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Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car

sammm Posted a lot [][] Posts: 1,931	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car sammm @sammm
	Jul 21, 2010 7:33:39 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

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Seth South East MorrisOxford TriumphMirald HillmanMinx BorgwardIsabellaCombi Posts: 15,521	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car Seth @seth
	Jul 21, 2010 8:03:29 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	I think they were having fun instead of trying to go fast ;D Closed road stage on suburban residential streets!
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Ray Singh Posted a lot More German exotica in my garage now Posts: 1,984	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car Ray Singh @rav
	Jul 21, 2010 9:19:54 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Flipping heck that is some machine. These have always been down as sedate boulevard cruisers for me. Whats under the hood? 5 litre V8?
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cobblers Posted a lot Posts: 3,921	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car cobblers @cobblers
	Jul 21, 2010 9:30:15 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Well, that's ruined my day. Nothing else that happens can be even 10% as awesome as this. That bird out of Ashes to Ashes (Either of them really) could turn up at my house, cook me a steak and then bed me and I'd still remember this day for the Merc.


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jader1973 Part of things Posts: 694	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car jader1973 @jader1973
	Jul 21, 2010 11:57:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Last year it looked like this: and was running a (broken at the time the pics were taken) Merc engine and box. This year it is running a GM V8 - I think it is the 6.3 used by HSV etc, but I'll need to double check.
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BenzBoy Probably posted too much Posts: 17,940 Club RR Member Number: 7	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car BenzBoy @benzboy Club Retro Rides Member 7
	Jul 21, 2010 13:13:18 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nice! For some reason when I heard the engine sound in the video, I thought "Nissan RB six"
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captainwow West Midlands Posts: 2,591	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car captainwow @captainwow
	Jul 21, 2010 13:39:43 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 21, 2010 9:30:15 GMT cobblers said: Well, that's ruined my day. Nothing else that happens can be even 10% as awesome as this. That bird out of Ashes to Ashes (Either of them really) could turn up at my house, cook me a steak and then bed me and I'd still remember this day for the Merc. Actual proper massive LOL infront of a customer!!!! That's awesome, didn't think these things would manage that! BIG fan...


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leigh Posted a lot Travelin' with Flavin Posts: 4,322	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car leigh @leigh
	Jul 21, 2010 14:14:58 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	That looks like a whole lotta fun!
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Team Blitz Posted hell of a lot Curator of 1972 Tour de France Grp2 winner! Works RS2600, Weslake 2.9L, Kugelfischer, ZF. Posts: 6,163	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car Team Blitz @teamblitz
	Jul 21, 2010 16:03:20 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Speaking of the bird from Ashes, what's with the beaver on the roof?
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popuptoaster Probably posted too much Posts: 10,001	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car popuptoaster @popuptoaster
	Jul 21, 2010 16:48:21 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Nice! tried that style wheel on my stacklight coupe and didn't like them, i often wish i'd kept my old 350SL until i remember how rusty it was underneath and how many bits needed mending or replacing.
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Adam Posted hell of a lot Posts: 7,010	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car Adam @locoster
	Jul 21, 2010 17:01:26 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Tis the same rally as they did on Love the Beast yes? Absolutely awesome!
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olduns Part of things Posts: 326	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car olduns @olduns
	Jul 21, 2010 17:04:05 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	also available in Europe...Ypres Historic Rally with 2 rather well known names on board....


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magnumpi Posted a lot Posts: 1,550	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car magnumpi @magnumpi
	Jul 21, 2010 17:05:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Loving the noise that makes, but why Auto still, would a Manual not be better competition use. As per Blitz' question, why does it appear the co driver has inserted his hand into a dead Hedgehog?
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popuptoaster Probably posted too much Posts: 10,001	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car popuptoaster @popuptoaster
	Jul 21, 2010 17:48:14 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	The SLC rally cars all ran autos, apparently it made them more reliable and no slower over the fast open stages they were good at, they played on outright speed and reliability rather than agility and handling, heavy old cars (for their day anyway) the SL's were.
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luckygti Posted a lot I need to try harder! Posts: 4,912	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car luckygti @luckygti
	Jul 21, 2010 17:54:46 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	How mean does this look? Adam, yep same as love the beast, some fantastic cars running in the rally. Love the fact that my old man always wanted one of these as a sedate summer cruiser. I think he'd be laughing now if he saw that, mind you I'm sure he was always a boy racer at heart
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RetroWarwicK Posted a lot Searching...... Posts: 3,906	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car RetroWarwicK @maph2
	Jul 22, 2010 8:48:48 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top

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jader1973 Part of things Posts: 694	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car jader1973 @jader1973
	Jul 22, 2010 10:11:41 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Found the articles I was looking for and: Last year it was running a broken 5.6 litre M117 Merc engine. This year it has a 600 hp/900Nm 6.2 litre Chevy LS3. The owner wants to fit a supercharged M117 next.
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BenzBoy Probably posted too much Posts: 17,940 Club RR Member Number: 7	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car BenzBoy @benzboy Club Retro Rides Member 7
	Jul 22, 2010 10:14:06 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	Jul 22, 2010 10:11:41 GMT jader1973 said: The owner wants to fit a supercharged M117 next. Yes!!!
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yeha Part of things Posts: 75	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car yeha @yeha
	Jul 22, 2010 11:24:09 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	RHD?


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Camp Davy Posted a lot Posts: 1,441	Mercedes SL Tarmac Rally Car Camp Davy @davidastramk2
	Jul 22, 2010 11:54:51 GMT Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Back to Top
	well that proved clarkson wrong he said on the african special that mercedes never made a rally car
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