Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Diesel Distraction


1962 180Dc Mercedes. Local auction find. A cream puff with only 249,000 original miles. Column shift 4-speed transmission. Really a nice machine for backroads country cruising. Top factory rated speed of 75mph is noted as "optimistic" by most contemporary reviewers. Of note, diesel 180ds won their class in the 1955 Mille Miglia.








Saturday, September 5, 2009

Corvettes







I like Corvettes. All three of these have stories. The orange one was found on Craigslist and has an interesting history. The light blue coupe was bought as a totaled wreck. The convertible is an l-71 427 with just under 50k on the clock.