MB E500 & Porsche 911 (964 Variant)

[Jipster]

Continuing from my Pagoda post, a couple more classics to feast on. First up, the Mercedes Benz E500 :

 

[Jipster]

Pic no. 2 :

 

[Jipster]

Engine bay :

(BTW non-standard airbox and bits.... roll cage in first 2 pics are also non standard)

 

[Jipster]

Next up, the evergreen Porsche 911....my preference is for the 964 variant..... again like the pagoda, clunky cool :yes:

 

[Jipster]

2nd pic

(I think the side mirrors are non standard for the 964. ..... my guess is they are from the 993 variant)

 

[zaskar]

eh jippy not happy with your german gal, now have to look for other german fruelines eh......

 

[Jipster]

U mean Sabine? She's fine, but the eye wanders sometimes.......

 

[kevster30]

Originally posted by Jipster@Nov 10 2005, 03:47 AM
U mean Sabine? She's fine, but the eye wanders sometimes.......

Achtung Baby!

 

[Jipster]

Yeah and Bono said "a woman needs a man like a fish needs a bicycle....."

Anyways, here's another sabine, of the Nurburgring Ring Taxi kind :

 

[Fireblade]

Jip - I was told by a Mercedes engineer that the E500 (W124) also came with 4WD. That should be an awesome car to have. Pity only in LHD.

 

[Jipster]

Sabine's office.... a V10 M5 :

 

[Jipster]

Originally posted by Fireblade@Nov 10 2005, 04:12 AM
Jip - I was told by a Mercedes engineer that the E500 (W124) also came with 4WD. That should be an awesome car to have. Pity only in LHD.

4WD E500?....... wow, I'd need to research that :yes: .... I guess it would be called the E500 4-MATIC.

 

[Jipster]

I implored mr. 535i to check out the Ring (and the Ring taxis) while he was in Bonn (living my dream by proxy ).... I wonder if he actually did it?

The Ring Taxi service (extract fr Ben Lovejoy's Site) :

"The Ring Taxis (there are two) are V10 BMW M5s with modified suspension and brakes, one of them driven by Sabine Schmitz (formerly Sabine Reck). Both come highly recommended, but Sabine is said to be faster. A lap costs €175, but can take three passengers so it's pretty good value split three ways. In fact, it's excellent value as it is reputed that it costs BMW €480 per lap. (Following an accident years ago in which either a wheel or suspension component failed, BMW changes the tyres every 10 laps, the brake-pads every 20 laps and the suspension every 50 laps. The cars are replaced annually.)"

Check out Ben's site here - http://www.nurburgring.org.uk/

 

[3er]

Originally posted by Jipster@Nov 10 2005, 04:21 PM
2nd pic

(I think the side mirrors are non standard for the 964. ..... my guess is they are from the 993 variant)

It was actually standard mirrors on the 964 Turbo and on the final few years of the 964 C2 and C4 although some might fit them on earlier models. How did i know? I was shopping for one before the millenium.

And yes. The 993 also carried on the same wing mirrors.

 

[Jipster]

3er dude.... u are one lucky arse hole...... sorry about the golf set thingy.... looking for a painless way into the golf game

 

[xtracooljustin]

actually the Merc E500 did have an 'affair' wif Porsche.

the brakes and suspension on the E500 is developed by Porsche actually, its a collaborative project btw Merc and Porsche

 

[xtracooljustin]

since we are on da topic of the W124 E500...

i would like to direct ur attention on these beauties

 

[xtracooljustin]

More E500s

 

[xtracooljustin]

Interior

wah seh... i wonder whats the 'normal' cruising speed...

get rid of wood, save the trees. this is what luxury should be...

 

[Johnny Ooi]

Originally posted by Jipster@Nov 10 2005, 04:21 PM
2nd pic

(I think the side mirrors are non standard for the 964. ..... my guess is they are from the 993 variant)

this 1 preety good even the latest 1 a bit different only