Your rich uncle left you a pile in his will, but limited it's use to the purchase of a W198 300SL with a manufacture date from 1954 through 1963. However, he did not indicate which body style.

Fast forward a month, and you're at the Mercedes-Benz Classic Center, eyeing a pair of immaculate silver W198's; one being a gull-wing, the other a roadster.

Which one do you take home?

roadster.

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

Gull wing. Those doors are what makes it so unique.

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2014 C250 21,XXX my new DD ** 2013 GLK 350 18,000 Wife's new DD**

- With out god, life is everything.
- God is an ever receding pocket of scientific ignorance that's getting smaller and smaller as time moves on..." Neil DeGrasse Tyson
- You can pray for me, I'll think for you.
- When you understand why you dismiss all the other possible gods, you will understand why I dismiss yours.

Does the gull come with brooms to prop the doors?

I take the Gullwing, but the roadster is the better 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).

Roadster. Looks better, more sophisticated, more to choose from-if the time comes. I saw a DD roadster here a while ago. Had patina-not bad but used. But if I did have the money I could think of other cars I might want. Actually I just remembered I bought some Powerball tickets.

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W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT

LOL! As if you ever owned one?!

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'06 E320 CDI
'17 Corvette Stingray Vert

Did not win the Powerball. Not sure if I understand your reply. No I have not owned one.

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Tony H
W111 280SE 3.5 Coupe
Manual transmission

Past cars:
Porsche 914 2.0
'64 Jaguar XKE Roadster
'57 Oval Window VW
'71 Toyota Hilux Pickup Truck-Dad bought new
'73 Toyota Celica GT

Gullwing and a Pagoda FTW .

I'll take a 1971 280SL 5-speed if we're going Pagoda...silver with black interior and 15" bundt rims...

I can dig it! Make mine black with a tan interior, though.




Silver on blue for the Gullwing, please.