http://sfbay.craigslist.org/sfc/ctd/1189780339.html

Sixto
87 300D

I love that car, one of the most outrageous car designs of the seventies. Unfortunately the engine was not that much of a problem in comparison with the electronics witch were a nightmare, I can't see how they improved that with all those new gadgets.

And those wheels...

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

Good grief, that just screams out 1980s...Lagonda's were wild when they were new, but that design sure hasn't aged well. The windshield almost looks like flat glass.

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2002 Ford ZX2
2 x 2013 Honda Civics

I saw the late Evil Knievel's Chevy big block Lagonda go across the block at Barrett-Jackson. Even with the celebrity ownership, it only brought 35k.

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?aid=283&ln=1314.1&pop=0&it=1

His S600 fared much better

http://www.barrett-jackson.com/application/onlinesubmission/lotdetails.aspx?aid=283&ln=1314.2&pop=0&it=1

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!

Ooof, you're not kidding! Almost looks like a kit car now.

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1980 300TD-China Blue/Blue MBTex-2nd Owner, 107K (Alt Blau) OBK #15
'06 Chevy Tahoe Z71 (for the wife & 4 kids, current mule) '03 Honda Odyssey (son #1's ride, reluctantly) '99 GMC Suburban (255K+ miles, semi-retired mule) 21' SeaRay Seville (summer escape pod)

as the Brits are fond of saying: "that's f&*k ugly"

X3...the custom upgrades were well thought out...until they chose the rims!!

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2009 ML350 (106K) - Family vehicle
2001 CLK430 Cabriolet (80K) - Wife's car
2005 BMW 645CI (138K) - My daily driver
2016 Mustang (32K) - Daughter's car

I dunno... I like it. I do not like the wheels and all those screens are ridiculous.It is funny when the car came with CRT instrumentation that did not work, that there would be at least six screens in the car now...The design still looks good to me, but then I also like Subaru XT's, and Mazeradi BiTurbos

I guess sticking a Corvette engine in there is not such a bad thing. Replacing the 5.3 liter V8 (multiple carbs) and the Chrysler three speed TorqueFlite with modern stuff seems reasonable. Also ditching the balky CRT instrumentation in favor of the Vette instrument panel seems logical...

Still for 50k I can find better things to buy

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"I have no convictions ... I blow with the wind, and the prevailing wind happens to be from Vichy"

Current
Monika '74 450 SL
BrownHilda '79 280SL
FoxyCleopatra '99 Chevy Suburban
Scarlett 2014 Jeep Cherokee
Krystal 2004 Volvo S60
Gone
'74 Jeep CJ5
'97 Jeep ZJ Laredo
Rudolf ‘86 300SDL
Bruno '81 300SD
Fritzi '84 BMW
'92 Subaru
'96 Impala SS
'71 Buick GS conv
'67 GTO conv
'63 Corvair conv
'57 Nomad

I remember the first time I saw one of those - on I55 near McCormick place. It's dated, but a beautiful car in person. The picture does not help. Long and low. One of the cars I wish I had.

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Thank You!
Fred
2009 ML350
2004 SL600
2004 SL500
1996 SL600
2002 SLK32
2005 CLK320 cabrio
2003 ML350
1997 C280 Sport

Reminds me a little bit of this aberration: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysler_TC

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08 W251 R350
97 W210 E320
91 W124 300E
86 W126 560SEL
85 W126 380SE Silver
85 W126 380SE Cranberry
79 W123 250
78 W123 280E
75 W114 280

I like the design of the Maserati but I guess I'm a little biased because I own one of these . My 1986 blazing orange digital dashboard still works surprisingly. Probably can't design a wedge car anymore due to pedestrian safety anymore...

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1980 240d
1999 SL500

Never saw a XT3, but I did look for a while for a Subaru SVX. Still a good looking car.

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1979 Black on Black, 300CD (sold), 1990 Black 300SE, Silver 1989 Volvo 780, 1988 300CE (vanished by the hands of a girlfriend), 1992 300CE (Rescue).

Can't you get a real Lagonda for $50k?

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- Brian


1989 500SEL Euro
1966 250SE Cabriolet
1958 BMW Isetta 600

Yes, but it won't have 20 televisions in it, something every car needs.

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1985 500SL Euro w/ AMG bits 130k
1984 300SD Turbodiesel 192k
1980 240D Stick China 188k
2001 CLK55 AMG 101k
2007 S600 Biturbo 149k Overheated Project, IT'S ALIVE!!!