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Great designs never age and I know the 450 SL and SLC well. I especially liked the 230, 250 and 280 SL of the late 60s. The latter were available in manuals I believe. I guess we can call them cousins since Porsche and Mercedes-Benz are both out of Stuttgart.

As mentioned, I would have put a bung in each bank. And it is nice to see someone on here that is practical.
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911-Purist wrote: Fri Mar 01, 2024 1:12 pm Great designs never age and I know the 450 SL and SLC well. I especially liked the 230, 250 and 280 SL of the late 60s.

As mentioned, I would have put a bung in each bank. And it is nice to see someone on here that is practical.
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Those floor pan rust holes hurt on such a beautiful car. One of the reasons I use Krown that I spray on my daily driver cars.
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Took my 94-yr-old father-in-law for a haircut in the 450SL yesterday. He loves driving with the top down on a sunny day. :) When I got home, I stopped in the driveway to water a Japanese maple that seems to be drying up on us. :eh: When I came back to move the car, it looked like a staged photo -- so I figured why fight it. I was a teenager when this car came out, and it was one of the 'it' cars at the time, so I guess it will always look great to my eye....


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Tom wrote: Thu Jun 26, 2025 10:42 am Took my 94-yr-old father-in-law for a haircut in the 450SL yesterday. He loves driving with the top down on a sunny day. :) When I got home, I stopped in the driveway to water a Japanese maple that seems to be drying up on us. :eh: When I came back to move the car, it looked like a staged photo -- so I figured why fight it. I was a teenager when this car came out, and it was one of the 'it' cars at the time, so I guess it will always look great to my eye....



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I love it because there’s nothing in it that’s not period appropriate :thumbup:
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