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W113 Pagoda SL Group => Photo Gallery => Topic started by: J. Huber on May 26, 2008, 13:09:39

Title: Long Lost Uncle?
Post by: J. Huber on May 26, 2008, 13:09:39
Not everyday my car gets to be the new kid on the block...

(http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/J.%20Huber/200852615735_190D.JPG)



And here is my attempt at art!...

(http://www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/J.%20Huber/200852615538_190D2.JPG)
Title: Re: Long Lost Uncle?
Post by: psmith on May 26, 2008, 22:51:02
James,

Beautiful ponton sedan, give us the story.  Did you just double your collection?
Title: Re: Long Lost Uncle?
Post by: J. Huber on May 27, 2008, 08:03:58
No Pete, nothing that exciting. I spotted the car in Nevada City a few weeks back, and yesterday while on my Memorial Day Drive, saw it again and whipped in for a picture. It appears original (ie could use some interior work) but is very complete. Body & chrome very decent I'd say. It is in the lot of a old muffler shop, perhaps waiting for some new pipes. Any one want me to pry? (the owner not the door lock...)

Its a 190D -- would that make it about a 1959 or 1960?
Title: Re: Long Lost Uncle?
Post by: waqas on May 27, 2008, 10:17:10
And here I thought I was the only one who would pull up next to cool old cars owned by complete strangers and take pictures...  :mrgreen:

Perhaps it's time to start a thread entitled "My pagoda next to..."
Title: Re: Long Lost Uncle?
Post by: ZwoachtzigSL on May 27, 2008, 11:24:54
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Hello James,


last weekend was the meeting of IG Ponton in Wetzlar, the oldest Mercedes-Mark-Club in Germany. Check here in my forum.


(http://img395.imageshack.us/img395/6631/img3935th5.jpg)


http://www.vdcm.de/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1737


Regards from Bad Homburg,

Detlef

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Title: Re: Long Lost Uncle?
Post by: J. Huber on May 27, 2008, 14:15:25
quote:
Originally posted by waqas

And here I thought I was the only one who would pull up next to cool old cars owned by complete strangers and take pictures...  :mrgreen:

Perhaps it's time to start a thread entitled "My pagoda next to..."


Hey Waqas, what's worse is when I see a Pagoda parked, and then whip an immediate u-turn and promptly crawl underneath to see what the floorpans look like. The kids think I am whacked... (the wife knows it!  :oops: )

And thanks for the link Detlef. This was the first one I ever actually looked at upclose. Very cool. In fact, stopped by there today because the place was open. A frankly crabby mechanic said it was not his but a customer getting brakes. Not for sale that I could gather...