Shaved & air bagged - The previous car!

bexterity · Post by **bexterity** » Sat May 31, 2008 10:06 pm

hey all just thought i would chuck up some buildup pics of our old merc...

1971 280SE 3.5L v8 - bagged front and rear. door handles and locks shaved and button poppers fitted.

bexterity · Post by **bexterity** » Sat May 31, 2008 10:06 pm

and of course, some photos from the various shoots ive done on it... it even made it to Brisbane from Sydney!!!!

bexterity · Post by **bexterity** » Sat May 31, 2008 10:06 pm

and this is what happens when a guy picks up his dream car, driving it for the very FIRST time away from the porsche dealer, gets sideways around a corner

and loses control and hits the merc... thats right a PORSCHE! the @#$@#$ drove off.... and eventually turned himself into police about 5 hours later. god

knows HOW he drove off... i would of loved to see the damage on it

he actually hit the merc so hard it pushed it 4-5 feet back

into a TRUCK and smashed the back of the merc too!!! and also bent the trucks bullbar!!!!!!!!!!! AND the car was laid out - chassis rails on the road so

thats a lot of force to do that...! twisted the merc so bad it popped the windscreen out

Finny · Post by **Finny** » Sat May 31, 2008 10:29 pm

I've heard of that happening before, especially with imported cars. Should be a warning sticker placed on them. As for your car, I can only imagine how it felt.

What was the colour on the roof, a metalic or a pearl ?

Smooth customs · Post by **Smooth customs** » Sat May 31, 2008 10:45 pm

Have done a few Mercs over the years, usually repairs or a couple of cosmetic resto's.

Several years ago, Aden Jacobi and I worked on some custom concepts for early 60's Mercs. The drawings look great.

If built most people would not know what the base car was.

Is always a shame to see a nice, and different car destroyed. Especially after all the work had been done to it.

Did the other guys insurance company try and get out of the claim seeing it was a modified car?

J · Post by J » Sat May 31, 2008 10:47 pm

i remember your parter posted that up on ozrodders and mentioned he bought a new kingsway to replace it.

I saw it in ur pin-up shots and wondered if there was a connection cos you also mentioned on here that ur bf has a kingsway

it all unfolds

so what is the plan for the new ride? u gonna steal the bags from the merc?

bexterity · Post by **bexterity** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 8:23 am

J wrote:i remember your parter posted that up on ozrodders and mentioned he bought a new kingsway to replace it.

I saw it in ur pin-up shots and wondered if there was a connection cos you also mentioned on here that ur bf has a kingsway

it all unfolds

so what is the plan for the new ride? u gonna steal the bags from the merc?

Nah all 4 bags blew out when it was hit the merc is LOOOOOONG gone now.. this happened in september last year

yep kingsway is ours... selling it... someone buy it! lol

next project will be an old ute of some sort, maybe a jailbird... who knows!

as for insurance, yep we gotta pay out.. a nice one lol the assessor was into mercs so he valued it very well

MINT62 · Post by **MINT62** » Sun Jun 01, 2008 10:30 am

Bummer!!!

thanks for sharing the story

Brown Bear · Post by **Brown Bear** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:35 am

The number plates would no doubt sum up your sentiments after the accident...

I remember seeing an old merc runnings airbags and the number plate 'ROLLIN'. Damn nice ride that

blake_reb · Post by **blake_reb** » Mon Jul 14, 2008 7:20 pm

Got a link for the Kingsway for sale?