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Pre Gullwing Convention Party at my Dad's.

The Convention this year is in Sedona, AZ








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Old 10-04-2009, 10:51 AM
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Damn! Some beautiful cars from a more gracious era...thanks for sharing.
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Beautiful cars!

I am no Mercedes expert, but isn't that red car a gullwing?
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Beautiful cars!

I am no Mercedes expert, but isn't that red car a gullwing?
yes 1957 300SL Gullwing, only 1400 produced, this car I think is the 3rd from the last produced
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Just curious - is that Nellie Gale?
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Just curious - is that Nellie Gale?
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a gullwing is what makes my heart go all fluttering. i watched a show where some geezer tried for some land speed record in a silver one. love those cars. i would trade any car in the world for one.

thanks for the pics.
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a gullwing is what makes my heart go all fluttering. i watched a show where some geezer tried for some land speed record in a silver one. love those cars. i would trade any car in the world for one.

thanks for the pics.
That geezer was Don Ricardo I believe, he had this underground huge garage below his house w a big collection
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That geezer was Don Ricardo I believe, he had this underground huge garage below his house w a big collection

don ricardo?? hmmm...maybe. the man was awesome. he failed in his mission. i think his motor blew up. but he was my hero. i loved how his entire team was retired, rich, old guys.

i dream of going hard like that, when i reach my golden years.
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no John Fitch...87 year old, and ex-racer. i wish he was my grandpa!!

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What year is that 300 S? My dad used to own a 57.
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What year is that 300 S? My dad used to own a 57.
1956 300SC, only 98 built
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OMG,I love those cars. Matching luggage to boot. In 1978 I tried to buy a 190SL in Santa Monica in my Mom's apartment complex garage. It had an inch of dirt on it and the top had been down for a decade. Their son had owned it and died in Viet Nam. They weren't going to sell. I should have just stole it in the dead of night. J/K.
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A friend of mine's dad has a gullwing...its a '55, original and unrestored (save a repaint) in exceptional condition. I am lucky to have been able to drive it once. I must say it drove better than any car built in the fifties has a right to. That thing has a steel trellis style space-frame! Really a race car for the street. It also has straight cut gears in the trans which made for very cool noises in the cockpit.
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