urban archaeology: sleeping beauty’s paris apartment discovered | the paris apartment

Wonder why this wasn't big news a few years ago. Just discovered it.

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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!!!

I bet it has been stripped down into bedsits by now.

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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver
1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone
1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy!
1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing

I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior



Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!

Wild story. Doesn't say anything about any heirs.

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Wow, I could have squatted here rent free for all that time.

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1986 300SDL, 362K
1984 300D, 138K

Every landlords dream, a tenant who pays on time every time and puts no wear and tear on the property.....

Seriously interesting story though. It would have made a nice pocket museum.

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..I also have a 427 Cobra replica with an aluminum chassis.

I did that for a year on my last mobilization since I was too lazy to move my stuff in and out of storage and didn't want to live in the Motel 6 while hunting for an apartment upon my return.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 400,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 22,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.