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Pawel66

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What Are These Cut Outs For?
« on: December 01, 2020, 08:58:21 »
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Pawel

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Jonny B

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Re: What Are These Cut Outs For?
« Reply #1 on: December 01, 2020, 16:59:40 »
Something for training? Or a display model to highlight build items?
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Re: What Are These Cut Outs For?
« Reply #2 on: December 01, 2020, 20:59:41 »
That's where the side engines go. Or at least used to go  ;D
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Cees Klumper
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Re: What Are These Cut Outs For?
« Reply #3 on: December 01, 2020, 22:12:21 »
You mean like thrusters for quick turns?
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Pawel

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Re: What Are These Cut Outs For?
« Reply #4 on: December 01, 2020, 23:03:22 »
Cool air intakes before the days of air conditioning?!?!? 🤣🤣🤣
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Re: What Are These Cut Outs For?
« Reply #5 on: December 01, 2020, 23:25:17 »
What holes?

Those are vinyl stick ons showing you what's behind the sheet metal, of course!
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Michael Salemi
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Re: What Are These Cut Outs For?
« Reply #6 on: December 01, 2020, 23:55:23 »
I think it is a model to show you how Mercedes went the extra mile to seal all the seams and prevent rust.   Bwahahahah!
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Re: What Are These Cut Outs For?
« Reply #7 on: December 03, 2020, 21:55:06 »
To highlight the internal structures for PR purposes?
Good stuff Pawel.

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Re: What Are These Cut Outs For?
« Reply #8 on: December 03, 2020, 23:07:11 »
I was thinking: training purposes, testing, showroom, advertising folder...

Maybe someone who has the advertising materials from those days saw picture there with these...
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Pawel

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Re: What Are These Cut Outs For?
« Reply #9 on: December 04, 2020, 04:04:20 »
In the late 40's/early 50's dealers sometimes had plastic windows in the hood of a showroom car so prospects could easily see under the hood.  The hood could be removed when the car was sold and replaced with an uncut one.  Perhaps this is an MB version of that?
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