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Old 05-22-2003, 10:56 AM
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88 Mercedes 500 SEC to Mercedes Vision SLR

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Old 05-22-2003, 11:51 AM
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the sad part is that it probably took more money to build that than if they had just bought a real one.
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I can appreciate the time and effort people put into that, but they should've built a better looking car. I hate that droopy nose on the front fascia.
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Someone had WAY too much time on his hands. Too bad the back end didn't get complete - tail lights are presumably very hard to make up.
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i read somewhere that it costed him about the cost of a S-class to make that.. quite significantly cheaper than the $250,000 price tag of the SLR.. but kinda expensive for just the shell :P
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i don't think it would have been cheaper to buy the actual car....don't even know if it's for sale, at least not at your local dealer. besides, it's a cool project to do. if someone provided me with a million dollars + another million for materials to do something like that, i probably get as far as the wheels and tires.
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that is just flat out sick...i give the team that did that mad props...i can't imagine how long it took but the results are utterly amazing
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