Mercedes-Benz 240D "Random Blue Benz"
Type: Automobiles
Model: Mercedes-Benz 240D
Real Name: David Snider
Location: San Francisco, CA US.
Web Site: www.boompa.com
Gender: Dude
Age: 29.06 years
I saw this car just outside the office this morning. It was parked in the spot where the Burrito restaurant owner normally parks his beamer. He was pretty pissed. I have no idea what model it is. I'll change that after some investigation.
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My dad had an old 190D for many many years - and this looks an awful lot like it... but looking at the photos, this one may be larger. Very hard to tell - frustrating lack of rear badges.
EDIT: never mind, if I had looked at the top of the page I would have seen that it's a 240D.
I'm not sure that it's a 240. I asked around on the vortex and the best guess was a 220 or 230 from around 1960-65.
This would be known as a Heckflosse, "Fintail." My grandfather used to have a 200, with the comedy speedo which changed color the faster you went. It was kind of cool.
Here's the wiki entry for that series: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Heckflosse
And here's a fan site in Holland: http://www.heckflosse.nl/
dave owns:
This is my diamondback that sits for the most part unused in my living room. I bought it years ago when I used to bike down the canal in Georgetown. Ethan keeps saying he's gonna steal it away so that he can bike to work... doubt that'll ever happen.
My Dad has been trying to get rid of this car for over 10 years. I of course would have nothing of the sort and have always loved it not only for its sleek style and power but for because I've found it to be one of the few tangible objects to evoke memories from my past.
Dad picked it up new in 1987 I believe, the same year he picked up an ancient chevy conversion van back when they were popular. The van was for the family and this was obviously for him alone. He even wore this silly racing gloves when he drove it till the 90s knocked some sense into him. Despite being only 7 or 8 at the time I also remember both the test drive of this and of the 911 he considered buying. I'm glad he picked this up, though I'm surprised he picked an automatic transmission car.
The back bench (with the intended use of storage) in this body-style mercedes only worked as a backseat for a scrunched up child for a couple years till we simply were too big. Never the less I'll always associate the car with my childhood and to my father's slight complaint, yet understanding he has selflessly kept it running till I have a garage to put it in. True to form, it's always in pretty good shape.
dave wants to own:
So what if it's made by Frenchies. The Quadrazuma, despite being horribly named looks awesome and I want one. It produces 120 HP and weighs only 837 pounds. The thing must fly.
Ethan and I's dream would be to move boompa.com down to costarica, still run it as a two man operation and hang out miami vice style in this mammoth 46 footer with a couple margaritas and chicas in tow.
Hey... it might happen!
dave spotted:
Spotted in Sonoma when I was checked out the Wine Country Car festival.
Spotted this Mercedes 2500 Sprinter on one of the backstreets at the Sonoma Wine Country Classic. It's a big boy. I'd never seen one of these before. It looked like they were using it as a mini RV.
This is Virgil "Gus" Grissom's 1967 Corvette that was recently put up on Ebay.
Grissom, the second American in space, and the first American to travel into space twice, was also one of the first to die in the U.S. space program. His Corvette went through four owners before winding up with Jim Falkowski, who purchased the Corvette in 1985 for $9,995. During Jim's ownership, the Corvette won many awards including NCRS Top Flight, multiple Cypress Gardens, the National Corvette Homecoming in Bowling Green and has been featured in numerous magazines, news articles and calendars.
Posted on 2006-05-30 21:39:37