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BobH

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SL shooting brake
« on: July 20, 2024, 10:53:52 »
For those of you who may not have seen this before

https://www.fanmercedesbenz.com/1966-mercedes-benz-230slx-shooting-break/#

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mdsalemi

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Re: SL shooting brake
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2024, 12:18:05 »
I get the shooting break/body modification, but don’t understand why they touched the front grill. If you look at the car from the back to the front, it looks very well done until you look at the grill, which looks like a complete hack job. Completely out of place!
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Michael Salemi
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Re: SL shooting brake
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2024, 12:50:09 »
Agree 100% !!
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Ralph

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Re: SL shooting brake
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2024, 00:50:35 »
One ugly car.
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Robert Hyatt
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Re: SL shooting brake
« Reply #4 on: July 22, 2024, 18:14:31 »
Didn't like to say but agree with Zoegrlh 100%
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BobH

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Re: SL shooting brake
« Reply #5 on: July 22, 2024, 18:37:17 »
« Last Edit: July 22, 2024, 18:41:21 by BobH »
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