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June 04 News |
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Watch
out!
A motorist lost his £40,000 S-class Mercedes after a crook posing
as a buyer sped off with the car after a test drive. The thief turned
up to view the car and then asked to take it for a spin. The owner
agreed and let the conman take the driver's seat while he sat next
to him in the passenger seat. They drove to a train station, on
the pretext of the buyer getting a train home. But when the owner
got out of the car to get into the driver's seat, the crook slammed
the passenger door and drove off leaving the stunned owner behind.
Police warn motorists selling their cars to strangers to take simple
precautions:
• Never get out of the car when someone else is in it.
• If a potential buyer calls you, take their number, preferably
a landline number, and call them back on it to confirm who they
are.
• If a buyer arrives at your home in a car take their registration
number.
• Make sure that the person is insured to drive your car. |
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White-knuckle
auction
A ride in the passenger seat of the legendary 300 SLR in the spectacular
classic Mille Miglia rally was auctioned on eBay, the online marketplace
with proceeds going to charity. The highest bidder for the Mercedes-Benz
Mille Miglia Charity Driveı will participate in this yearıs Mille
Miglia in the passenger seat next to ex Formula One driver and Le
Mans winner Jochen Mass in the original car that won the 1955 race.
With reference to the start number of Stirling Mossı car, the bidding
started at d 7.22. |
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Wind
deflector
Prevent buffeting, neck and ear discomfort with the new wind deflector
for convertible Mercedes 124 models. It costs £179, is easy to fit
and remove, and is available exclusively from Classic Additions
Tel 01380 720419 www.classicadditions.co.uk |
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Footballersı
Mercs
A recent survey lists two Mercedes M-class models in the top ten
most popular vehicles owned by Premiership footballers. The Mercedes
ML 55 AMG is driven by 16 players including Ruud Van Nistelrooy
(Man Utd), Freddie Ljundberg (Arsenal), Darius Vassel (Aston Villa),
Paul Scholes (Man Utd), and Sean Newton (Wolves), whilst the Mercedes
ML350 is the choice of nine players including Steve McManaman (Manchester
City), Dion Dublin (Aston Villa), Lomana Lua Lua (Newcastle), and
Stephen Carr (Spurs). |
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Targa
triple
The Targa Florio and the Coppa Florio were among the toughest and
most difficult road races in Europe. A single lap of the extremely
narrow and tortuous mountain route just outside Palermo, in Sicily,
was 108 kilometers long. The Targa Florio involved four laps, the
Coppa Florio another on top of these, a total of 335 miles. Winning
the Targa did not automatically mean winning the Coppa, for the
chances of forfeiting all on the road - or off it on the last
lap were still enormous. Tremendous credit is due to Christian Werner
in this respect, for in 1924 he won both categories in a supercharged
Mercedes and also drove the fastest lap overall. His team mates
Christian Lautenschlager and Alfred Neubauer took 2nd and 3rd prizes. |
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Brooklands
update
The proposed Mercedes Heritage and Technology Centre at Brooklands
has been granted detailed planning permission. The centre, on a
150 acre site at Weybridge in Surrey, will be a technological showcase
for Mercedes passenger cars and will commemorate the history of
the marque and its association with Brooklands. The new building
will be next to the Brooklands Museum and will allow visitors to
learn about the evolution of the present day range of cars and to
experience at first hand the many performance, safety, economic
and environmental benefits of Mercedes ownership. The centre will
offer customers the chance to customise and collect their new car
and to test drive vehicles on a specially designed circuit. |
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New
football coach
Mercedes-Benz has provided the German football team with a smart
new coach in time for the national sideıs first home game of the
year in preparation for the Euro 2004 tournament. The Mercedes Travego
high-decker coach, painted in obsidian black with a designer livery
based on the German teamıs logo, was handed over in Cologne in time
for the friendly between Germany and Belgium. The new coach has
one driverıs door and two pneumatically opening, single-leaf, outward-swinging
doors (one at the front and one in the centre), including a surveillance
camera for the central door. A heated windscreen is also included,
as are dark grey-tinted side windows to shield the football stars
from prying eyes. |
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much
more than a polish
Swissol has long been known as the home of fine automobile cleaning
and preparation products. Hand made in Switzerland for over 70 years,
they are now available through new UK distributor Morethanpolish
Ltd. ³We aim to offer a highly personal, tailored service for each
customer and are happy to spend time discussing the right products
for each car² says Mark Wibberley, MD. The full range is available
to purchase on-line at www.morethanpolish.com, which also offers
other detailing ranges plus car covers, RoadPilot speed camera warning
devices and Hindsight, the revolutionary cleanser for plastic rear
screens. This fantastic 280 SL Pagoda was specially prepared and
photographed for Mercedes Owner. It was prepared as follows: first
using Paint Rubber to produce a smooth finish, then applying an
abrasive Cleaner Fluid on some areas to remove scratches. The new
regular Cleaner Fluid 2004 was then applied followed by Concorso
wax. A second layer of wax was applied within 2 days. This succeeds
in changing the refraction index of the paint surface and so considerably
enhances the shine. Contact: www.morethanpolish.com 01780-767080
(Mark Wibberley direct line). |
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