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Sardonicus said:
ertainly does I prefer the 6 pot engines from that era over the V8's 
I also remember these drive smooth as silk no fuss and pre-compromised Merc quality 
I'd concur - Mum had one back when they were still relatively new, a red 1994 SL320 with cream leather. I also remember these drive smooth as silk no fuss and pre-compromised Merc quality Was one of the first cars I drove post driving test when I took Mum to test drive it in my Vauxhall Corsa (with P-Plates), and the dealer handed a 17-year old me the keys
Stove454 said:
She finally arrived a couple weeks back...I'm a yank who moved to the UK last year...British wife agreed it was more cost effective to ship my car over instead of storing it stateside....
Anyone around the north Oxfordshire area that knows of good car meets or clubs I'd like to get out as the weather's warming up.
The Third Thursday event has started for 2018 at the Norman Knight in Whichford. Anyone around the north Oxfordshire area that knows of good car meets or clubs I'd like to get out as the weather's warming up.
Dr Interceptor said:
LotusOmega375D said:
RHD too?
Yup, originally US/African spec, exported to Mozambique. Imported to Portugal in 1978. One family owned from new...
Was such a find, I couldn't resist her.
Looks superb. Dr Interceptor said:
Sardonicus said:
ertainly does I prefer the 6 pot engines from that era over the V8's I also remember these drive smooth as silk no fuss and pre-compromised Merc quality
I'd concur - Mum had one back when they were still relatively new, a red 1994 SL320 with cream leather. I also remember these drive smooth as silk no fuss and pre-compromised Merc quality Was one of the first cars I drove post driving test when I took Mum to test drive it in my Vauxhall Corsa (with P-Plates), and the dealer handed a 17-year old me the keys
I would of been exactly the same we were too young to appreciate good engineering 
Dr Interceptor said:
LotusOmega375D said:
RHD too?
Yup, originally US/African spec, exported to Mozambique. Imported to Portugal in 1978. One family owned from new...
Was such a find, I couldn't resist her.
Dr Interceptor said:
Bought this little Volkswagen this week, unseen in Portugal. 1958 Beetle 1200 in Beryl Green. It's currently in transport on the way back to the UK.
Very nice!Would you mind me asking where/how you look for cars in Portugal?
I'm hoping to go on some adventures looking for interesting cars to buy, and Portugal would certainly be on the list of places to go!
sim16v said:
Very nice!
Would you mind me asking where/how you look for cars in Portugal?
I'm hoping to go on some adventures looking for interesting cars to buy, and Portugal would certainly be on the list of places to go!
This one actually appeared on carandclassic.co.ukWould you mind me asking where/how you look for cars in Portugal?
I'm hoping to go on some adventures looking for interesting cars to buy, and Portugal would certainly be on the list of places to go!
I certainly wasn't looking for cars to buy, being pretty much 'full'. I was up in Putney talking to a mate about an R107 SL, sat in the sun on a pub roof terrace enjoying a lovely pint of London IPA, when I opened the phone and loaded up the C&C website, there was the beetle, on the homepage.
Dr Interceptor said:
Bought this little Volkswagen this week, unseen in Portugal. 1958 Beetle 1200 in Beryl Green. It's currently in transport on the way back to the UK.
That is undeniably lovely but surely it's a lot later than a '58? I don't think those rear lights came in till the early 1960s, and they certainly still used "pope's nose" numberplate lights in the 50sNik da Greek said:
That is undeniably lovely but surely it's a lot later than a '58? I don't think those rear lights came in till the early 1960s, and they certainly still used "pope's nose" numberplate lights in the 50s
It's 60 years old - if it still had everything it had when it left Wolfsburg I'd be amazed. Rear end is the only bit that isn't right, the screen is correct, but suspect it was either pranged and repaired with later parts, or even simply 'updated' at some point to make it look newer.
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