Pagoda SL Group

W113 Pagoda SL Group => Photo Gallery => Topic started by: Camhi on June 06, 2020, 13:25:20

Title: It’s Cruising Season
Post by: Camhi on June 06, 2020, 13:25:20

Just sharing positive vibes with my 1969 280sl. I know not the best background being in a parking lot. Better views to come this summer.

Who else has this color?

Title: Re: It’s Cruising Season
Post by: kampala on June 07, 2020, 02:26:09

Nice.  Interesting "bar" you seem to have on front Bumper?  Would you share a front photo?   Don't think I have seen that before.

Title: Re: It’s Cruising Season
Post by: Camhi on June 08, 2020, 20:22:32

Here is a better picture of the front bumper. Is this bar not common? Also does anyone else have the thin stripe that runs along the side?

Title: Re: It’s Cruising Season
Post by: 66andBlue on June 08, 2020, 20:39:57

Do you mean the stripe marked by the red arrow?
It is not original but one can find it sometimes on cars dressed up by dealers/flippers to impress a prospective buyer.
Your front bar certainly is unusual and probably as rare as the Texas Longhorn decoration.  ;D

Title: Re: It’s Cruising Season
Post by: Camhi on June 08, 2020, 21:09:32

Haha I wonder if there is a way to replace the bar with the longhorn. Would really stand out in NYC.

You can see the stripe on the door of the picture I took of the bar. Let me see if I have a clearer picture.

Title: Re: It’s Cruising Season
Post by: Mike Hughes on June 09, 2020, 18:13:06

Probably a period Aamco accessory sometimes referred to as a nudge bar.  They were quite popular back in the day as a means to help protect hoods and grilles on sports cars like M.G.s, Healeys, Triumphs, Minis, SP250s (Daimler Darts), Alfas and 124 coupes and spyders from being dinged in parking lots.