$142,000,000 Mercedes

[Smoke Wagon]

13 hours ago, 89AKurt said:

This thread devolved fast. ?

$142 million dollar car. Anything goes. ?

[Oldcarfan27]

2 hours ago, Ace-Garageguy said:

No cupholders, sat-nav, or heated seats either, and a manual gearbox too.

Useless.

Word has it the buyer is going to rat-rod it with candy flake paint and put some dub deuces with rubberband tires on it just to get a reaction.  

[Smoke Wagon]

1 hour ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Word has it the buyer is going to rat-rod it with candy flake paint and put some dub deuces with rubberband tires on it just to get a reaction. 

Don’t forget the piece de resistance, a single DIN radio head unit with a flip-up touch screen, with color-changing lights.

[SfanGoch]

6 hours ago, Oldcarfan27 said:

Word has it the buyer is going to rat-rod it with candy flake paint and put some dub deuces with rubberband tires on it just to get a reaction.  

A set of them there Goodyear illuminated tires would be icing on the cake.

[thatz4u]

On 5/14/2022 at 12:56 PM, Smoke Wagon said:

Or a can of Enfamil, but only if you have the right connections. 

or an eyedropper filled with gasoline....

[sfhess]

It has to be "debadged" and have a "cold air intake" installed.

[keyser]

Damn neighbors will complain about noise

Edited May 15, 2022 by keyser
Giblet pic for Kurt

[Ace-Garageguy]

39 minutes ago, keyser said:

Damn neighbors will complain about noise

You just reminded me of the one advantage of living in a working-class neighborhood that's transitioning into a ghetto.

If my abode was within the jurisdiction of an HOA, I'd have been burned at the stake or lynched by now.

[Mark]

Nope, you'd just have to drown it out with a couple of speakers that sound like someone beating a rubber raft with an oar.  Cops pull up, just tell them you're trying to loosen some trim fasteners in your car interior...

[Rodent]

Back to the car: Do you think Jay Leno was "worthy" of being invited to the auction? It will be interesting to know who the buyer is.

[keyser]

Unlikely he was even close. Couple regulars at Pebble and Goodwood. Millionaires can’t compete with billionaires. 
@Mark That is the real muffler Uhlenhaut used. I couldn’t find pic today but I have one with muffler, skis on rack in back, in snow. 
I think they sold the blue interior car. Red iirc was Rudy’s own car

[Smoke Wagon]

3 hours ago, Rodent said:

Do you think Jay Leno was "worthy" of being invited to the auction?

Maybe not but wouldn’t it be neat to see the car featured on Jay Leno’s Garage? 

[Mike 1017]

I think the plan would be to donate it to a Not for Proffit Muesum. With the  owners' caveat of first right of refusal. A $174,000,000 is a nice tax wright off.

Mike    

[Ace-Garageguy]

Fer that kinda dough, I'd prefer this one...the W 196 streamliner:

Edited May 16, 2022 by Ace-Garageguy
TYPO

[sjordan2]

Mercedes has designated the money to go into a special scholarship fund. They don't need to part with a jewel in their crown for greed.

[Oldcarfan27]

Where do I sign up?