This is just getting rediculous....

[bsimaz]

http://www.beverlyhillscarclub.com/1970-mercedes-benz-280sl--c-703.htm


I know the price of some of our cars has gone up in recent year but this is
really going too far.  This car isn't even safe to drive.    I really hope no one gets taken by these guys. 

[mdsalemi]

It's got more wood than a Morgan!

But think of the value of all that CHROME!!!

[glenn]

Looks like a fine piece of 'Chip-pendale' furniture.

[Kemal]

Looks sadly like a car Fred & Barney would have been proud of.

[ja17]

Hmm,  doesn' t  scare me too much but looks like its priced about $15 K too high!

[badali]

Hmm,  doesn' t  scare me too much but looks like its priced about $15 K too high!

definately

[glenn]

That's why they're called 'floor boards'.....

[ctm14]

Well I guess they don't try and hide the plywood floor but it certainy is embarassing that someone would take such short measures.  I wonder what the photos don't show?

[Neil Thompson]

floor certainly won't rust! - might get woodworm though

[wwheeler]

At the very least they could of veneered the boards with an exotic wood like burled walnut or zebrano wood!

[Shvegel]

"Previous owner removed the floors" and the entire sills and the engine(rad and heater not hooked up). Who knows what else. But at least it is an "original California car".

[twistedtree]

That makes my s%&t boxes look like gold.

[Bonanza]

I am hoping that this is the " Before " of a before and after shoot! Paint,Chrome and interior look good. I don't think that is an original colour but it looks good. 

[glenn]

How 'bout a gallon of por-15.......?

[Tom Colitt]

I don't think it's that bad. They sell a hammer finish rattle can at the Home Depot that would cover those boards easily and if you use enough it might even be a little sticky around the edges to reinforce the floor boards. Yes, I know a hammer finish isn't technically the correct, original finish for the floor boards, but it IS only a $19500 car. And it's a SoCal car at that! :-)...

[Tom Colitt]

You have to hand it to the dealer though. He's pretty honest about the car. Aside from the fact that his description sounds a little like the previous owner had ordered the Pagoda with the "removable floors" option and decided to leave them out, they are showing all the pictures to tell the story. I like how they are making a point of showing that the hood is a non-matching numbers piece ;-)..... (Alas, not mine though)....