Rona!d Posted November 3, 2006 Share #1 Posted November 3, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) M8, 35asph. gullwing SL Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/8392-m8-35asph-gullwing-sl/?do=findComment&comment=82914'>More sharing options...
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lambroving Posted November 3, 2006 Share #2 Posted November 3, 2006 Mine was white. Got any more. What's that on the body just opposite of the upper vent screw? Bondo?! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted November 3, 2006 Share #3 Posted November 3, 2006 Very nice! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
elansprint72 Posted November 4, 2006 Share #4 Posted November 4, 2006 William, Just noticed that you said you had a white Gullwing, would love to see vintage snaps of you with that machine! I'm sure that our tolerant moderators would not mind if they are non-Leica shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmr Posted November 5, 2006 Share #5 Posted November 5, 2006 Ronald, fabulous composition - love it. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 5, 2006 Share #6 Posted November 5, 2006 William,Just noticed that you said you had a white Gullwing, would love to see vintage snaps of you with that machine! I'm sure that our tolerant moderators would not mind if they are non-Leica shots. I'd like to see this too, so this one might not mind... The gull wing is one of only a couple of vintage cars that I might consider if I were stupidly rich, Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted November 5, 2006 Share #7 Posted November 5, 2006 Advertisement (gone after registration) William,Just noticed that you said you had a white Gullwing, would love to see vintage snaps of you with that machine! I'm sure that our tolerant moderators would not mind if they are non-Leica shots. Pete, No idea whether I have a shot of that car. Was very blasé in those days about car snaps with no thought for posterity. Wouldn't even know where to look. If I did take any, it was with an Olympus P&S. The only car shots I have from that period are prints of two OSCA's I was racing for NART at the time and I have no scanner. As for the 1956, don't rub salt in the wound. Bought it from a golf pro in 1964 for $4,700 and sold it in 1966 for $6,500 (which was a "home run" in those days) when I tired of changing Champion plugs whenever I drove it in traffic for more than 20 minutes. The last time was in a raging downpour on an Interstate. It had red leather and was very tidy: was one of 6 - 8 special Le Mans types which had a cam, tall gearing, a racing fuel tank and filler in the boot and magnesium disc knock-offs; not exactly practical. Expect it would be worth ~ $1,000,000 today in decent condition. If memory serves, it was chassis # 608, but I'm not positive. It was a loooong time ago. BTW, the car is so aerodynamic, little fresh air entered the car, even with the side windows removed. As I lived in Atlanta, GA at the time, that did not make it very popular with passengers..., but you DID get to check out the ladies when they tried to figure out how to get in! I will ask my son, who cleaned out the contents of my mother's house when she died a couple of years ago... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 5, 2006 Share #8 Posted November 5, 2006 William, For the inititiated - read "ignorant" - like me , what does an OSCA and NART entail? Is this like NASCAR? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted November 5, 2006 Share #9 Posted November 5, 2006 OSCA and NART is an anagram of CAR SNOT if that helps ;-) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted November 5, 2006 Share #10 Posted November 5, 2006 William, For the inititiated - read "ignorant" - like me , what does an OSCA and NART entail? Is this like NASCAR? O.S.C.A - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.A.R.T - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Best I could do, but quite inadequate. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
larry Posted November 5, 2006 Share #11 Posted November 5, 2006 Ron, this is one of my all-time favorite cars. In 1970 when I was a poor student, I had chance to buy one for $3K. It was a little rough, but it ran. Should have gone for broke -- now I'm a just poor editor. (The double meaning hasn't escaped me.) Larry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stunsworth Posted November 5, 2006 Share #12 Posted November 5, 2006 William's second link doesn't work, it's missing a full stop at the end of the URL. Try this... N.A.R.T - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Bugger, whatever's parsing the links is stripping off the trailing full stop - you'll have to add it manually after clicking on mine or William's link Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andybarton Posted November 5, 2006 Share #13 Posted November 5, 2006 O.S.C.A - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. N.A.R.T - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Best I could do, but quite inadequate. There is no end to your talents, William. Sounds like fun driving million dollar cars around. At someone else's expense I hope! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted November 5, 2006 Share #14 Posted November 5, 2006 Ron, this is one of my all-time favorite cars. In 1970 when I was a poor student, I had chance to buy one for $3K. It was a little rough, but it ran. Should have gone for broke -- now I'm a just poor editor. (The double meaning hasn't escaped me.) Larry Larry, Good thing you didn't as a poor student. The fuel injection is a very early Bosch unit developed for this car and uses numerous leather internal bits which require replacement every few years. Not many know how to service them. My old friend, Ernst Tiel, was one of those few in North America. Ernie had been the crew chief of the 50's MB racing team.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
lambroving Posted November 5, 2006 Share #15 Posted November 5, 2006 There is no end to your talents, William. Sounds like fun driving million dollar cars around. At someone else's expense I hope! True. The 2-Ltre OSCA Zagato coupe I drove most cost $30K in 1964. THAT was a lot of $$$ in those days and belonged to Chinetti. I worked for Ray Heppenstahl who was Phil Hill's personal tuner. We only worked under contract. You did NOT want to work as a galley slave for Luigi.. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rona!d Posted November 5, 2006 Author Share #16 Posted November 5, 2006 Seems to be the time to post another MB/M8-shot. William might tell more about this racing-version: Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/8392-m8-35asph-gullwing-sl/?do=findComment&comment=84865'>More sharing options...
lambroving Posted November 5, 2006 Share #17 Posted November 5, 2006 Seems to be the time to post another MB/M8-shot. William, might tell more about this racing-version: Where is the car? I don't remember the #'s... You had an SLR there from the museum??? It only runs on a special fuel blend or you get holes in the pistons. Ernie had that problem at Leguna Seca ~ 20 years ago where it was shown/driven after the Pebble Beach Concours. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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