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Jordan

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Electric 230SL
« on: March 14, 2012, 14:46:18 »
Thought others might be interested in this.  A 230SL that was converted to an electric vehicle.   :'(  The comments are interesting.

http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2012/03/14/hemmings-find-of-the-day-1965-mercedes-benz-230-sl/?refer=news
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Re: Electric 230SL
« Reply #1 on: March 14, 2012, 17:42:26 »
He should have bought a Tesla or a Fisker Karma instead...
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Re: Electric 230SL
« Reply #2 on: March 14, 2012, 18:37:22 »
My new car has a little 2.2 diesel motor in it (it's a Peugeot/Ford unit but is found in all sorts of things - including now my baby Range Rover). It's good for about 200bhp and is smooth a all get out

I did think it'd be a nice unit to drop in a Pagoda, if you were that way inclined.
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Re: Electric 230SL
« Reply #3 on: March 14, 2012, 18:50:51 »


Tim Kidder at K&K last year converted an equally beautiful 190SL for a California customer.

As the Beatles once sang, "I don't care too much for money...."

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Re: Electric 230SL
« Reply #4 on: March 15, 2012, 08:04:29 »
Well, if you've got the money for such a folly then it's your inalienable right to spend it as you see fit. If you can spend it with a small business rather than a large one, so much the better!
My father-in-law is fairly careful what he spens his money on, but once he's decided he needs something he's happy to by it from a small local shop/business rather than a large faceless corporation. He feels he's doing his bit for the local economy.

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Re: Electric 230SL
« Reply #5 on: March 15, 2012, 19:44:01 »
Your father in law sounds like a sensible chap, other than letting his daughter marry you, obviously ;) ;D
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Re: Electric 230SL
« Reply #6 on: March 25, 2012, 20:15:49 »
Your next bill just went up!