My coworker's brothers, neighbors $500k car

[DrewKaree]

I had a girlfriend who had a Barracuda that got 5 mpg.  That car was AWESOME!

....unless you're not pro-smokestack like I am 

[RacerX]

i want the delorean from back to the future.

well you can!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=4522746742&category=31830

but i think it'd be nicer if it was left original, and probably 50km/h faster too...

OMG.  That's like MAME-ing a classic cab!  Whoever did that should be flogged...   

[Bones]

open speed limit on the highway...

Awesome. Hayabusa, 320km/h and a kangaroo.

more likely cattle. so THIS time you might become mince meat! the cow of course will probably walk away

[ErikRuud]

As far as the new SLR looking like a Crossfire goes, keep in mind that Mercedes and Chrysler are both part of Daimler.

Also, the design of the new SLR is inspired by the design of the old SLR's from the 1950's.  The 1955 300 SLR "Uhlenhaut" Coupe in particular.

[DrewKaree]

Ya know, until you showed that pic, I forgot all about the gull-wings!  It's been so long since I saw even a friggen picture of those things!  How many of those were produced, as you sure don't see them being driven around much anymore, or are they just that rare that you wouldn't even consider it anymore?

Yeah, I knew Daimler has the whole family thing going on, I just forgot that the dang Crossfire is actually the copycat, but still, I'd want my half-a-million car to NOT look like a $50,000 car

My mom is trading her friggen Town & Country (with only 370 miles on it!) in on Thursday for the Cadillac version of the Saturn VUE  AND them a-holes at the Caddy dealership are hitting her for 10 g's OFF the price she's paying for the T&C....I wish I had the drive for sales again, I could make a KILLING at cars.....mebbe real estate....if a Canadian can do it.... _{good to see you around again, Zakk!}

[ErikRuud]

The "Uhlenahut" coupes are extremely rare, they only built two.

The 300 SL is much more common, as it was the street version inspired by the original 1952 300 SL race car.

There is a good run down on the history of the 300 SL and SLR cars from 1952 through 1963 at this page

[danny_galaga]

they made roughly 1000 of the gull wing. cant remember if that included the convertible though. the gull wing and the lambo muira are my two all time favourites. a contempory road test for the lambo:

http://www.autocarmagazine.co.uk/RoadTest_Summary.asp?RT=202085

[DrewKaree]

I'm of a simpler time.  I'm a GIANT fan of the '49-'51 Mercs, either stock or tricked out.    I dig Dirt's car (pardon the pun), but I can't tell if he's done with it, or if that's the color it IS, and I can't find anything to read on his buildup of it

HINT FRIGGEN HINT DIRT!