Wow your lucky, my graduation gift was mailing out a $1k check to pay down one of my student loans.

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2016 Corvette Stingray 2LT
1969 280SE
2023 Ram 1500
2007 Tiara 3200

bring back some AMG stuff!

Watch out for fertile German lesbian waitresses.

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1977 300d 70k--sold 08
1985 300TD 185k+
1984 307d 126k--sold 8/03
1985 409d 65k--sold 06
1984 300SD 315k--daughter's car
1979 300SD 122k--sold 2/11
1999 Fuso FG Expedition Camper
1993 GMC Sierra 6.5 TD 4x4
1982 Bluebird Wanderlodge CAT 3208--Sold 2/13

I got back from the MB Museum yesterday and collapsed. Made it to about 7:00 PM local before going to bed, and woke up a bit after 4:00 AM. All the Cabs around here are Mercedes and VW diesels, so its been fun. Mostly you get the 211 chassis, but there's also alot of 210s, a few new W212 and I even spotted a W124 still in taxi service.

When we pulled up I was so fixated on this car I didn't get a photo of the facade of the museum.




My father and others were a bit tired, hungry, and cranky, so our first stop was the resturaunt. Most of us enjoyed our menu items, except my sister. It tasted fine, but looked, well...



Similar to the Mercedes Classic Center they have "new classics" for sale just before entering their showroom by the restaurant. A very nice '93 500E was there with only 38,000 kilometers, along with an E320 cabrio sportline, and two Evo cosworths, and a few W123s, others. All very pricey.
















The new car showroom spans three stories, and the cars get more expensive the higher you go. I got to see some amazing cars we will, unfortunately, never get here.

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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!!!

Then came the museum. Not only are the cars incredible, but the way they're displayed is amazing. For some reason the photos uploaded backwards, so the photos work their way through the museum from end to beginning.





















...The gift shop bathroom and one photo of the facade. Tomorrow we go to the Porsche museum and other spots.

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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!!!

Mmmmm... weißwurst. Oh, neat cars, too!

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1992 300D 2.5T
1980 Euro 300D (sadly, sold)
1998 Jetta TDI, 132K "Rudy"
1974 Triumph TR6
1999 Saab 9-5 wagon (wife's)

Danke schon ! (sorry, no umlaut)

what's that custom sl (?) on the blue -also custom? - transporter?

(germans love sausage. draw your own conclusions. )

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

It is a SLR (racing 300SL) being transported by a custom high speed flatbed.

I am told the McDonalds around here substitute sausage for chicken nuggets on their menu. I'm off to breakfast.

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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!!!

nice. probably worth a million?

i visited the vw factory in wolfsburg in 1979, to pick up my father's rabbit diesel doesn't even begin to compare.

no rent-a-car outing planned on the autobahn?

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"The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets, and to steal bread."

Just beautiful cars.

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Great updates. Look forward to more pics from the porsche museum!

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1984 300D, 228k, Light Ivory, Java MB-Tex

I have never had a problem on a major trip like this with lag. I am so pumped I plow right through it.

On the way back I may crash though!

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

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

That race car hauler with the 300 SLR on it is a recreation of the original one which was lost. It is based on a 300s chassis and uses various parts from pontons etc. It was used to haul racing cars back and forth to and from the factory for overnight repairs. I imagine it must have cost the better part of a million to build, but I wouldn't be surprised if MB had all the original drawings. It has been fairly well documented in several magazine articles in the last decade or so. (I keep thinking of stretching a Corvair pickup out to make a hauler for my Miata)

If you were referring to the value of the 300SLR, I have never seen one sold. I imagine the factory may have kept them all. If sold on the auction I imagine somewhere between $20 and 40 million for the one Sir Stirling Moss drove to the mille miglia victory in 1955.

Wonderful stuff! Now I HAVE to visit there.

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[SIGPIC] Diesel loving autocrossing grandpa Architect. 08 Dodge 3/4 ton with Cummins & six speed; I have had about 35 benzes. I have a 39 Studebaker Coupe Express pickup in which I have had installed a 617 turbo and a five speed manual.[SIGPIC]

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

Those saussages are unbelievably disgusting. Like giant insect eggs. What the hell are they?

The cars on the other hand are fantastic. Those 123's in particular had me drooling. If I had enough money I could actually go there and buy a timewarp 123 straight from the classic center, then go touring thru Europe!

You must be having a blast!

- Peter.

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2021 Chevrolet Spark
Formerly...
2000 GMC Sonoma
1981 240D 4spd stick. 347000 miles. Deceased Feb 14 2021
2002 Kia Rio. Worst crap on four wheels
1981 240D 4spd stick. 389000 miles.
1984 123 200
1979 116 280S
1972 Cadillac Sedan DeVille
1971 108 280S

Porsche museum photos:

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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!!!