wonderful music to drive an SL by.

[Bob G ✝︎]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWtLK7XP-Bk

I could not resist Andy williams is a national treasure. Even though its a 190SL in the video it is still the kind of music an era of our generation grew to know. Fine wine and cars and crooners like Andy Williams.

Bob Geco

[Douglas]

Thanks for sharing that, Bob.

I couldn't help but search for "Two for the Road" as well and sure enough there are plenty of uploaded scenes from the movie on youtube. Here's one with the Pagoda:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4WGp72peEM

I know we've discussed that movie ad nauseum here, but it always puts a smile on my face to see how prominently that white Pagoda was featured in that film. The car looked gorgeous then and now. Same can be said for Audrey Hepburn too, of course. Both timeless beauties.

Douglas Kim
New York
USA

[RBurg]

I have always been looking for some good driving music.  
About a year ago some one put together a list of the top
50 driving songs - never heard them just say the the
article in USA Today newspaper and have been looking to
the list every since.
It should be a interesting view and listen if one can find
the list.

Ron - Minnesota
71 280SL Tobacco "O GIGI"
03 525 BMW BlACK/BLACk
97 E420 Silver Mist

[J. Huber]

Well, I have a bunch of songs on my Ipod that I play when driving. I am not so sure they are "driving" songs as much as they are period-correct songs. Mainly later 1950s and 1960s Billboards Rock and Roll and American Folk music. Some 70s thrown in. I try to imagine what the original owner may have been listening to as he/she? cruised around.

Of course, (given the original prices) most of the original Pagoda owners may have listened to more sophisticated and conservative music than The Troggs, The Ventures, and Peter, Paul, & Mary... Maybe Andy Williams is about right!

James
63 230SL

[Mike Hughes]

quote:Originally posted by J. Huber

Well, I have a bunch of songs on my Ipod that I play when driving. I am not so sure they are "driving" songs as much as they are period-correct songs. Mainly later 1950s and 1960s Billboards Rock and Roll and American Folk music. Some 70s thrown in. I try to imagine what the original owner may have been listening to as he/she? cruised around.

Of course, (given the original prices) most of the original Pagoda owners may have listened to more sophisticated and conservative music than The Troggs, The Ventures, and Peter, Paul, & Mary... Maybe Andy Williams is about right!

James
63 230SL

Well, my car's original owner was 62 when he traded his '59 220 SE coupe for it.  So he probably was listening to Count Basie, Guy Lombardo, Judy Garland, Frank Sinatra, and the like.

- Mike Hughes  -ô¿ô-
  1966 230SL Auto P/S
  Havanna Brown (408)
  Light Beige (181)
  Cream M-B Tex (121)

[thelews]

He probably dented the trunk slamming it from the top!

John
1967 Early 250 SL Red/Caviar, Manual

[Bob G ✝︎]

I have got to add (Two for the road ) to my DVD list I really injoy the old movies they were so much better back then . Espically when you have great stars and a Pagoda in the movie.
Thank you Douglas for sharing that clip with us.

Bob Geco

[dhunter]

quote:Even though its a 190SL in the video it is still the kind of music an era of our generation grew to know.

She got passed by a Bug though! Must have been a Super Beetle!

[Paddy_Crow]

Mel Torme!

[JamesL]

I have a little SD card in my radio that contains a few obvious albums/artists:

Sgt Peppers, Rubber Soul, Revolver and Abbey Road, Pet Sounds, a Motown compilation, Dusty Springfield, Soul Stax 65-73, some Frank Sinatra and Tony Bennett and...

Jack Johnson.

Stick the whole lot on shuffle and life is good!

[Peter van Es]

Top 50 driving songs:

• http://www.berklee.edu/news/2003/05/drive50.html  
• Non-Country driving songs  
• Steel Kaleidoscope's top 10 cruising songs  
• Top Gear Top Driving songs  
• Top 50 driving songs discussion  

Peter

1970 280SL. Also known as 'admin@sl113.org' and organiser of the Technical Manual.

[TheEngineer]

Thank you very much! I downloaded that file and converted it to .mpeg-4 so I can play it anytime. Wonderful!

[bluedipper]

If you are not in a hurry, take a slow, casual ride with the top down while listening to Miles Davis, Kind of Blue.  It's like a fine wine.

Chuck

[Mike Hughes]

quote:Originally posted by bluedipper

If you are not in a hurry, take a slow, casual ride with the top down while listening to Miles Davis, Kind of Blue.  It's like a fine wine.

Chuck

..or some early Weather Report.  "Sweetnighter" comes to mind!

- Mike Hughes  -ô¿ô-
  1966 230SL Auto P/S
  Havanna Brown (408)
  Light Beige (181)
  Cream M-B Tex (121)

[Kemal]

Depending on the mood of the journey you are about to take & not forgetting the english weather!

Sinatra ..." Lets take it nice and easy''(' ')
Chris Rea ''The road to hell''(' :twisted: ')
JJ Cale '' Anyway the wind blows''(' ')
John Barry '' The ipcress file'' [ I will leave Bond for the Aston Martin Guys ](' ')
Chet Baker ...Anything.('[:p]')
Ennio Morricone ...('[:p]')

Beautiful sunny day 'Andy Williams' Watch the girls go by''(' ')

Could go on & on... These ipods hold so many...(' ')
Interesting write & read, Thanks Bob.

Kemal
280SL
Manual LHD 69