Dashboards & Dials

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馃槑Very cool, love em'!馃グ Thanks for accommodating.馃榾
 
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1955 300 SL Coupe (silver dash)
1962 300 SL Roadster with alum block and disc brakes
WOW!!! Love them both! I'd have to go for the convertible if I was forced to make a choice..........but it would be a crazy tough choice.
 
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Roadster drives MUCH better but both are a ton of fun to drive... I would have a hard time choosing... Luckily I don't have to 馃槈
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The silver dash was easy to recognize as a gullwing's but I did not recognize the other one as being a (later) 300SL's dash.
I can imagine, the '55 with the drum brakes all around and the positive kin pin offset is known to be a tougher ride than the later models.

My attempt to match colour and vintage (1972 Volkswagen 1302 Cabriolet and 176.007):
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Not enough exterior shots in this thread... Love the bug ^^^^

Here you are (BTW it's not a bug, it's a feature ;-) ):


Unfortunately the exterior paint job lost a lot of its attraction since I took these pictures after finishing the restauration 25 years ago.
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Here is my '63 Nova SS Convertible that I started the thread with!!
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I totally agree, we need more posts!!! Love to see the awesome watches and dashboards!!! - Jeff
 
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Roadster drives MUCH better but both are a ton of fun to drive... I would have a hard time choosing... Luckily I don't have to 馃槈
You are a fortunate man to own both. The Gullwing would be my choice. I nearly bought a SLS (modern Gullwing) a couple of years ago but the depreciation turned me against it. With your Gullwing, the appreciation keeps it as a dream. I'm just one lottery win away from having one - and a Dino, Stratos '73 RS etc. 馃檨
 
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No, my bad... My fathers cars but I have the pleasure whenever I'm home... Both bought around 15 years ago and at a fraction of their current value... Both get driven quite a bit and are definitely not garage queens...
 
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No, my bad... My fathers cars but I have the pleasure whenever I'm home... Both bought around 15 years ago and at a fraction of their current value... Both get driven quite a bit and are definitely not garage queens...
Can't get that convertible out of my mind...great color too!馃グ
 
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That's one hell of a Dad - does he want to adopt another son?
+1 on that, maybe two sons?馃槈
 
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Beautifull day to have a ride !!!

Let's see the rest of that bad boy! The grill and dash are just teasers!
 
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Central Europe, Rhine-Main area, 22.12.2015, 15掳C
...riding around with the car top down and the radio on...