YOU DON'T SEE THIS FOR SALE EVERYDAY!

[terry shores]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Original-ORIS-Ski-Rack-for-280SL-230SL-Mercedes-111-113_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6763QQitemZ7999279975QQrdZ1

[LFrank]

No you don't. I was thinking "YOU DON'T SEE THIS ... EVERYDAY" just this morning as I was driving in to work ... behind a distinguished old gent in his 300 sl Gullwing (in Wash.dc.; red; burning a bit of oil, frankly)

LFrank
Washington DC
65 230 sl - auto
DB334/Hellblau

[Douglas]

I'll bet that was Knight Kiplinger. Go to the link and scroll down and you'll see him posing next to his car:

http://www.landon.net/home/content.asp?id=1482


Douglas Kim
New York, NY
280 SL #016220

[mdsalemi]

quote:Originally posted by Douglas

I'll bet that was Knight Kiplinger. Go to the link and scroll down and you'll see him posing next to his car:

http://www.landon.net/home/content.asp?id=1482


Douglas Kim
New York, NY
280 SL #016220

...notice on the Landon School website, that even at this Concours, the Gull Wing gets best of show!

As for the original ski rack offered by our friend Tom Collitt, notice he lives in L.A...of course he has it for sale, isn't a ski rack in L.A. somewhat like a long-board rack for a station wagon in Manitoba?

Michael Salemi
1969 280SL
Signal Red w/Black Leather
Restored

[J. Huber]

quote:Originally posted by mdsalemi

As for the original ski rack offered by our friend Tom Collitt, notice he lives in L.A...of course he has it for sale, isn't a ski rack in L.A. somewhat like a long-board rack for a station wagon in Manitoba?

Michael Salemi
1969 280SL
Signal Red w/Black Leather
Restored

Mike -- I see your reasoning but I sort of disagree. In LA (because it IS LA), people love to show off ski racks and such. It shows that they are cool and are ready at a moments notice to head to Mammoth Mtn, Big Bear or Tahoe. Trust me, its true. Now, having a ski rack on a Pagoda would probably not be common -- because it would disappear in an LA minute!

James
63 230SL

[mdsalemi]

Jim Huber!  It was a joke!  Hence the "emoticon"!

Michael Salemi
1969 280SL
Signal Red w/Black Leather
Restored

[J. Huber]

Sorry Mike -- consider me taking it one step further! To be honest, I don't know if surf racks are common in Manitoba. I see them around here once in a while -- and last time I looked there is no ocean down the street! [:p]

James
63 230SL

[KevinC]

I have a "European Delivery" optional equipment sheet from 1969 suggesting that the price of a ski rack for the 280 SL was $32.00!

BTW, front and rear bumper guards were a $15 option (for all 4), automatic antenna was $49 and Limited Slip Differential was $38. "All around" tinted, heat insulating glass was $28. Interesting.

Kevin
Boca Raton, FL
1967 230 SL Automatic
670 Light Ivory
113 Bronze/Brown MB Tex

[mdsalemi]

quote:Originally posted by J. Huber

Sorry Mike -- consider me taking it one step further! To be honest, I don't know if surf racks are common in Manitoba. I see them around here once in a while -- and last time I looked there is no ocean down the street! [:p]

James
63 230SL

Jim--to paraphrase you:

In Grass Valley, people love to show off their [surf]board racks.  It shows they are cool, and are ready at a moment's notice to head to Malibu, Manhattan Beach, or Oceanside...trust me, its true.

Seriously, though with all the classic, er, "collector" cars around here--we have as many or more then southern California, it is not too uncommon to see an old "Woody" with a rack and a longboard JUST for effect at a car show.  In fact I think they are bolted down and not removable!  I heard it said once that there are 50,000 surfers in the USA and 500,000 that dress like them.  Don't know if they included cars in the "dress like them" number...

Michael Salemi
1969 280SL
Signal Red w/Black Leather
Restored

[J. Huber]

I hear ya, Mike. On a related note, this is the annual weekend that Grass Valley hosts a fairly large American Classic car show. Everywhere you turn, there is a cherry BelAir or a GTO or something cruising around town. I plan to go to the show a bit later. While its American only -- and I have to park outside the gathering -- I always get a few curious onlookers.




James
63 230SL