Mercedes 280SL by junge1

Photography • Transportation • posted on Jul 03, 2014

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This Mercedes-Benz 280SL AUTOMATIC was parked under the porte cochere of the hotel for several consecutive mornings. Word had it that it belonged to the wife of the hotel owner. It was interesting to watch the reaction of the hotel guests as they came out of the lobby. The men invariably went to the car and checked it out. It there were several of them they exchanged opinions about this model, maybe related experiences they had with it and so on. When women came out of the lobby, they reacted totally different. Without exception they had the urge to pose with this car and have their picture taken. It is a beautiful classic, and for a 'daily driver', it was in real good condition. Only one thing wrong with it, it had the steering wheel on the wrong side. This picture was taken on 25 June 2013, Sig..

Comments (16)

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bazza

12:32AM | Thu, 03 July 2014

Nice car and hey the steering wheel is on the right side :-) for us her in NZ it is.. Another great capture Sig.

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jayfar

1:07AM | Thu, 03 July 2014

The steering wheel is ok for us in the UK too. A super people/car capture Sig.

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auntietk

1:11AM | Thu, 03 July 2014

Oh you know me ... I'd be oblivious! LOL! You and Bill can talk about it. I'll be taking a picture of some weird thing elsewhere. :P

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junge1

1:52AM | Thu, 03 July 2014

@bazza.Yeah Barry, the steering wheel is on the right side, that is the problem, it should be on the left. Makes shifting easier, but I guess it doesn't matter on this car, since it is automatic!

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blinkings

3:33AM | Thu, 03 July 2014

A great looking ride.

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kgb224

4:33AM | Thu, 03 July 2014

Lol would be fine here my friend. Left hand steering wheels is strange to see here in South Africa. Superb capture my friend. God bless.

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Faemike55

7:42AM | Thu, 03 July 2014

Great capture Sig doesn't matter to me if the steering is on the left or right as I don't drive

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ontar1

8:48AM | Thu, 03 July 2014

Nice car, it seems to be the center of attention there, outstanding capture!

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rachris480907

10:19AM | Thu, 03 July 2014

Great shot, and interesting text concerning the different reactions of men and women to the car. :)

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ichtvan

3:18PM | Thu, 03 July 2014

Great shot of this beautiful car !!!

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drifterlee

4:49PM | Thu, 03 July 2014

Cool car and shot. When I was in college, my boyfriend bought one while he was stationed in Germany and had it shipped here. He only had it about a month when some jerk rear-ended him and wrecked it.

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