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TA250SL

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I never thought I would see this...
« on: May 30, 2006, 23:10:39 »
Has anyone ever tried this with their Pagoda?

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Tom
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Bob G ✝︎

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Re: I never thought I would see this...
« Reply #1 on: May 31, 2006, 00:14:39 »
Well at lease we now the Pagoda call haul a trailer. I wonder what gear ratio the Gentelman has ?

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AGT

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Re: I never thought I would see this...
« Reply #2 on: May 31, 2006, 03:12:53 »
Great photograph. Thank you for posting it Tom.

The trailer is an Eriba Puck from the 70s. It is a tiny and lightweight caravan (600 to 700kgs) manufactured in Germany. It was designed to be towed by very small cars and stowed in your garage during the winter. They still make Eribas today, they don't look much different and are a common sight on Europe's roads.

The most recent M-B Classic magazine has an article on a tour of Germany with a Fintail/Eriba combination. Maybe the Fintail is a better choice of towcar  - although the Pagoda in the photograph seems to be doing just fine.

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Re: I never thought I would see this...
« Reply #3 on: May 31, 2006, 03:57:56 »
Color Coordinated to boot!   What a deal.   However, it does hurt the car's "playboy" image a bit...
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bpossel

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Re: I never thought I would see this...
« Reply #4 on: May 31, 2006, 05:46:00 »
Great picture!  Did you notice that he has a mirror in each visor?  Maybe he uses them as trailer mirrors, or to comb his eyebrows while he's driving...
B.


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KevinC

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Re: I never thought I would see this...
« Reply #5 on: May 31, 2006, 17:25:15 »
I think the dual sunvisor mirrors are for the couple to admire their matching hats!

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Great picture!  Did you notice that he has a mirror in each visor?  


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Re: I never thought I would see this...
« Reply #6 on: May 31, 2006, 19:38:09 »
Funny, I saw this thread just as I was heading to the lake!  8)

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joelj

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Re: I never thought I would see this...
« Reply #7 on: June 01, 2006, 08:53:06 »
Cool :)

What great cars we have :) top down hauling

cheers,

Joel-j

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Chad

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Re: I never thought I would see this...
« Reply #8 on: June 01, 2006, 20:48:10 »
And it's a 230, no less. Who says they don't have enough torque?

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Ben

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Re: I never thought I would see this...
« Reply #9 on: June 02, 2006, 02:37:43 »
Both photo's are terrific !

Thanks for posting !

Regards,
Ben in Ireland.
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