SL/R107: Body-color hub caps...
02-21-2009, 12:43 PM
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Body-color hub caps...
Hello all,
I've noticed this (and it makes sense): the later the model of the 107 series, the less likely it is to have steel wheels with body-color hub caps. My '74 450SL has these, but I rarely see many newer cars that do not have the alloy mags. Does anyone have comments upon when the steel/hub cap style was phased out in favor of the mags? I would guess that by the late 1970s very few SLs did not have the alloy wheels.
Thanks,
Brad
I've noticed this (and it makes sense): the later the model of the 107 series, the less likely it is to have steel wheels with body-color hub caps. My '74 450SL has these, but I rarely see many newer cars that do not have the alloy mags. Does anyone have comments upon when the steel/hub cap style was phased out in favor of the mags? I would guess that by the late 1970s very few SLs did not have the alloy wheels.
Thanks,
Brad
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03-20-2009, 09:11 AM
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Here is the sort of thing I'm describing. My '74 with ivory body & hub caps + blue tops & interior:
Most folks are familiar with the mags (photo borrowed from the web):
Most folks are familiar with the mags (photo borrowed from the web):
