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Rahul

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Looks that only a mother could love
« on: January 12, 2023, 12:19:30 »
Following the relatively recent pininfarina discussion, here's another EUR 1mm one-off Mercedes I had never heard of before today...

https://ibalo.nl/collectie/mercedes/mercedes-benz-300-serie

1971 280SL auto #571 over parchment

johnk

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Re: Looks that only a mother could love
« Reply #1 on: January 12, 2023, 12:37:05 »
Looks like a cross between a Mercedes an 80’s ford fairlane and the back of a rolls Royce.
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Re: Looks that only a mother could love
« Reply #2 on: January 12, 2023, 12:40:33 »
PininFarina did the RR Camargue at about the same time...
(which itself was also compared to a Fiat 130)
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Re: Looks that only a mother could love
« Reply #3 on: January 12, 2023, 12:43:59 »
February 1965 230SL Automatic
UK delivered RHD
Papyrus white, blue hard top & hub caps
Blue soft top
Blue leather

Rahul

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Re: Looks that only a mother could love
« Reply #4 on: January 12, 2023, 14:09:06 »
Aha, thanks Bob, I had missed that on the thread
1971 280SL auto #571 over parchment