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mortinson
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Madrid, España
Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon
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| Honey, guess who's coming for dinner....
That is precisely what I had to say to my wife yesterday evening, when the GWOA former Chairman, Mr David Watkins turned up for dinner, complete with family and G-Wagen!
I was utterly impressed with his G55's acceleration during a brief test drive and he was too with my barbecuing abilities and wine cellar deepness and wideness, not least with my fully tiled garage with capacity for three LWB G-Wagens! He even confided that yesterday's was the night he's ever slept so close to his G!
Unfortunately, the G they had to leave this morning for their trip en route to Stuttgart to visit some other friends of the German G-Wagen community!
Pictures in the following links>
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/gallery/userpics/10006/p1000026.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/gallery/userpics/10006/p1000020.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/gallery/userpics/10006/p1000025.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/gallery/userpics/10006/p1000026.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/gallery/userpics/10006/p1000029.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/gallery/userpics/10006/p1000030.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/gallery/userpics/10006/p1000039.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/uploads/forums/p1000033.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/uploads/forums/p1000031.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/uploads/forums/p1000027.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/uploads/forums/p1000022.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/uploads/forums/p1000037.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/uploads/forums/p1000036.jpg
http://www.gwoa.co.uk/uploads/forums/p1000035.jpg
Cheers!
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KERR
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| Re: Honey, guess who's coming for dinner....
sounds like you all had a good time |
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gwagen460swb
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Oklahoma City, OK
Vehicle(s): 280GE SWB, Toyota Highlander, BMW530i, RR HSE
Posts: 513
| Re: Honey, guess who's coming for dinner....
Nice pics. I am a bit confused though. Is it what I think it is--a RHD G with UK registation and plate number? The road tax disc was a giveaway to that. |
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Luky
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Bratislava, Slovakia, EU
Vehicle(s): 300GE LWB auto, E320CDI 4M, VW Polo Classic 1.6
Posts: 1062
| Re: Honey, guess who's coming for dinner....
GWOA chairman is the guy selling the G560 SWB? |
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mortinson
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Madrid, España
Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon
Posts: 1355
| Re: Honey, guess who's coming for dinner....
gwagen460swb - 8/25/2006 7:23 PM
Nice pics. I am a bit confused though. Is it what I think it is--a RHD G with UK registation and plate number? The road tax disc was a giveaway to that.
No, it is LHD but it is indeed a very special G.
According to David, this is one of four pre-production G55s made in 2002.
They started life as G500s and were subsequently sent to AMG where they had the 55 engine and exhaust fitted.
The drivetrain, however, is pure pre-2000 G500, with smaller brake callipers that allow the fitment of the 16x7.5 Attiks that he is planning to install later in they vehicle's life -to allow for Mud tyres, together with appropiate springs and shocks and a custom-made stainless exhaust so that he can take this G off-roading.
This G was ordered by some wealthy Russian who paid the deposit but was never heard of by Stuttgart who held the car for two years before offering it to David. He got a wonderful deal for it and bought the car and had it registered in the UK. |
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mortinson
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Madrid, España
Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon
Posts: 1355
| Re: Honey, guess who's coming for dinner....
Note the standard G500 Astraroth rims, rather than the specific AMG rims fitted to all G55s |
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mortinson
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Madrid, España
Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon
Posts: 1355
| Re: Honey, guess who's coming for dinner....
Luky - 8/25/2006 8:39 PM
GWOA chairman is the guy selling the G560 SWB?
No, the guy selling the G560 SWB is Howard Green, who has been the Chairman just for a few months between last year's and this year's AGM. |
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Iver460
Veteran
Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Norway
Vehicle(s): '82 300 GD STT Cab (two other Gs in family)
Posts: 291
| Re: Honey, guess who's coming for dinner....
Thanks for the clarification! I was about to ask how a 2003 (with side markers in the mirrors) could have square exshaust tips, like the pre-2000 AMGs had.
Also noticed another thing that confused me about it beeing a 2002, it has the electrical adjustment of the steering column via a handle under the light stalk, other 2002s I've driven has a button on the doorpanel, so indeed a bit special this one! |
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mortinson
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Date registered: Apr 2006
Location: Madrid, España
Vehicle(s): '98 G300TD LWB, '98 E300TD Saloon
Posts: 1355
| RE: Honey, guess who's coming for dinner....
I just found a couple of pictures of David's G with provisional German numberplates in Merkligen in June 2004 on ocassion of the celebration of the 25 Anniversary of the G-Wagen by the German G Club>
http://foro.g-aventura.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=154
http://foro.g-aventura.com/album_pic.php?pic_id=168 |
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