: :drool: :thumbsup: Holy I never even thought there was one in Alberta ...wow and on the streets yet too...My dad is absolutely obsessed with that car, i even promised him Id buy him one when I have the available funds..wow...geat find rage

[XylathaneGTR]

Wow, thats a really nice find...Im sure the owner must be proud as hell to show that beauty.
Nice post Rage.

[rx7_turbo2]

I've seen about a half dozen of those in one garage. All in various stages of restoration. Once every couple of years the Mercedes-Benz club out on Vancouver Island holds a BBQ and at guy named Rudy's(can't remember last name) ranch. He usually has all kinds of neat old Mercedes and always 2 or 3 gull wings. According to the people I talked with he's the best when it comes to that kind of stuff, I never got a chance to talk with him.

[Arthur Dent]

I've met the guy that owns that. That car got beat to shit in a hail storm a couple years back. I would have cried.

[Seanith]

haha you followed him.. nice! gotta do what you gotta do.
quality post

[Speed_Dreams]

That looks like a HUGE ass spare.....damn Rage....do you stalk all the :bigpimp: rides in town??

[hjr]

ahhhh yahh. I was sooo obsesed with those cars when i was about 12. I figured i would buy one to drive when i was 16. Then i found out what they cost. Smashed that dream right up!

[generation2]

lol, shit , i never knew they were that rare.
i saw one on sale in the bargain finder like 3 years ago....if i knew they were that rare , i would of bought it!!!!!!!!!!

[Redlyne_mr2]

Originally posted by generation2
lol, shit , i never knew they were that rare.
i saw one on sale in the bargain finder like 3 years ago....if i knew they were that rare , i would of bought it!!!!!!!!!!
:confused:

[4wheeldrift]

Originally posted by generation2
i saw one on sale in the bargain finder like 3 years ago....if i knew they were that rare , i would of bought it!!!!!!!!!! It probably didn't list a price, which means "If you have to ask you can't afford it".

[hjr]

or it was a fake-o benz-o

[RiceCake]

Holy Jebus, what a nice find! :drool:

[littledan]

nice shots of a pimp ride!
any idea what the paper in his window said??

[rage2]

Yea, it said "Rings and wallets and zippers can damage the car. PLEASE DO NOT TOUCH".

[frostyda9]

:drool:

Rare, beautiful, and worth a boatload of money.

:thumbsup:

[Porsche 944]

dude that shit is bad azzz we got one in out salvage yard and one need any parts just MSG me PEACE OUTTTT

[Ajay]

That car is amazing!!

DAMN....good job on the stalking and the pics! :-P

[generation2]

Originally posted by 4wheeldrift
It probably didn't list a price, which means "If you have to ask you can't afford it".


it was like 3000 or somthin, horrible condition

[Vincent]

rage2

This is an incredible car, I noticed you are also on the MBCanada forum. Would you mind reposting the pics in tha Classic car section there.

This is an amazing set of pictures.

If you don't want to would you mind if I posted them?
They are great pictures and scream to be shared.

[bosa]

Oh my gosh! :eek: :drool:

Nice encounter rage! :thumbsup:

[t"raver1"smith]

met that guy last summer at the shell on 14st and 13ave sw. that car is sooo pimpin. i think he only had something like 53000 miles on it when i saw it. so cool

[Fluidic]

Originally posted by Vincent
rage2

This is an incredible car, I noticed you are also on the MBCanada forum. Would you mind reposting the pics in tha Classic car section there.

This is an amazing set of pictures.

If you don't want to would you mind if I posted them?
They are great pictures and scream to be shared.

Dude... you have WAY too many forum sections on that website. I love MB's... and I visit MBworld.org all the time... but when I go to your site... I just cringe and leave as soon as I arrived... way to much selection – boggles the mind.

"Health and Nutrition Forum". Cool I guess. :)

Peter

[cocoabrova]

I think that car used to belong to a guy named Heinz, who owned Alberta Chrome & Grind. He since passed away, but I wasn't aware that his wife had sold it......

[milesmcewing]

Heinz sold the car about 3 years ago, went for about 225k, there are two in Calgary, and one did get hit by hail, but I don't think it was the same one rage saw.

[rage2]

Originally posted by milesmcewing
Heinz sold the car about 3 years ago, went for about 225k, there are two in Calgary, and one did get hit by hail, but I don't think it was the same one rage saw.
I was told the one I saw was the hail one, which was restored.

[jcaoss]

HI
I DONT INTEND TO BE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, NOR INTEND TO DISCOVER YOUR SHOW-OFF...BUT I HAVE TO SAY I NOTICED TWO THINGS IMPORTANT ABOUT YOU. FIRST MAYBE YOU ARE GIRLFRIEND OR WIFE OF THE CAR'S OWNER. INOTICED YOUR BLACK MERCEDES(THE ONE BEHIND THE GULLWIND) IN COUPLE OF OCASIONS. SECOND, HOW IN THE HELL A $500,000 CLASSIC CAR OWNER WILL TRHOW IT ON PLAIN STREETS. WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT MAYBE THAT CAR IS A REPLICA (AS COBRAS HAVE) OR MAYBE IS A "REPRINT"(SORRY) OF THE ORIGINAL MADE FROM A MANUFACTURER. TODAY IS JANUARY 15 2004 AND IF YOU RUSH AND ACCES EBAY. COM YOU WILL SEE ONE OF THOSE REPRINTS AT A $100,000 PRICE.
THAT MY OPINION AND THANKS
PS......IF IT THE REAL DEAL....YOUR INSURANCE MUST BE HIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[C4S]

Originally posted by jcaoss
HI
I DONT INTEND TO BE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, NOR INTEND TO DISCOVER YOUR SHOW-OFF...BUT I HAVE TO SAY I NOTICED TWO THINGS IMPORTANT ABOUT YOU. FIRST MAYBE YOU ARE GIRLFRIEND OR WIFE OF THE CAR'S OWNER. INOTICED YOUR BLACK MERCEDES(THE ONE BEHIND THE GULLWIND) IN COUPLE OF OCASIONS. SECOND, HOW IN THE HELL A $500,000 CLASSIC CAR OWNER WILL TRHOW IT ON PLAIN STREETS. WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT MAYBE THAT CAR IS A REPLICA (AS COBRAS HAVE) OR MAYBE IS A "REPRINT"(SORRY) OF THE ORIGINAL MADE FROM A MANUFACTURER. TODAY IS JANUARY 15 2004 AND IF YOU RUSH AND ACCES EBAY. COM YOU WILL SEE ONE OF THOSE REPRINTS AT A $100,000 PRICE.
THAT MY OPINION AND THANKS
PS......IF IT THE REAL DEAL....YOUR INSURANCE MUST BE HIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:werd:

They are rare and nice car, but what's wrong for driving it ? seeing lambo and ferrari almost every day in summer, so ?

And you said rage is a "girlfriend" of a old fart ? ha ha .. :rofl: :rofl:

And of course .. Rage drives nice cars ! :rofl:

[xkon]

Originally posted by jcaoss
HI
I DONT INTEND TO BE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, NOR INTEND TO DISCOVER YOUR SHOW-OFF...BUT I HAVE TO SAY I NOTICED TWO THINGS IMPORTANT ABOUT YOU. FIRST MAYBE YOU ARE GIRLFRIEND OR WIFE OF THE CAR'S OWNER. INOTICED YOUR BLACK MERCEDES(THE ONE BEHIND THE GULLWIND) IN COUPLE OF OCASIONS. SECOND, HOW IN THE HELL A $500,000 CLASSIC CAR OWNER WILL TRHOW IT ON PLAIN STREETS. WHAT I HAVE TO SAY IS THAT MAYBE THAT CAR IS A REPLICA (AS COBRAS HAVE) OR MAYBE IS A "REPRINT"(SORRY) OF THE ORIGINAL MADE FROM A MANUFACTURER. TODAY IS JANUARY 15 2004 AND IF YOU RUSH AND ACCES EBAY. COM YOU WILL SEE ONE OF THOSE REPRINTS AT A $100,000 PRICE.
THAT MY OPINION AND THANKS
PS......IF IT THE REAL DEAL....YOUR INSURANCE MUST BE HIGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

HA HA HA
PUSH YOUR CAPS LOCK BUTTON

second, hes the owner of the site, and hes a GUY

...noobies...lol

[JAYMEZ]

dumb noobs lol , good pic , how dare you show such a beautiful day ... i miss summer now! DAMN YOU RAGE! :rofl:

[/////AMG]

:hitit: :love: :drool: :poosie: :hitit: :love: :drool: :poosie: :hitit: :love: :drool: :poosie: :hitit: :love: :drool: :poosie:

OH MY GOD! :clap:
Thats awesome! Can't bbelive theres one in Cow Town.

[rage2]

Originally posted by jcaoss
HI
I DONT INTEND TO BE A PRIVATE INVESTIGATOR, NOR INTEND TO DISCOVER YOUR SHOW-OFF...BUT I HAVE TO SAY I NOTICED TWO THINGS IMPORTANT ABOUT YOU.
Don't quit your day job lol

Originally posted by jcaoss
FIRST MAYBE YOU ARE GIRLFRIEND OR WIFE OF THE CAR'S OWNER. INOTICED YOUR BLACK MERCEDES(THE ONE BEHIND THE GULLWIND) IN COUPLE OF OCASIONS.
haha interesting. Sorry man, I'm not gay. I am married but to a woman. And yes that is my black benz in the background even tho it's a girl's car :rofl:

Good job inspector gadget :thumbsup:

[calgarys13]

ive seen a golden one this summer must get roll of film developed

[donz]

hey is that the one that was in a few exotic car show's last year? I remember seeing it at the ZR auto show, does anybody else remember seeing it there? It was also at another show but i can't quite remember... It's amazing to see that the car is driven and not a perminant show car. and if memory serves me right, (and they weren't lying) it is a real gull wing.

[donz]

wait a sec, how old is this thread?

[JAYMEZ]

2 weeks old

[ZorroAMG]

RAGE: Edit...300SL gullwing...not SL300..LOL


Inspect her Gadget:

When people have enough money to buy classic collector cars valued at a million dollars (500,000?? what are you smoking?), I don't think they are concerned about insurance premiums. One thing is for certain, REAL car enthusiasts like myself and many people on this forum WOULD drive that car once in a while..

Enjoy your game of snakes and ladders, my friend...

[/////AMG]

Originally posted by donz
hey is that the one that was in a few exotic car show's last year? I remember seeing it at the ZR auto show, does anybody else remember seeing it there? It was also at another show but i can't quite remember... It's amazing to see that the car is driven and not a perminant show car. and if memory serves me right, (and they weren't lying) it is a real gull wing.


Yup.There was a 300SL gullwing there.

[Seanith]

Dude if you read, the reason his black mercedes is in the pictures, because being the enthusiast he is, he saw this rare car, and flagged down the owner and took pictures of it :rolleyes:

[Ben]

Originally posted by donz
hey is that the one that was in a few exotic car show's last year? I remember seeing it at the ZR auto show, does anybody else remember seeing it there? It was also at another show but i can't quite remember... It's amazing to see that the car is driven and not a perminant show car. and if memory serves me right, (and they weren't lying) it is a real gull wing.

Yeh, he was at the Euro Clasic show in '02 which was the first time I saw the car

http://www.psylence.com/Automotive/EuroClassic-091402/images/100-0071_IMG.jpg

http://www.psylence.com/Automotive/EuroClassic-091402/images/100-0099_IMG.jpg

http://www.psylence.com/Automotive/EuroClassic-091402/images/100-0074_IMG.jpg

http://www.psylence.com/Automotive/EuroClassic-091402/images/100-0073_IMG.jpg

[pinoyhero]

My god what a phenominal vehicle.

[NickGT]

Saw it on 22x heading west around lunch today. Kinda suprised to see such a rare car on the roads this time of year.

Very smooth looking car. :thumbsup:

[-250-]

My buddies uncle owns, one of 2 lambo coutauche's (sp?) in western canada, soon he is getting a S7 also.

Rage, Uber nice find, I love that car, but the guy looks fairly young, did you manege to find out his job? or who he killed to get that car.

[C4S]

coutauche ? what is it ? :confused: 1 of 2 ?

Nice to get the S7 ! already 1 in calgary, right ?

where is the pic for the 300SL owner ? how come I dont see it ? :confused:

[/////AMG]

Originally posted by -250-
My buddies uncle owns, one of 2 lambo coutauche's (sp?) in western canada, soon he is getting a S7 also.



Originally posted by C4S
coutauche ? what is it ? :confused: 1 of 2 ?


I think he means Lamborghini Countach. There ar emore than 2 in Western Canada for sure!

[C4S]

Oh .. Countach ..

there are lots of them ! since I am thinking what Lambo ...

probaby .. 30 - 40 in Alberta ... even Diablo .. quite a few of them around ... :)

[Alpine Autowerks]

why is it so hard for people to believe that someone would drive their vehicle. it is a car not something else... and non use is just as hard (but not necessarily the same parts as driving)

[NickGT]

Originally posted by Alpine Autowerks
why is it so hard for people to believe that someone would drive their vehicle. it is a car not something else... and non use is just as hard (but not necessarily the same parts as driving)

Just an extremely rare and old car thats all. To put it on the streets especially at this time of the year risking possible damage to such a nice car seems crazy to me. I can't explain it any other way. :rolleyes:

[Ben]

Originally posted by Alpine Autowerks
why is it so hard for people to believe that someone would drive their vehicle. it is a car not something else... and non use is just as hard (but not necessarily the same parts as driving)


Exactly, Cars dont mean the same thing to everyone out there. For some people (myself included) cars are ment to be enjoyed in the drivers seat, not looked at in a garage on sundays. Thats just my thoughts tho.

[donz]

I don't think he saw it recently, it's tucked away for sure, (or atleast i hope, salt is bad!!!) The original post is from May. Look at the pics, everything is still green!!!

[Alpine Autowerks]

Originally posted by FoxLX


Just an extremely rare and old car thats all. To put it on the streets especially at this time of the year risking possible damage to such a nice car seems crazy to me. I can't explain it any other way. :rolleyes:


a cust of mine who was stopped while driving his 550 by some guys who wanted to make a bra for the car so it would not get stone chips told them " If I can afford to drive this car....I can afford to drive it."

not driving a fine car is like having a fine woman and just paying for her shopping habits and having seperate bedrooms

[NickGT]

Originally posted by Alpine Autowerks



a cust of mine who was stopped while driving his 550 by some guys who wanted to make a bra for the car so it would not get stone chips told them " If I can afford to drive this car....I can afford to drive it."

not driving a fine car is like having a fine woman and just paying for her shopping habits and having seperate bedrooms

Just a difference in opinions thats all. I'm all for driving a car rather than letting it sit in the garage to rott. But this car is pretty damn rare. A collectors item more so than a daily driver. But it really doesn't matter anyways you have your opinion, and I have mine.


Originally posted by donz
I don't think he saw it recently, it's tucked away for sure, (or atleast i hope, salt is bad!!!) The original post is from May. Look at the pics, everything is still green!!!

Uh yes. I did. I didn't post pictures. Someone brought this thread back up. By fluke I saw the car the day after and thought I'd mention it.

[redbaron303]

You guys are too funny....

but DAMN that's one HELL OF A CAR!!!!