| | One unintended consequence of California's ongoing drought has been the extension of our touring season. My drive north to the Point Reyes National Seashore on Thanksgiving day took place under flawless skies and 70 odd degrees.
The trip north would have been more interesting were I aboard the lowered Euro 1972 350SL 4-speed we restored a few years ago rather than my comfy but dull C320 wagon. Unfortunately, the 350SL now resides in Canada. I'm a massive fan of the original small bumper 107s and we explore the evolution of that design in this edition.
Another car that I wouldn't mind having in the warehouse would have to be the brutally weathered 300SL roadster I uncovered in 2008. Perversely gorgeous, that grim SL would look stunning hanging on the wall. The current owner had a slightly different although entirely sensible plan, however.
Drifting a 300TD wagon sounds absolutely absurd and would seem to require gear oil to be spread on the tarmac to allow meaningful sideways motoring. The Black Smoke TD defies description but is well and truly a monster drifter with a shrieking turbo diesel under the hood...
Regards, Roy Spencer, editor MercedesHeritage 
| | | | Shaping the 107 Conceiving a new SL design is a challenge MB faces every 8 years or so. We take a look at the gestation of the 107 shape. read more... | | 
1962 300SL disc brake roadster. Two tops, last owner 32 years. read more... | | Six years has elapsed since we extracted this 300SL from its resting place of some decades. Where is it now? read more... | | |  Featured Listing
Stunning older restoration by marque expert. | Diabolical Diesel Drifter Classic Culture Tire smoking power slides are not usually associated with MB's hip 123 wagons. Finnish drifter Teemu Peltola has entirely dispelled that notion with his Black Smoke TD. read more... | | Featured Video  The Black Smoke TD
The outrageous antics of Teemo Peltola. | | |
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