*swoons*

"sm70- why not Duesenberg?" (sm70-whynotduesenberg) 03/29/2016 at 20:32 • Filed to: None

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Honeybunchesofgoats > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/29/2016 at 20:35

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I could do without the chrome peasant-catcher, but I’ll never not love these. What a perfectly designed automobile.

Steve in Manhattan > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/29/2016 at 20:39

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It’s a box full of antiquated parts. Overdesigned and barbaric. But then I do go on ....

Galileo Humpkins (aka MC Clap Yo Handz) > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/29/2016 at 20:45

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Hey, my old neighborhood!

Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/29/2016 at 20:56

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I want to hate it! I want to hate it so so very bad. I cannot hate it.

GE90man > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/29/2016 at 21:02

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me gusta

wafflesnfalafel > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/29/2016 at 21:51

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Isn’t that Brad Pitt?

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Honeybunchesofgoats 03/29/2016 at 22:07

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Every vehicle over $80k that isn’t a sports car needs a peasant-catcher.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > Steve in Manhattan 03/29/2016 at 22:08

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It’s a box full of antiquated parts. Overdesigned and barbaric.

That’s part of what makes it brilliant. It’s a Soviet bunker with a giant snarling V8.

Steve in Manhattan > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/29/2016 at 22:09

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Maybe I’m getting old, but give me an S63 4Matic. MIT ALL ZE TOYZ!

Nibby > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 11:48

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dat GL

JR1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 11:49

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I prefer the GMC behind it

CalzoneGolem > Steve in Manhattan 03/30/2016 at 11:50

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I think you’re presenting this as a negative when this is why people find it appealing.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > JR1 03/30/2016 at 11:53

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Then you must be not a baller.

JR1 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 11:53

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I ball hard core. That is why I need the space of the GMC

Noah - Now with more boost. > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 11:57

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undeniably the most ignorant of all performance SUVs. which is why it’s great.

AuthiCooper1300 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 11:57

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Ladies and gentlemen, please have a look at this:

A promotional picture of the Mercedes-Benz Geländewagen back in the day (1979), when the civilian version was introduced.

That I can love (even though I don’t particularly like it): practical, very businesslike, with a certain spartan charm.

That bedecked, bejewelled, besmirched conveyance, on the other hand...

Steve in Manhattan > CalzoneGolem 03/30/2016 at 12:09

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At least for me, it’s dated and cramped - you can get a lot more for a lot less money, like a Land Cruiser. As a fashion statement, this car says something ... and I don’t think I want to say that. But if you had one and tossed me the keys for an afternoon, I’d surely drive it. And perhaps enjoy it. I’ll never shit on a car someone else enjoys.

gin-san - shitpost specialist > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 12:23

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After seeing the 6x6, regular 4-wheel G-wagens don't do it for me anymore.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 12:25

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I sat in a new G class about two weeks ago and you can really tell that this vehicle is essentially from the 70s. The windshield is really steep and almost in your face.

cazzyodo > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 12:56

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My girlfriend loves the G. It’s her dream car.

She’s pretty baller.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > AuthiCooper1300 03/30/2016 at 13:20

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I love both

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem 03/30/2016 at 13:22

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I’ve sat in one. Closing the door is amazing.

FSI - alcohol enthusiast with a car problem > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 13:25

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Everything feels really solid. No puny crap like the soccer mommy GLE with those fancy soft closing doors.

AuthiCooper1300 > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 14:47

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So you like V8 G-Wagens, huh?

In 1986 Porsche used a 280GE as “fast service barge” for the 959s in the Paris-Dakar Rally, driven by Kiefer/Koerkemeier (DNF):

The engine was a 928 unit. As far as I know it was a 32 valve prototype engine. It had no low-ratio: maybe the gearbox was not sturdy enough.

The car was built out of the GE280 that had been wrecked in the Pharaons Rally a year earlier, where it had also performed fast-service duties for Porsche with Roland Kussmaul (no less!) at the wheel.

Notice the grille has been modified to let the V8 in; also the aerodynamic appendages at the rear.

(Please note also that info on these cars is extremely sketchy and sometimes contradictory. Up until today, when I did a couple of searches on the Internet, I thought the Pharaons car was already fitted with a Porsche V8.)

The same car, today, as kept by Porsche with sundry other prototypes:

(picture taken from here:

http://www.oldtimer.ru/blogs/denis_or…

also very interesting images from other peculiar concoctions being kept in Porsche’s basement...)

I remember seeing a Rothmans-liveried G-Wagen in Porsche’s “backyard” in ‘88 or ‘89. It may or may not have been the same, but I suppose it was. They had lots of strange stuff down there: even a tank chassis (Porsche developed the engineers’ version of the Leopard).

Alex B > sm70- why not Duesenberg? 03/30/2016 at 15:04

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I love it.

AuthiCooper1300 > AuthiCooper1300 03/30/2016 at 15:07

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Also found in http://www.oldtimer.ru/blogs/denis_or… :

The engine bay with the 928 engine. I understand that is indeed a 32-valve unit.

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > AuthiCooper1300 04/09/2016 at 11:32

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http://oppositelock.kinja.com/interesting-ch…