VSCCA @ LRP (cont.)
This MG special (based on a TB, the writing on the body tells us) is for me the quintessential VSCCA machine. A lovely old thing.
This Lotus Cortina looked freshly and expensively prepared. The names on the side suggested it had fairly recently arrived from the U.K., where it had been driven by some well known peddlers.
I may have a hard time getting you to be as enthusiastic about this W116 Mercedes-Benz S-class as I was. Just another 70's Benz barge? Hardly ... it's a 350SE, and:
- Italian spec, so the bumpers it was built for, not the mondo structures required for the U.S. market.; clear turn signal lenses.
- 3.5 liter version of the SOHC V8.
- Short wheelbase (SE, not SEL)
- Manual 5-speed
- Green velour upholstery ... nicer and more luxurious than leather, let alone MB-Tex.
It saw use today as the pace car. These were the bee's knees when new and this one was a real sweetie ... what an unusual machine in today's world.
Last batch coming next.
John