CLK DTM
01-06-2015, 02:49 PM
#30
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about wheel well ventilation
Just to build out the wheel well vent thought a bit more precisely. I see above where cooperdb pointed out the feature in his very comprehensive description of the car's features. Matching that description up to the front side and rear view pics is interesting. It would seem, and please correct this as I am just surmising here, that air enters the front wheel arches through a scoop mounted behind the front grill roughly where fog lights would be. The air then would channel past the front wheels and out through the vents at the back of the front wheel arches. Is that correct? Then air would be caught by the scoops at the front of the rear wheel arches, channel past the rear wheels and exit where as there doesn't appear to be an exhaust vent at the back of the rear wheel arches? Again I'm probably missing something and would appreciate including some discussion of this point. Thanks.
01-06-2015, 02:54 PM
#31
Senior Member
btw
Thanks for posting shots of the cab. Breathtaking, it looks like what it is, a younger, faster version of my 55 cab, or what mine could be if I did $300k worth of interior, exterior and mechanical mods, lol.
01-06-2015, 04:57 PM
#32
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CLK DTM
Limited production
100 coupes
100 cabrios
Only 5 DTM coupes make it
to the U.S. to be E.P.A. certified
Our Gov't. at work protecting
us from ourselves
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CLK DTM
Limited production
100 coupes
100 cabrios
Only 5 DTM coupes make it
to the U.S. to be E.P.A. certified
Our Gov't. at work protecting
us from ourselves
Thank-You
01-08-2015, 07:35 AM
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'12 C63BS "SlickTop", '08 CLK63BS, '16 E63S wagon, '12 CLS63, amongst other non-Merc toys
man, if you guys ever make your way to SoCal, the owner of a MB dealership here has one of each color AND for both coupe/cab, and usually there are at least one or two on display, including the P900 version of this car.
01-10-2015, 07:43 PM
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Vath ML63 Brabus C63 SL63 CLK63BS C63BS
None of these cars were brought to Australia by MB. There is one here that I know of and have seen in person and it was brought over from South Africa after an extensive period of dealing with the government here to allow its importation and registration. Seeing this car in person has been a highlight of my hobby of being an AMG enthusiast, it's magnificent in person. It is so rare that when the owner took it to the dealership for check up the dumb techs there did not even know what it was, unbelievable. I looked at importing one myself from Singapore but the import costs and red tape was unbelievable so I bought a CLK black series instead. I was offered the DTM to buy but at this's tage in life I can't justify it. 3 years ago it would have been a dream come true
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01-12-2015, 05:51 AM
#39
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GTR
Wow! Were any of these ever imported to the USA? It just goes to show you that I thought I knew AMG models pretty well, even been through the engine works and design studio in Affalterbach. You learn something new everyday. Thanks for posting.
01-12-2015, 02:21 PM
#40
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City Rat
Your thoughts on the DTM's wheel well fender vents
are about the same as what I was told by a
MB AMG race team management member
This was an attempt to improve tracking via
"Controlled Air Displacement"
Do you remember when wind splits for your car's
hood were available from Zender as well as other
German bodykit companies
A footnote to this conversation would be that the
German who shared this info was very much enjoying
the free drinks in first class
It does make sense to me but I got the impression
that he was quickly reaching his invibed limit
There is so much more to learn about these models
ie. where are they located now
Here's to the hope that those who know more will
share their knowledge in this forum (CLK BS)
Thank-You
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City Rat
Your thoughts on the DTM's wheel well fender vents
are about the same as what I was told by a
MB AMG race team management member
This was an attempt to improve tracking via
"Controlled Air Displacement"
Do you remember when wind splits for your car's
hood were available from Zender as well as other
German bodykit companies
A footnote to this conversation would be that the
German who shared this info was very much enjoying
the free drinks in first class
It does make sense to me but I got the impression
that he was quickly reaching his invibed limit
There is so much more to learn about these models
ie. where are they located now
Here's to the hope that those who know more will
share their knowledge in this forum (CLK BS)
Thank-You
`
01-12-2015, 03:36 PM
#41
Senior Member
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City Rat
Your thoughts on the DTM's wheel well fender vents
are about the same as what I was told by a
MB AMG race team management member
This was an attempt to improve tracking via
"Controlled Air Displacement"
Do you remember when wind splits for your car's
hood were available from Zender as well as other
German bodykit companies
A footnote to this conversation would be that the
German who shared this info was very much enjoying
the free drinks in first class
It does make sense to me but I got the impression
that he was quickly reaching his invibed limit
There is so much more to learn about these models
ie. where are they located now
Here's to the hope that those who know more will
share their knowledge in this forum (CLK BS)
Thank-You
`
City Rat
Your thoughts on the DTM's wheel well fender vents
are about the same as what I was told by a
MB AMG race team management member
This was an attempt to improve tracking via
"Controlled Air Displacement"
Do you remember when wind splits for your car's
hood were available from Zender as well as other
German bodykit companies
A footnote to this conversation would be that the
German who shared this info was very much enjoying
the free drinks in first class
It does make sense to me but I got the impression
that he was quickly reaching his invibed limit
There is so much more to learn about these models
ie. where are they located now
Here's to the hope that those who know more will
share their knowledge in this forum (CLK BS)
Thank-You
`
Thanks for closing the loop on that point. Much appreciated. X2 on learning more about these cars.
01-13-2015, 01:35 PM
#42
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You may be giving me to much credit
I am sharing what I was told was an
answer to my question but without
the hard copy that presents the concept
Other people on other subjects have told
me a truth which turned out at best to
be highly distorted - at worst...
And while he did have a briefcase which
contained his MB AMG i.d. card on an AMG
lanyard (he opened it - I looked) - he was
downing drinks at the standard S65 AMG
rate prior to an induced slumber for the
last half of the flight
Every aspect of the DTM was presented
on paper as a document to support the
design / concept of the DTM
If these documents have been posted to
the internet I have yet to locate them
But because of all the forum members like
yourself the search continues
Thank-You
D.B.
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You may be giving me to much credit
I am sharing what I was told was an
answer to my question but without
the hard copy that presents the concept
Other people on other subjects have told
me a truth which turned out at best to
be highly distorted - at worst...
And while he did have a briefcase which
contained his MB AMG i.d. card on an AMG
lanyard (he opened it - I looked) - he was
downing drinks at the standard S65 AMG
rate prior to an induced slumber for the
last half of the flight
Every aspect of the DTM was presented
on paper as a document to support the
design / concept of the DTM
If these documents have been posted to
the internet I have yet to locate them
But because of all the forum members like
yourself the search continues
Thank-You
D.B.
`
01-14-2015, 01:47 PM
#44
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There was a guy in LA that had TWO and cab and a coupe. If I remember correctly one was Black and the other silver. very nice guy would bring them to the Calabasas Super Car Sunday. That was right by my house, this was 6+ years ago.
01-14-2015, 02:55 PM
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Was he old? pretty sure the only person that has more than one is the owner of MBLN, and he's got more than just those two, he has both colors available in both coupe and cab, on top of that, an orange P900.
