MODELS DRIVEN  7

Car/Year Make/Model Year Driven Comments/Sensations

1956  Mercedes Benz 220 1958 Jim's Euro Benz;  smooth 4 on the tree;  not too fast but nice;  started my conversion

 1956 Mercedes Benz  300SL Gullwing 1964 My dream car from the '50s;  strong and easy gearbox;  fastest  car I'd driven;  strange handling

1956 Mercedes Benz  300B  sedan 1964 Tank like;  built like and drove like one;  Dad wanted to buy one;  I said no

1961 Mercedes Benz  300C  Cabriolet 1965 Huge 4 door convertible;  nicer than 300B;  competing with Lincoln;  too unwieldly

1963 Mercedes Benz 190SL 1964 Solid as a rock;  not very agile;  pretty design;  

1963 Mercedes Benz  300SL  Roadster 1966 Traded it on a 330GT;   better handling than Gullwing;  more comfortable too;  stunning

1964 Mercedes Benz  230SL 1964 More solid than 190SL;  better handling too;  timeless design;  not fast enough

1965  Mercedes Benz  600 Sedan 1966 Rhinoceros-like;  fast and quiet;  sets new luxury standard;  first V8

1977 Mercedes Benz  450SL 1979 German T-Bird?;  mushy and not too fast;  well made

1954 MG TF 1965 Best looking early MG;  stump puller first gear;  fun

1960 MGA  Roadster 1963 Cousin Elaine's car;  my training wheels;  learned double clutching;  neutral handling

1962 MGA Coupe 1963 Stan's car with Volvo motor;  made it faster;  so cramped and so hot

1972 MGB GT 1974 Redefined MG;  nice handling;  gearbox still baulky

1966 Morgan +4 1970 Brother Jim's car;  cost him his knees;  true seat of the pants driving;  no long trips please

to be continued.....