1990 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL [R129]

1990 Mercedes-Benz 500 SL [R129] in Clive James - Postcard from Los Angeles, Documentary, 1990

Class: Cars, Convertible — Model origin: — Made for: USA

Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase

Author	Message
chicomarx ◊ 2009-06-16 01:49	"I had chosen the wrong car. American stars no longer drive American cars. They drive German cars. The exotic car hire firm coughed up a Mercedes that ran so smoothly the only way I could tell it was going was it was moving."
chicomarx ◊ 2009-06-16 03:34	What's the explanation behind this one being badged as "500 SL" and others as "SL 500"? /vehicle.php?id=28125
Robi ◊ 2009-06-16 14:00	Is the red Coupé in the background a Aston Martin?
G-MANN ◊ 2009-06-16 14:16	No. chicomarx wrote What's the explanation behind this one being badged as "500 SL" and others as "SL 500"? In 1994, Mercedes decided to change the naming system of their range, the letters were changed from being a suffix to a prefix (and they got of the extra lettering from each model range, like SEL and SE because just S). -- Last edit: 2009-06-16 14:20:54
chris40 ◊ 2009-06-16 16:54	robi wrote Is the red Coupé in the background a Aston Martin? Looks like a Ford Maverick to me. (How wrong can you be?)
rjluna2 ◊ 2009-06-16 20:50	robi wrote Is the red Coupé in the background a Aston Martin? Looks more like Oldsmobile something or Buick Skyhawk....
CougarTim ◊ 2009-06-17 03:59	robi wrote Is the red Coupé in the background a Aston Martin? I think it's a 1977+ Ford Pinto with the all-glass hatch.
firebird86 ◊ 2009-06-17 05:14	The Pinto is a Runabout