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Puzzles, Games and Name That Car => Solved AutoPuzzles => 2010 => Topic started by: Amsterdam on November 22, 2010, 04:59:21 PM

Title: #A126 by Amsterdam SOLVED: 1955 Chuck Porter modified Mercedes 300 SL Special
Post by: Amsterdam on November 22, 2010, 04:59:21 PM
Tell me what this is exactly, who built it and when. for one point.
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam
Post by: Otto Puzzell on November 23, 2010, 04:09:40 AM
 :popcorn:
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam
Post by: Iluvatar on November 23, 2010, 07:03:12 AM
Is it a Mercedes?
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam
Post by: Iluvatar on November 23, 2010, 07:18:25 AM
It's very similar to Mercedes 300 SLR W196S...
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam
Post by: Iluvatar on November 23, 2010, 07:24:34 AM
...I found a Mercedes 300 SL with Corvette V8 engine racing with #181 at 10th Running Santa Barbara Road Races (31.8.1958), Chick Porter, dnf.
Is it?
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam
Post by: Iluvatar on November 23, 2010, 07:27:46 AM
Same car and same race number, but I think this is the correct race:
Grand Prix Riverside 200 miles (16.10.1960) Chuck Stevenson, dnf
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam
Post by: Amsterdam on November 23, 2010, 07:31:19 AM
You are almost there. 1958 and 1960 is not the year of the built.
And his last name is Porter....yes, but not Chick and not Chuck Stevenson.


Locked for you!
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam
Post by: Iluvatar on November 23, 2010, 08:41:10 AM
Mercedes 300 SLS Porter Special 1956.
Made by Chuck Porter with a crashed 300 SL.
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam
Post by: Amsterdam on November 23, 2010, 03:39:06 PM
Yes, now you got the name right! Although I had it from 1955.
Close enough for me. Point it yours

Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam SOLVED: 1955 Chuck Porter modified Mercedes 300 SL Special
Post by: barrett on November 23, 2010, 06:25:42 PM
Some more views...
(also it says 1956 here)
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam SOLVED: 1955 Chuck Porter modified Mercedes 300 SL Special
Post by: dzima1985 on September 30, 2013, 04:29:46 PM
spotted in Goodwood (2013 Goodwood Revival):
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam SOLVED: 1955 Chuck Porter modified Mercedes 300 SL Special
Post by: nicanary on March 24, 2015, 08:54:44 AM
Sadly crashed at the Goodwood Members' Meeting in the hands of Jochen Mass. I'm not sure how this car into the hands of the M-B historic racing team.
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam SOLVED: 1955 Chuck Porter modified Mercedes 300 SL Special
Post by: Carnut on March 25, 2015, 12:39:42 PM
The Lister knobbly it clouted didn't come off too well either.  Apparently the owner of the Mercedes wasn't awfully happy and blamed the Lister's driver of not being up to the job...!
Title: Re: #A126 by Amsterdam SOLVED: 1955 Chuck Porter modified Mercedes 300 SL Special
Post by: grobmotorix on March 26, 2015, 11:37:38 AM
In 2007 I saw it in the flesh:
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