Author Topic: One for the grown-ups...a request for a certain picture (Read 144291 times)

JamesL · « **Reply #50 on:** January 24, 2014, 20:00:11 »

I think I was the guilty party o in posting the pic James was after

Flyair · « **Reply #51 on:** January 27, 2014, 06:46:54 »

here is a gentle one... at last

this lady nicely smiles to us in MB promotional materials.

Maybe on her righ there is a guy driving a W100 Landauet and she is doing some self-promotion?

69280sl · « **Reply #52 on:** January 28, 2014, 18:07:35 »

I posted this about 8-9 years ago (The black and white posted by Griffin 1404 on the first page of the thread). My question was; is this a 230sl or a 250sl. The then current moderator removed the post.

Gus

Flyair · « **Reply #53 on:** January 28, 2014, 19:15:37 »

Gus,
One cannot blame the moderator. I am sure that he couldn't believe that you would ask such questions. You were probably the only one noticing the car... so ...

114015 · « **Reply #54 on:** January 28, 2014, 23:13:07 »

Quote

I posted this about 5 years ago (The black and white posted by Griffin 1404 on the first page of the thread). My question was; is this a 230sl or a 250sl. The then current moderator removed the post.

Are you talking about Neill's reply #3 from 27 Dec 2013 ??
Where s.o. is blocking the view to the beautiful center star of the ivory colored steering wheel's hubpad?

Hard to tell for sure whether that is a 230 SL or an 250 SL (up to serial no. 002979).
The pad on the window crank is black ... that should indicate a 230 SL (up to serial 012466)...

... if original and not replaced ...

IMHO ....

Achim

thelews · « **Reply #55 on:** January 29, 2014, 01:23:05 »

Those hubcaps were not on 230s or early 230s. Not sure about later 250s. Or, it could be a Euro 280

jameshoward · « **Reply #56 on:** January 29, 2014, 20:03:10 »

Where's a moderator when you need one?

Stop cluttering up this thread with nonsense about cars, model-years and hub caps! You should be ashamed of yourselves.

The internet is already full of this sort of thing. It's just disgusting and baseless and demeaning. I, for one, don't want any part of a club that tolerates or promotes this sort of behavior.

Now, where were we...

Rodolfo · « **Reply #57 on:** January 29, 2014, 20:16:59 »

Mr James Howard reminds me on:

One day Groucho Marx visits a club. This club was very pleased and offered him membership. He answered: "If this club accepts strange people like me as members, I don't want to be part of this club."

;-)

Flyair · « **Reply #58 on:** January 29, 2014, 20:28:08 »

Mr. James,

I must admit that while I was always devastated by your posts and positions, opinions and views in general, BUT I could agree more with your last one

And to praise your demonstration of a broad-minded attitude, here is one more...

Cees Klumper · « **Reply #59 on:** January 29, 2014, 23:22:08 »

Don't think we've seen this one yet?

Cees Klumper · « **Reply #60 on:** January 29, 2014, 23:23:23 »

Or this one

Correction:this is actually an earlier contribution to this 'tour'

Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ · « **Reply #61 on:** January 30, 2014, 00:10:56 »

Cees,

Great picture ... I'm saving that one on my iPhone so I can tell the wife "See what nice people I meet if you don't come along on my Pagoda trips"

I know the exterior color is not exactly blue like my car (sorry Mr. James bringing the car into this) then on the iPhone the picture is much smaller and she (my wife) will not be able to tell the difference

Richard S · « **Reply #62 on:** January 30, 2014, 01:45:17 »

I discern that Mr Howard's subtle humor was missed by most responders.

Flyair · « **Reply #63 on:** January 30, 2014, 06:05:25 »

Gentlemen,

1. Cees. how could you miss the mass contribution from Artur that posted this very same photo (and several others) earlier on in this thread? OK, it was last year (31st Dec

), but I am amazed that you did not pay acute attention to this gallery by studying every and each of the pictures and by downloading them into your private collection like everybody

2. Same goes to R-D....

. But the way, I have a different message in mind while looking at this picture: which is that if needed, even in its basic version, Pagoda can be more than a 2-seater.

3. Richard S: I think that Mr James's subtle humour wasn't missed, but - at least in my case = the response probably hasn't demonstrated it enough. I apologise, but pliz forgif moi, moi be bladi furner.

Dave H · « **Reply #64 on:** January 30, 2014, 11:19:55 »

Letting a girl sit on an aluminium bonnet is not a good idea....
Prince Charles went " off it " with Diana back in 87 when she dented his beloved Aston .

Flyair · « **Reply #65 on:** January 30, 2014, 12:16:42 »

that had to be a very peculiar way of seating, as the scratch is on the side. Go figure? Would it be the British way of doing such things?

Dave H · « **Reply #66 on:** January 30, 2014, 17:31:56 »

No ...the dent was on the hood (bonnet).
I remember him telling me all about at the time, he was livid !!! Lol

Peter van Es · « **Reply #67 on:** January 30, 2014, 18:50:35 »

Gentlemen,

Normally I am the person who tells you to scale down your photographs. This time, I would like to say that you should use at least a 1200x800 resolution picture when posting, preferably larger.

Otherwise it's just a waste of space...

Flyair · « **Reply #68 on:** January 30, 2014, 19:55:33 »

Peter,
I wish I could source those photos in better resolution, but except for a few, most are just of unacceptable quality. I wouldn't say it is a waste of space, but rather a waste of our high expectations

A possible solution would be to run a competition where each Member would be deemed contribute a photo of the kind with their own Pagoda

Dave,
OK I got that. I suppose this happens when you wear strings made of unpolished steel. Then I wonder how Lady Tatcher's car looked like, since she was called Iron Lady

Rolf-Dieter ✝︎ · « **Reply #69 on:** January 31, 2014, 01:36:20 »

just to keep it going here is another ....

Peter as close to 1,200 x 800 as I could get

Bet the fellow taking the picture does not know what he is doing (hood issue I mean of course).

Stan, I do have a few favorates not telling what they are

Flyair · « **Reply #70 on:** January 31, 2014, 06:27:41 »

R-D
Don't be shy, express yourself and share your feelings

so you have a richer choice, here is another one, also in higher resolution

You can see here a very rare safety customised device, optional on MB 300SL that protects the head of your SO while entering or leaving a Gullwing

JamesL · « **Reply #71 on:** January 31, 2014, 09:34:00 »

She can leave just the hat on?

Flyair · « **Reply #72 on:** February 06, 2014, 16:30:23 »

one has to take the burden to keep this thread live. despite the risk of displeasing Peter for the lack of sufficient number of pixels...

280SE Guy · « **Reply #73 on:** February 06, 2014, 16:44:40 »

Now that's what I call a back seat driver

Flyair · « **Reply #74 on:** February 09, 2014, 18:51:05 »

to start well the new week..

BTW, did you notice? There is something wrong with the car... what are the flaws?

News:

Author Topic: One for the grown-ups...a request for a certain picture (Read 144291 times)

Rodolfo