Author Topic: Green cars meet! (Read 13072 times)

ghenne · « **on:** September 15, 2012, 20:39:22 »

I visited another member who has an identically coloured 230SL. Here's how they look together!

w113dude · « **Reply #1 on:** September 15, 2012, 23:58:35 »

is the color DB291 olive green?

Nate · « **Reply #2 on:** September 16, 2012, 03:42:32 »

What are the odds of that, especially in Canada eh? Both look like very nice examples.

Benz Dr. · « **Reply #3 on:** September 16, 2012, 04:46:33 »

Quote from: ghenne on September 15, 2012, 20:39:22

I visited another member who has an identically coloured 230SL. Here's how they look together!

Hey,
I know that car! Or, at least I know the owner.

ghenne · « **Reply #4 on:** September 16, 2012, 08:56:56 »

The cars are both DB 268 Dunklegrün (Dark Green).

gugel · « **Reply #5 on:** September 16, 2012, 15:47:21 »

Quote from: ghenne on September 16, 2012, 08:56:56

The cars are both DB 268 Dunklegrün (Dark Green).

Great color!

Flyair · « **Reply #6 on:** September 16, 2012, 17:02:24 »

besides the color and general aspect (reeeeeaaaallllyy great) I noticed that one is harder and the other is softer

Jack Jones · « **Reply #7 on:** September 17, 2012, 00:22:46 »

I live just west of Toronto and have a 1970 280SL also in DB268....Interesting.

ghenne · « **Reply #8 on:** September 17, 2012, 20:10:42 »

I wonder if that's enough to form our own club!

Over the years, I've met a few other DB268 Pagodas in Toronto
- one that drove around the Beaches
- one in Maplecrest Upholstery, getting a new interior
- one that my accountant used to own. He didn't like the operating expenses, so he sold it. I don't think Pagodas are meant for accountants.

rutger kohler · « **Reply #9 on:** May 29, 2013, 07:38:47 »

Hi, I've just looked at your post belatedly. What colour upholstry and carpet have both the cars go plse? I have got the same paintwork (Dunkelgrun)and Bamboo upholstery. Figuring out what the carpet colour should be and I'm thinking bamboo although the original owner thought it was a dark brown

JamesL · « **Reply #10 on:** May 29, 2013, 08:56:51 »

Cognac would look fantastic!

pj · « **Reply #11 on:** May 29, 2013, 10:31:26 »

How come the hardtop's still on? It's May!

Peter h · « **Reply #12 on:** May 29, 2013, 10:54:47 »

dunkelgrün or moosgrün metallic only with cognac. Just my opinion
Peter

ghenne · « **Reply #13 on:** May 29, 2013, 11:41:03 »

My car (the one with the hardtop) was originally finished in 114 Natural Light MB-Tex, which is no longer available.

I'm having it redone in its leather equivalent (219 Natural Light) right now.

UJJ · « **Reply #14 on:** May 29, 2013, 11:41:51 »

Looks like they kissing each other!

Perhaps if you meet more often, one day you'll have a baby?

But that will be stuffed with all kinds of electronics.

Love that picture.

Ulf · « **Reply #15 on:** May 29, 2013, 11:55:15 »

I'm also green - with envy ;-)
At first I thought that green was only suitable for British classics, but that color suits w113s quite well

ULf

Flyair · « **Reply #16 on:** May 29, 2013, 16:11:09 »

Quote from: UJJ on May 29, 2013, 11:41:51

Looks like they kissing each other!
Perhaps if you meet more often, one day you'll have a baby?
But that will be stuffed with all kinds of electronics.
Love that picture.

Urban
No sex please. Some members of this forum are British!

ghenne · « **Reply #17 on:** May 30, 2013, 00:24:16 »

When I was shopping for a Pagoda in 1977, green was not on my list of colours. Not even in the top 10. Until I saw this one: green suddenly made perfect sense.

I think it cost me $3000, about the price of a brand new Mini.

I'm still not a fan of green as a car colour, now with one exception.

Flyair · « **Reply #18 on:** May 30, 2013, 06:56:30 »

Quote from: ghenne on May 30, 2013, 00:24:16

When I was shopping for a Pagoda in 1977, green was not on my list of colours. Not even in the top 10. Until I saw this one: green suddenly made perfect sense. I'm still not a fan of green as a car colour, now with one exception.

Ghenne,
I actually had the same view until I saw Artur's restored car (she can bee seen here http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?topic=18477.0).
However, I always thought that every British period car looks great in green (such as British green or moss green)

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