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May 23, 2007 23:40:46 GMT
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Heres a thing.... Ive been noticing that there has been a lot of modded Mercedes cars apearing recently and it got me thinking that its about time that there was something to tie them all together as generally the Mercedes forums and clubs are full of yuppie types and old dudes! Well years ago when I had my first benz I came up with the idea of starting a 'club' called the Beirut taxis but never did anything with it. Anyway a couple of weeks back I was at a VW show with the Mrs and she asked why there wasnt a show like it for Mercedes cars? I said..........er......dunno! and got to thinking..... Anyway I just registered www.beirut-taxis.co.uk and hopefully with a bit of imagination we could do something with it! Ive got some designs for T Shirts and Stickers etc all I need now is a bit of support to push it further and make a Custom Mercedes 'scene' (I hate that word!) What do you think guys and girls? |
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Dez
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count me in, ive got the ultimate beirut taxi, the stacklight ;D
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il have some of that, but as soon as it gets like the V dub "scene" il be overboard quicker than a police frogman.  |
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markbognor
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Count me In. What do you recon:  Lebanese flag (without tree) Arabic is an online translation of Beirut and Taxi The phone number takes the letter placings in the alphabet for mercedes and turns them into a number. |
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Great idea!
Markbognor - I love that flag ;D
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Sounds like a good idea. I'm not one for one-marque clubs (that's why I'm always on here!) but yeah, like TCC said, if it doesn't become too "scene", I'm up for that. |
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I must admit that I've only been to one Merc show with my Pagoda, and wouldn't again. The combination of snooty millionaires with their Gulwings, and the concours guys obsessing about how to fold soft tops without causing creases (shove a towel in between the folds apparently) was enough to bore me sensless. That said, my car isn't modified, and I don't think it would ever be sensible to modify it, so I'm not sure how welcome I'd be in the Beirut Taxis.....  |
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1951 Split Window Beetle - SOLD!
1965 Mercedes 230SL
1966 VW Beetle
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err.... 2004 Toyota Corolla
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Rust buckets, the lot of 'em.
Sounds like a good idea though...
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There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes
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All us Benz people have side on shots of our rides. How odd. Actually, you don't BenzBoy. Get one shot!
Forgot to mention, I'm interested.
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All us Benz people have side on shots of our rides. How odd. Actually, you don't BenzBoy. Get one shot! Forgot to mention, I'm interested. My word, you are being observational today. It's true though - Mercs are usually unnecessarily long, and look damn fine from the side. |
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There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes
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I am indeed good sir. Hope you're well btw, my W123 is nearing completion so we'll have to meet up for a Benz banter and beer session.
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I am indeed good sir. Hope you're well btw, my W123 is nearing completion so we'll have to meet up for a Benz banter and beer session. We wouldn't wish to hijack this thread now would we... PM'd ya... |
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There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes
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Benz owners.......BenzBoy
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May 24, 2007 10:04:04 GMT
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All us Benz people have side on shots of our rides. How odd. Actually, you don't BenzBoy. Get one shot! Forgot to mention, I'm interested. Here's a couple I have...   I'm working on the stance / wheelarch fillage. It's currently on steelies but the alloys will be re-appearing soon ;D |
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May 24, 2007 10:09:45 GMT
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Ooops, my bad. PM replied. Skyway, you've got PM, too.
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markbognor
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May 24, 2007 10:11:16 GMT
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I must admit that I've only been to one Merc show with my Pagoda, and wouldn't again. The combination of snooty millionaires with their Gulwings, and the concours guys obsessing about how to fold soft tops without causing creases (shove a towel in between the folds apparently) was enough to bore me sensless. That said, my car isn't modified, and I don't think it would ever be sensible to modify it, so I'm not sure how welcome I'd be in the Beirut Taxis..... ![]() www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/rhodrich/200661293117_IMG_3715%20-%20Small.JPG[/img] [/quote] I can see in my mind a white 280sl low over moon disks with a monster padded cage and 560 v8 with cowl induction finished off with a panneled in grill in aluminum sheet and red numbers on the doors. |
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May 24, 2007 10:12:52 GMT
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You filthy, filthy man. God that sounds sweet Anyhow, I like the idea of the club. But wouldn't Beirut Taxis exclude S-Class owners? |
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markbognor
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May 24, 2007 10:19:13 GMT
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There must have been some sort of executive or diplomatic service that would have come by some s - classes particularly as anything old big and reliable would be perfect.
I'm more concerned with the lack of doors some of us have - a coupe taxi - not likely.
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May 24, 2007 11:10:04 GMT
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S-Klasse taxi in Croatia   |
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Benz owners.......BenzBoy
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May 24, 2007 11:32:46 GMT
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I must admit that I've only been to one Merc show with my Pagoda, and wouldn't again. The combination of snooty millionaires with their Gulwings, and the concours guys obsessing about how to fold soft tops without causing creases (shove a towel in between the folds apparently) was enough to bore me sensless. That said, my car isn't modified, and I don't think it would ever be sensible to modify it, so I'm not sure how welcome I'd be in the Beirut Taxis..... ![]() www.sl113.org/forums/uploaded/rhodrich/200661293117_IMG_3715%20-%20Small.JPG[/img] [/quote] I can see in my mind a white 280sl low over moon disks with a monster padded cage and 560 v8 with cowl induction finished off with a panneled in grill in aluminum sheet and red numbers on the doors.[/quote] I think if I had a W113 I'd be terrified to modify it! I don't know if it would stop me or not... it's just that the most I've spent on a car is £700 so if I balls it up it's no great loss. That idea does sound awesome though!  |
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