SL55/63/65/R230 AMG: was confused so had to take some pics lol
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SL55AMG 2007 red/designo red, S500L Carlsson 2002 Black/Red designo
Good day!
This kind of stuff is usualy done in Lithuania, or maybe Latvia (countries in europe).
http://automoderna.lt/?l=lt&m=33&open102c94=118
You can find 3 or 4 of this remakes on this site!
I have seen few times S class w140 with remake to w220 You can find that too on this site
Brgds,
European
This kind of stuff is usualy done in Lithuania, or maybe Latvia (countries in europe).
http://automoderna.lt/?l=lt&m=33&open102c94=118
You can find 3 or 4 of this remakes on this site!
I have seen few times S class w140 with remake to w220
You can find that too on this site Brgds,
European
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2020 S560,14 ml350, 03 sl55, silver, pano, slr cams, evo headers, lsd, 2019 s63 cab.
wrong! sl55 was not available in 129 body, just 500 and 600 engines. in mercedes enthusiast magazine they were advertising the body conversion of the 129 to look like the newer 230 mercedes. it is just rebodied with fenders and lights and a stick on sl55 number!
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Not sure if this guy beats the CLK320 rebadged with the bently lady glued on the hood but its pretty sure damn close!
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SL55 AMG V8
SL60 AMG V8
SL73 AMG V12
The V8 kompressor badge is way out of line though.
See: Wikipedia
The extremely rare SL73 AMG was sold through AMG in 1995, and at 525 bhp it offered the most powerful V12 engine ever put into an SL up to that time. After a brief gap, the SL73 was offered again from 1998 to 2001, although the engine was slightly updated to be more reliable. The same 7.3 L V12 was later used by Pagani in the Zonda. A total of 85 SL73 AMG roadsters were built. The SL73 was briefly reintroduced in September 1999 following the SL's end of life facelift and a limited number were produced up until December 2001. The facelifted SL73 is the car that appears in the picture (left).
The SL60 AMG was also extremely rare. Sold through MB from 1996 to 1998, it used a 6.0 litre V8 engine producing between 381 bhp and 384 bhp. AMG claimed a 0-62 mph (100 km/h) speed of 5.8 seconds. Its top speed was limited to 155 mph, but with the limiter removed, it was capable of approximately 185 mph. AMG later unofficially admitted that 0-60 mph was closer to 5.0 seconds and the engine produced between 405-410 bhp.
The SL55 AMG was sold through AMG in the R129 bodystyle from 1998 to 2001 in limited quantity. It was the predecessor of the production R230 SL55 AMG sold today.
Only about 300 cars in the SL-class were customized by AMG prior to 2003.
The SL60 AMG was also extremely rare. Sold through MB from 1996 to 1998, it used a 6.0 litre V8 engine producing between 381 bhp and 384 bhp. AMG claimed a 0-62 mph (100 km/h) speed of 5.8 seconds. Its top speed was limited to 155 mph, but with the limiter removed, it was capable of approximately 185 mph. AMG later unofficially admitted that 0-60 mph was closer to 5.0 seconds and the engine produced between 405-410 bhp.
The SL55 AMG was sold through AMG in the R129 bodystyle from 1998 to 2001 in limited quantity. It was the predecessor of the production R230 SL55 AMG sold today.
Only about 300 cars in the SL-class were customized by AMG prior to 2003.
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maybe in europe? the amg sl55 would have been a 129 body with a 5.5 amg motor done at amg. they did not offer any change to using 230 body panels thru amg before the mercedes release of the new 230 body in 2002. wikipedia is written by anyone who wants to edit. i still state this is a aftermarket done job!
http://www.vhtuning.be/wagens/sl129-230/index.htm
http://www.vhtuning.be/wagens/sl129-230/index.htm
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Yep. The same continent where the picture was taken (London, GB).
Of course this is an aftermarket job! No way Mercedes has anything to do with the body panels.
But the SL55, SL60 and SL73 AMG were most definitely available oficially via AMG in the past. I even have the brochure of the SL60 here.
My point being that the SL55 AMG on the back might be true to the car, eventhough it was restyled afterwards to look like an R230. The V8 kompressor badge on the side is by all means fake as the SL55 R230 had a NA V8.
the amg sl55 would have been a 129 body with a 5.5 amg motor done at amg. they did not offer any change to using 230 body panels thru amg before the mercedes release of the new 230 body in 2002. wikipedia is written by anyone who wants to edit. i still state this is a aftermarket done job!
But the SL55, SL60 and SL73 AMG were most definitely available oficially via AMG in the past. I even have the brochure of the SL60 here.
My point being that the SL55 AMG on the back might be true to the car, eventhough it was restyled afterwards to look like an R230. The V8 kompressor badge on the side is by all means fake as the SL55 R230 had a NA V8.
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You know, if he changes the door handles, and rides with
the roof down, it could actually fool somebody. The part
that gives it away is the door handles and the roof. Other
than that, it is a very very good replica.
the roof down, it could actually fool somebody. The part
that gives it away is the door handles and the roof. Other
than that, it is a very very good replica.
