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W113 Pagoda SL Group => Photo Gallery => Topic started by: Betsey1969 on February 06, 2010, 21:35:19

Title: Navy Blue Benz Then and Now
Post by: Betsey1969 on February 06, 2010, 21:35:19

The top picture my fathers 1965 230SL I grew up in, it was our summer car and every child hood memory since I was 2 had that car in it (Picture taken in 1985).  I was 12 he had to sell it so the family could move out of brooklyn.  I always said I would have the car again someday. The Second picture was taken in 2010.  It took 15 years and at only 27 years old I was able to buy a 1969 280SL and restore the car and all the memories that go with it.

(http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/4793/betsey65.jpg) (http://img200.imageshack.us/i/betsey65.jpg/)
(http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/6923/15667086060orig.jpg) (http://img710.imageshack.us/i/15667086060orig.jpg/)

Title: Re: Navy Blue Benz Then and Now
Post by: Iconic on February 06, 2010, 22:20:20

Good for you !!!
Congratulations.
Many of us have emotions wrapped up in these Pagodas.
It looks like a beautiful car.

Title: Re: Navy Blue Benz Then and Now
Post by: RobMarks on February 06, 2010, 22:25:16

Well Congratulations

Beautiful car,  and a great acheivement,

While many of your memories would be from the passenger seat,  many more to come from driving it.  There is something about jumping in that drivers seat, an incredible feeling of pride and excitement.  All other issues in ones life get set aside for a bit.

Enjoy!

are u still around new york?  Plent of great photo opportunities

. Look forward to seeing more pics

 I am very biased towards the blue.

rob

Title: Re: Navy Blue Benz Then and Now
Post by: Pagodadxb on February 07, 2010, 05:36:30

Congratulations  ;)
Beatiful color !
Enjoy!
Jamal

Title: Re: Navy Blue Benz Then and Now
Post by: Mike Hughes on February 08, 2010, 00:35:08

This is the best kind of car to have:  Childhood memories regained with determination and the sweat of one's brow!  Enjoy it and drive it until the road wears out.  ;^)

Title: Re: Navy Blue Benz Then and Now
Post by: Richard Madison on February 08, 2010, 11:15:43

Forget the car, I miss Brooklyn...even though only a few miles away now, in days gone by Brooklyn was for us was the Center of the Universe, a very unique place...and the home of the Brooklyn Dodger baseball team. There will never be another time or place like the Brooklyn of old.

Richard M, Manhattan, former Brooklynite
Oh, yes...very, very nice cars, the new and the old.

Title: Re: Navy Blue Benz Then and Now
Post by: lloyd250 on February 10, 2010, 22:14:29

Thats very lucky of you to get your hands on such a priceless sentimental value 

especially after all that time.

Good job   ;)

congrats   

Title: Re: Navy Blue Benz Then and Now
Post by: pablo_o2 on February 11, 2010, 17:28:39

Congrats, I think your story goes for a lot of us here. We all have a very strong bound with our cars and many times our childhood memories are for a great part responsible for that feeling (my case)