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Old 03-21-2012, 09:15 PM
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Now that's a roof rack!

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Old 03-21-2012, 09:20 PM
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Old 03-21-2012, 10:25 PM
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Color of car: awesome
Roof Rack: also awesome
Tires: FAIL.
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Old 03-21-2012, 10:29 PM
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aww, I like the wide whitewalls!
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Old 03-21-2012, 10:33 PM
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It puts mine to shame! Nice tires, too.
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Old 03-21-2012, 10:35 PM
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Color of car: awesome
Roof Rack: also awesome
Tires: FAIL.

Pretty much.

Also i'm not a fan of the clear corners but that's a personal feeling.
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Old 03-21-2012, 11:09 PM
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Wassunderthat tarp?
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Old 03-21-2012, 11:17 PM
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That's a fintail with euro lights. I had one. Mine was a 61 220b. Black. Bought it in Brussells and drove it around Europe and north africa most of 1973. It had four on the column and plenty of rust down low.
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Old 03-22-2012, 12:04 AM
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Gorgeous TD.

Squiggle's cars are nice looking too.

I think the white walls are fitting. They look good IMO.
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Old 03-22-2012, 12:16 AM
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I like the fat walls. The after market euro rack is way cool. It looks correct and likely more useful than the factory rack that bolts into the rails.
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Old 03-22-2012, 09:07 AM
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I could have used a bigger rack this weekend...
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Old 03-22-2012, 09:26 AM
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I could have used a bigger rack this weekend...
Roger that.
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Old 03-22-2012, 09:51 AM
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I could have used a bigger rack this weekend...
The "rack" I had (used) recently was plenty big! If you know what I mean.

If a 300TD is going to be hauling stuff, then the Euro rack is a big plus. I do like SquiggleDog's w116 roof rack though.
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Old 03-22-2012, 10:00 AM
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Here is the discription in his words:

ROOF RACK


No I wont sell it separately, and yes I am sad to see it go. This rack was bought by the original owner for this wagon. He recalled it to be the same manufacturer as the ones on the Volvo Wagons but this one has some slight variations.
The width is different and the mounting legs have a tighter radius to fit the Mercedes wagon drip rail. This rack also has gusseted supports and the brackets are different from the Volvo rack. We had both racks side by side at one point to compare.


I sent the rack to be plated and it came back less than desired. The plating was not up to my standards and should be re-chromed. It was plated in exchange for a favor, but I guess the favor must not have been well-valued, so I didn't want the shop to do it again ( properly ). I made all new Birch wood slats then stained the bottoms in Watco Dark Walnut to give the wood some contrast. The top of the wood was stained Watco Natural, then I clear laquered all the slats 6 times. The wood certainly looks better than the dang chrome!
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Old 03-22-2012, 10:27 AM
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Sweet color!

Not sure what that color is but it seems a little lighter than the"Mango Green" on my wagon.

Roof rack - Awesome

Whitewalls - I'm on the fence.

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