Hi,

Due to the arrival of my new born son I have sadly started to sell some of my toys, but still have a itch I need to scratch.

I have sold my 911, and I’m in the process of selling my 250SL in order to my a new ML (nice stable family car for the urban jungle). I am thinking that a project car - a Special - is needed in the Moore household. My wife has not yet heard this little titbit of news, but I expect she will notice as I start accumulating parts fenders etc.

I'm thinking along the likes of a late 60's 3.5 V8 engine, long nose, boat tail rump, 60's classic wheels etc.

Has anyone embarked on a similar journey? Any past articles etc would be helpful.

All the best to you all for Easter


Dan

How about if you take back your deposit on the ML, stick with the 300TE 4matic, and go shopping for a nice old TVR or an Almac Cobra replica from across the Tasman there in New Zealand? www.almac.co.nz (no affiliation) They make a nice Lotus 7 replica kit too, could be a basis for your special if you are really crazy!

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Mark Stetson
1995 E320 Wagon Moonstone Grey/Parchment 106K mi.
2007 E63 AMG Graphite/designo 75K mi

Mark,
Just want to build something and have a thing for MB engineering. At 6'4'' I think the TVR might be a squeeze and I'd love a AC Cobra if its on offer.

A guy in Brisbane (Ivan Shaw) built two Bently specials which are fantastic. He used 1950 Bentley Mark VIs as donor cars.

4Matic going well, No deposit on the ML - as yet, looking for a LWB G Wagon but very few in Australia, though I think that there a few in NZ

Regards

Well, some more free advice, then(!): try a search on this forum for M119 V8's. I believe Neil posted a nice article on the Sauber Mercedes Le Mans racers, which were of course of high interest to all of us M119-powered 500E owners on this site. Maybe you could build a Bentley-thrasher around that!

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Mark Stetson
1995 E320 Wagon Moonstone Grey/Parchment 106K mi.
2007 E63 AMG Graphite/designo 75K mi