On my way into work this morning I saw one of these going the other way:
I had not see one in the wild before, let alone in rugh hour traffic on a damp day. I have to give the person driving it credit for actually using the car, very cool.
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Sept. 30, 2011 8:58 a.m. Rusted_Busted_Spit SuperDork
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Sept. 30, 2011 9:21 a.m. AngryCorvair SuperDork
i saw a red one parked on a street in Santa Monica in 1998. the condition of the paint (and that it was a Wednesday) told me he wasn't just out for a Sunday drive.
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Sept. 30, 2011 9:47 a.m. integraguy SuperDork
My mother's uncle used to own one of these. He often drove it to family functions. I don't rmember ANY offers being extended to anyone for a ride (they may have been extended, I just don't rmember it). However, I remember my mother's aunt (his wife), a very nice/reasonable lady complaining that these were NOT cool to ride in, as the ventilation system left A LOT to be desired.
My mother's uncle was a very rich attorney, and at the time he owned this car, he had as his "regular" car a '50s Mercedes 300D sedan. (It looked like a late '40s Chevy, but with hardtop styling that GM didn't have on Chevys at that time, and the "D" definitely didn't stand for diesel). That car was replaced by a late '60s 300 SEL 6.3, the Gull Wing was replaced by a "parade" of Italian cars, including a Pantera.
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Sept. 30, 2011 11:51 a.m. ultraclyde HalfDork
I saw a real, honest-to-god-not-a-replica 1936 Mercedes Cabriolet parked on the street in front of a restaurant in Dahlonega GA last weekend. Top down, red leather proudly basking in the sun. It was just parked in a normal spot on a street, has to be a 3/4 million $ car, I think I saw a similar one on display at the High Museum of Art last year. Hell yeah. Drive it!
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Sept. 30, 2011 2:06 p.m. porksboy SuperDork
Saw the new version of the gull wing in morning rush hour traffic on piedmont road in Atlanta on Wednesday. It was misting rain too.
While a nice looking car it didn't do the same for ms as a real one. And by real I mean an original from the 50's.
When I was in Jacksonville for training with Mercedes they had one come back from Germany where it had been restored at the factory. It belonged to the owner of Dominos Pizza.
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Sept. 30, 2011 2:36 p.m. Lesley SuperDork
I saw one in Monaco last week. We were driving the SLS roadster, gave the guy thumbs up. He ignored us
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Sept. 30, 2011 2:43 p.m. pete240z SuperDork
When I attended the Japanese Classic Car Show in 2010 I saw one randomly driving around Los Angeles. What's the big deal?
Of course it was off the Rodeo Drive strip in Beverly Hills! LOL
