Author Topic: Winter's Here- please add your pics (Read 24023 times)

Mike K · « **on:** December 03, 2015, 22:35:57 »

Fitted the hard top for the winter yesterday and then took the old girl down to the port for lunch with friends...

Best,

MIke

cabrioletturbo · « **Reply #1 on:** December 04, 2015, 05:38:01 »

Mike, this is an awesome picture! It shows you gave it a thought before snapping it: red seats in the cafe with the red car in perspective, prrrrrfect!
Thanks for sharing.

AGT · « **Reply #2 on:** December 04, 2015, 11:19:24 »

Mike

That is a lovely photo... but that will not count as winter! First snow of the year in Edinburgh last night. My Pagoda is tucked up under its blanket in its heated garage with no fixed plan to get it back to France other than the looming backstop of the CT expiring in May. I am very jealous - do keep the photos coming.

Regards
Andrew

mdsalemi · « **Reply #3 on:** December 04, 2015, 16:15:21 »

Quote from: AGT on December 04, 2015, 11:19:24

Mike

That is a lovely photo... but that will not count as winter! First snow of the year in Edinburgh last night. My Pagoda is tucked up under its blanket in its heated garage with no fixed plan to get it back to France other than the looming backstop of the CT expiring in May. I am very jealous - do keep the photos coming.

Regards
Andrew

I swear it was ALMOST snowing this past July in Edinburgh...

Just in the nick of time, and after our first 8" of snow here (which melted within 5 days) I was able to move my car the 150 miles to its winter storage location, where freshly filled with fluids, freshly washed and cleaned, she sleeps under her flannel cover. If weather permits (all I ask for is 100% dry pavement) we'll take her out for a spin on December 31-Jan 2. I did that last year too, on the last day before the big snows that don't melt until spring!

Mike K · « **Reply #4 on:** December 04, 2015, 19:57:18 »

Quote from: cabrioletturbo on December 04, 2015, 05:38:01

Mike, this is an awesome picture! It shows you gave it a thought before snapping it: red seats in the cafe with the red car in perspective, prrrrrfect!
Thanks for sharing.

Thanks Igor, I parked in front of my friend's 1938 boat and only saw the photo, red tables and all, as we were leaving the restaurant...

Best,

Mike

Mike K · « **Reply #5 on:** December 04, 2015, 20:02:16 »

Quote from: AGT on December 04, 2015, 11:19:24

Mike

That is a lovely photo... but that will not count as winter! First snow of the year in Edinburgh last night. My Pagoda is tucked up under its blanket in its heated garage with no fixed plan to get it back to France other than the looming backstop of the CT expiring in May. I am very jealous - do keep the photos coming.

Regards
Andrew

Thanks Andrew. The expiring CT is a good enough reason to get her on the road in the spring! We've had a really dry winter here so far. I'm sure the rain is coming and I'll have to also tuck the old girl
under her blanket in Jan-Feb!

Best,

Mike

Panzer82 · « **Reply #6 on:** December 10, 2015, 18:08:19 »

Well, here in Minnesota this time of year means putting our cars away for the Winter. Amazingly, I just put mine away in a friend's heated warehouse yesterday... along with his 280SL, a couple of Porsche 911s and other fun Summer toys.

It was 45 degrees on the 9th of December, crazy, unseasonably warm weather we've been having, I've never put a car away this late before.

I didn't take a photos of the car with it's cover on it... too boring, but I do have two photos of the odometer.

One was taken at the beginning of the season, the car had just turned 100k miles. You can look at the odometer photos I took yesterday. I'd call that a pretty good Summer! All those miles and I didn't even make it to PUB in Ohio. A good chunk of the miles were two round trips from Minneapolis to Elkhart Lake, WI over the gorgeous back roads for vintage races and car shows. The Walleye 1000 Vintage Rally was another 500.

Already looking forward to Spring!

jackhughes81 · « **Reply #7 on:** December 10, 2015, 22:38:18 »

still trying to post pics??

49er · « **Reply #8 on:** December 14, 2015, 20:58:19 »

Rain here yesterday and some much needed snow up the hill. Below freezing at the house this morning but warmed up to 40f around 10:00am so we uncovered our car and took a short drive around our neighborhood. Top stayed up and the great little heater kept the navigator nice and toasty. This will be the SL's last drive of 2015 so Sta-Bil is in the tank, battery tender plugged in and all nice and snug under two car covers

John

Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ · « **Reply #9 on:** December 18, 2015, 20:36:13 »

This being the 18th of December and no snow in sight I decided to take my Blue Tornado for a last spin of the year (perhaps not there is no snow in the forecast and a white Christmas is not going to happen). Parked her in front of a Locomotive downtown (they used to make them here).

On the way home I stopped by the gulf club (all quiet there on the green, except for the club house, lots of drinking going on there, or whatever parking lot was packed with cars)

Cheers and Happy Holiday Wishes from our house to Yours!

Dieter

Mike K · « **Reply #10 on:** December 20, 2015, 20:24:38 »

Great pics, thanks for sharing!
Seasons Greetings to everyone.

Best,
Mike

cabrioletturbo · « **Reply #11 on:** December 20, 2015, 21:20:00 »

I have taken this, hm - new ride today, on a trailer though...

Mike K · « **Reply #12 on:** December 22, 2015, 08:32:51 »

Went out for a late afternoon drive on Sunday, while the weather's still dry and pleasant.

Best,
Mike

Pinder · « **Reply #13 on:** December 23, 2015, 01:23:20 »

A few weeks ago when engine was installed after rebuildh

Pinder · « **Reply #14 on:** December 23, 2015, 01:42:01 »

My current projects. a 1970 stick shift (no AC) and a 1969 Stick with AC. The Red one is suppsoed to be white and the white one is supposed to be Olive Green. Will paint both this spring back to original. Red one has engine rebuilt and running as of last two dayts. the White one is already running engine. Brakes / fuel pump and gas tank being worked on.

66andBlue · « **Reply #15 on:** December 28, 2015, 06:05:13 »

All packages delivered, now off to Joe's shop for a wheel change.

star63 · « **Reply #16 on:** January 12, 2016, 21:04:27 »

Today...

Garry · « **Reply #17 on:** January 12, 2016, 21:20:15 »

Like the photo,,, Whats the white stuff

From Down Under

Mike K · « **Reply #18 on:** January 18, 2016, 11:59:43 »

Nice pic, it seems a little colder than here!
I took the old girl out for a drive on Saturday, a cold but clear sunny day.

49er · « **Reply #19 on:** January 18, 2016, 17:52:39 »

OK

, so these are not to current and i have posted them before, but thought they might fit this topic. They were taken in December 1967 near Monument Valley, Arizona. The car pictured was my first SL, a 250SL. It was truly an amazing journey. Getting out the hotel's parking lot with over a foot of snow covering the car was a major challenge.

John

StevenF · « **Reply #20 on:** January 18, 2016, 18:31:56 »

Beautiful!
Who did the rebuild?
Regards
Steven

Mike K · « **Reply #21 on:** January 18, 2016, 19:52:14 »

Fantastic images, thanks for adding these in here!

Best,
Mike

Solbekk · « **Reply #22 on:** January 19, 2016, 01:22:18 »

Very nice photos! Almost feel like taking mine out for a spin, but I better not given the current weather..

Mike K · « **Reply #23 on:** February 05, 2016, 21:21:05 »

Another beautiful winter day....

Flyair · « **Reply #24 on:** February 14, 2016, 08:00:02 »

Hi Mike,
it looks like a great time to enjoy Pagoda with the roof on.
Please enlighten me with the plate of your car.
It looks like the old French plate before the white/yellow period, but it has no department numbers...?

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Author Topic: Winter's Here- please add your pics (Read 24023 times)

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