Author Topic: took these yesterday...then added some more (Read 12994 times)

wildatheart · « **on:** September 14, 2006, 09:05:03 »

Douglas · « **Reply #1 on:** September 14, 2006, 11:31:54 »

You can tell who the professionals are here. Very nice pix.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA

bsimaz · « **Reply #2 on:** September 14, 2006, 11:57:35 »

Love the color (same as mine).

Bill Simaz
'66 230sl
Back on the Road

keesing · « **Reply #3 on:** September 14, 2006, 14:00:57 »

Lovely photos... you must be the pro - photogtapher!

1967 250SL Signal Red
1969 280SL "Tweety Bird Yellow"
1987 260E Charcoal

114015 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 14, 2006, 16:09:14 »

Hello Jaap,

Very nice pictures indeed![:0]
And a beautiful car too. I love that colour combo.

Best

Achim
(Magdeburg, Germany)

Cees Klumper · « **Reply #5 on:** September 14, 2006, 20:41:53 »

Gorgeous photos Jaap.

Just a consideration for you: to paint the rocker panels (as well as the vertical metal plate behind the driver's side grill) flat black rather than body color. The car will look lighter / more agile as a result.

Cees ("Case") Klumper in Amsterdam
'69 white 280 SL automatic

J. Huber · « **Reply #6 on:** September 14, 2006, 20:58:09 »

Nice. What tires are those? I like the look.

James
63 230SL

JamesL · « **Reply #7 on:** September 15, 2006, 02:18:14 »

Michelin MXVs is my guess

Mike Hughes · « **Reply #8 on:** September 15, 2006, 13:41:38 »

Nice shots! I'd say that some of them qualify as "images."

- Mike Hughes -ô¿ô-
1966 230SL Auto P/S
Havanna Brown (408)
Light Beige (181)
Cream M-B Tex (121)

JamesL · « **Reply #9 on:** September 16, 2006, 06:24:38 »

now you're just showing off

[:p]

wildatheart · « **Reply #10 on:** September 16, 2006, 07:29:51 »

quote:
Originally posted by Tosh

now you're just showing off [:p]

damn you've seen right through me..!

Jaap

1970 280SL
1971 BMW 2000 Touring
1965 Volvo 122S
1986 Ford Capri 280 Brooklands

Douglas · « **Reply #11 on:** September 16, 2006, 08:09:12 »

That last photo, in particular, is gorgeous. Thank you for sharing and for showing us how it's done. We could all learn from these. The composition, lighting, colors, etc. are all flawless.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA

Kemal · « **Reply #12 on:** September 18, 2006, 15:19:40 »

Beautiful pictures & a beautiful car...
Do you mind me asking where and when did you buy your car.
I am looking for a similar one in London .

Thanks again
Kemal

PS ; Say hi to Clive O.

quote:
Originally posted by wildatheart

Hi everyone,

Thought I'd post a few pics I took of my car. I'm not using it very much at the moment, but it's no less pretty for it, methinks.

http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/DSC_2866.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/DSC_2887.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/DSC_2875.jpg

Here's a few older pics:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/merc1.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/merc3.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/merc4.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/merc5.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/merc6.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/merc8.jpg

and lastly:
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/mercSLfront.jpg
http://i8.photobucket.com/albums/a3/weirdontop/merc%20pics/mercSLwide.jpg

Jaap

1970 280SL
1971 BMW 2000 Touring
1965 Volvo 122S
1986 Ford Capri 280 Brooklands

wildatheart · « **Reply #13 on:** September 19, 2006, 03:57:43 »

quote:
Originally posted by wildatheart

Quote
Originally posted by kemal shah

Beautiful pictures & a beautiful car...
Do you mind me asking where and when did you buy your car.
I am looking for a similar one in London .

Thanks again
Kemal

Hi Kemal,

I joined the Mercedes Owners Club just to get their magazine with classified ads, and found it in there. I didn't renew my membership the next year as the club scene isn't really 'for me', but I do think it's a good way of finding a cherished car. I found this one in Sheffield, in 1999.

I didn't get it right first time though; a year earlier I had bought a 230SL from a classic car dealer for £ 12k, and -unsurpisingly perhaps- it was a terrible car; it looked quite pretty, but that was it; it certainly wasn't very reliable. My current car cost me much, much more, but in my seven years of ownership, has only needed basic servicing, and has been all over Europe without any problems. So, my advice is spend top money now to save later.

harleydan · « **Reply #14 on:** September 19, 2006, 08:42:57 »

Jaap,

Great gorgeous pictures! Thanks for sharing. I have the same color combinations for my own car. I (and probably everyone else) wish I (we) had your photography skils. What camera did you use? And you must have had used a tripod.

I should have had brought over my car to England when I lived there for 7 years.

Cheers,
Danny
1970 280SL silver Euro manual

Kemal · « **Reply #15 on:** September 19, 2006, 14:58:47 »

Hi Jaap
Thank you ....
Any advice on the 280sl in classic chrome !
£27000 !!!
They have been very helpful & tell me its worth it ! [ How does one know ?]
Check it out .
Thanks
Kemal

quote:
Originally posted by wildatheart

quote:
Originally posted by wildatheart

Quote
Originally posted by kemal shah

Beautiful pictures & a beautiful car...
Do you mind me asking where and when did you buy your car.
I am looking for a similar one in London .

Thanks again
Kemal

Hi Kemal,

I joined the Mercedes Owners Club just to get their magazine with classified ads, and found it in there. I didn't renew my membership the next year as the club scene isn't really 'for me', but I do think it's a good way of finding a cherished car. I found this one in Sheffield, in 1999.

I didn't get it right first time though; a year earlier I had bought a 230SL from a classic car dealer for £ 12k, and -unsurpisingly perhaps- it was a terrible car; it looked quite pretty, but that was it; it certainly wasn't very reliable. My current car cost me much, much more, but in my seven years of ownership, has only needed basic servicing, and has been all over Europe without any problems. So, my advice is spend top money now to save later.

wildatheart · « **Reply #16 on:** September 20, 2006, 04:37:52 »

quote:
Originally posted by kemal shah

Hi Jaap
Thank you ....
Any advice on the 280sl in classic chrome !
£27000 !!!
They have been very helpful & tell me its worth it ! [ How does one know ?]
Check it out .
Thanks
Kemal

Hi

I have had a look at it and if it is as good as the description suggests, then it would be a fair price. However I have personally not heard of Autoart in Dagenham, so I don't know the likely standard of restoration. Ask if there are photographs of the restoration (it would be good to see evidence/invoices for the new wings and doors as these would have cost a small fortune). Go see the car and take a magnet with you to make sure the wings aren't full of filler. (it won't stick on doors bonnnet & bootlid as these are aluminium). I have seen cars at Classic Chrome that looked great on the surface, but on closer inspection had a lot of filler in them, though others have been good. If you still think it might be the car for you, ask if you can take it to a specialist to have it checked out.

Kemal · « **Reply #17 on:** September 20, 2006, 15:04:59 »

Thank you
Kemal

quote:
Originally posted by wildatheart

quote:
Originally posted by kemal shah

Hi Jaap
Thank you ....
Any advice on the 280sl in classic chrome !
£27000 !!!
They have been very helpful & tell me its worth it ! [ How does one know ?]
Check it out .
Thanks
Kemal

Hi

I have had a look at it and if it is as good as the description suggests, then it would be a fair price. However I have personally not heard of Autoart in Dagenham, so I don't know the likely standard of restoration. Ask if there are photographs of the restoration (it would be good to see evidence/invoices for the new wings and doors as these would have cost a small fortune). Go see the car and take a magnet with you to make sure the wings aren't full of filler. (it won't stick on doors bonnnet & bootlid as these are aluminium). I have seen cars at Classic Chrome that looked great on the surface, but on closer inspection had a lot of filler in them, though others have been good. If you still think it might be the car for you, ask if you can take it to a specialist to have it checked out.

Chad · « **Reply #18 on:** January 29, 2007, 18:54:02 »

Jaap:
I like your details pics with the shallow depth of field. Are you using a fast lens for these shots, > f/2.8, or a wide macro lens? Also, I too have the DB180 color and have been wondering how to best photo it.
Any panning shots of the car at speed?

1967 230SL
2006 Toyota Prius

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