Pagoda SL Group
W113 Pagoda SL Group => Pagoda Spotting => Topic started by: Peter van Es on April 12, 2015, 11:53:11
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Yesterday (11th of April 2015) I participated as navigator in the Gelderse Vallei Rit, a rally for classic and young timer cars. This one day event is known for its very tough navigation exercises. As a service to our members I decided to show some of Pagoda's that participated. If they are members here, I shall indicate that. I have the names of all the participants… but will not disclose them here.
I'm also showing photographs of some other noteworthy cars. Note that these photographs were taken on a gravel road which was particularly unfriendly for pristine cars. Later in the day it started to rain, and a number of dirt and unpaved roads were also in the correct route. Photographs are copyright of http://www.autopics.nl (http://www.autopics.nl). I kindly request you not to redistribute or repost these. I couldn't take these photographs myself as I was pretty busy.
(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/screenshot20150412at130810.png)
This is your webmaster (on the left) in a slightly sideways Alfa Romeo Giulia Sprint GT, 1964. I've probably got my head down plotting the next instruction.
(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/screenshot20150412at130903.png)
A Dutch Eugene Böhringer recreation, based on a 1970 280SL. This car is owned by member pagoda rob (http://www.sl113.org/forums/index.php?action=profile;u=3059).
(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/screenshot20150412at130947.png)
Friends of ours own this wonderful 1960 Porsche 365 B. He had some problems, to be resolved before the Tulpenrallye. We are also using this rally as a shakedown test for the Tulpenrally (http://www.tulpenrallye.nl) which will take place from the 10th-16th of May 2015.
(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/screenshot20150412at131033.png)
A Pagoda I spotted underway, driving to the rally start, earlier today, and which I posted #sl113 on Instagram. It is a 1963 230 SL. As far as I can tell he's not a member here.
(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/screenshot20150412at131102.png)
Again a 230 SL, this one from 1966. As far as I can tell he's not a member here.
(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/screenshot20150412at131151.png)
A different rally car, just because it is special. Who can list the obvious non-standard modification?
(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/screenshot20150412at131213.png)
Long term rally friends of mine, with a beautiful 1968 280SL. You will have seen photographs of this Pagoda in earlier posts of mine. They used to be members here, but let their membership lapse.
(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/screenshot20150412at131239.png)
Another special, especially for my American friends: a 1961 Chevrolet Corvette C1.
(http://www.sl113.org/imagebank/images/vanesp/screenshot20150412at131322.png)
And the final Pagoda, a 1965 230 SL. As far as I can tell he's not a member here.
Thanks for sticking with this long message… I'll try and find contact details for these people and see if I can invite them here!
Peter
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Someone trimmed the wheelarches off that DS
Still a very cool car though!
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Nice to see some Pagodas being 'properly' used.
naj
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For those that can access the bbc- iplayer there is a pagoda on a program filmed in London. Let me know if you want to know which program via a PM..................not sure I would like to be picked out on a TV program or may be the owner would like the fame.... not that this program is bad or anything