The surprisingly sexy sounding 1966 230SL video

"cletus44 aka Clayton Seams" (cletus44) 10/15/2015 at 14:32 • Filed to: None

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I honestly had no idea that these things sounded so good. As always, I love to hear feedback on these.

TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/15/2015 at 14:36

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They sound good, but they’re not very quick...

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > TwinCharged - Is Now UK Opponaut 10/15/2015 at 14:41

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That was always the problem with those SL’s. But hey, just more time to enjoy the sound on your way to 60!

Ash78, voting early and often > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/15/2015 at 14:42

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Dammit, we sold one for cheap after my FIL died 6 years ago — he had owned it for almost 30 years. The wife and I (pre-kids) spent many a Saturday tooling around the wooded suburban backroads in it. The steering wheel and shifter both had about 6” of slop in them, but it ran well and really required DRIVING. None of this 2-ounce clutch and overboosted steering you get today. It was a workout.

The straight 6 may have been small and underpowered, but it could make some nice growls.

Party-vi > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/15/2015 at 15:08

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I like it - no ridiculous music, just an honest short video about why an owner like their car.

HammerheadFistpunch > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/15/2015 at 15:12

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i LOVE the old SL’s My favorite Mercedes by far.

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > Party-vi 10/15/2015 at 15:13

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Thanks! I try to let the car do most of the talking

cletus44 aka Clayton Seams > HammerheadFistpunch 10/15/2015 at 15:14

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They have such a lovely shape

HammerheadFistpunch > cletus44 aka Clayton Seams 10/15/2015 at 15:15

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My parents neighbor had one like that, to go with his SL55AGM and McLaren SLR. Hes a merc man.