[W126 Coupe] weird coupe

[Axel Wulff]

Frank Sbarro, originally from southern Italy, did most of his design work 
out of Switzerland and now has a museum dedicated to his work in France, did 
a number of gullwing-door cars on the same theme.

Most of them were built in the 1980s on the W126 SEC chassis, but some were 
built using W116 donor cars. The cars all have the W126 styling cues, but 
I've been told that very few panels are stock.

I have no idea why he would use the W116 as a platform, perhaps the 
hydraulic suspension or the lure of a 6.9L M100 engine.



Regards,
Axel J. Wulff
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>From: Gerry Van Zandt <gerryvz at mac.com>

>Reply-To: Mercedes Coupes Mailing Lists <mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com>

>To: mbcoupes at mbcoupes.com

>Subject: Re: [W126 Coupe] weird coupe

>Date: Tue, 2 Oct 2007 10:01:42 -0700

>

>Rusty is correct -- by VIN it is a 450SEL 6.9.  Any VIN starting with  

>116036 is a 1975-1979 6.9. The serial number of this car is 118,  meaning 

>it was the 118th 6.9 made -- which would put it as being  produced in very 

>late 1974 as a 1975 model.

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>The dashboard and gauges, and center console, are definitely W116.

>

>That is definitely a 6.9 engine as well. It's an M100.985. You can  tell in 

>about 1 second by looking at the radial-piston hydraulic pump  on the front 

>of the engine, and by the windshield washer bottle.

>

>Cheers,

>Gerry

>

>(who formerly owned 6.9 #2113 -- a very early 1977 US model)

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>On Oct 2, 2007, at 9:15 AM, mbcoupes-request at mbcoupes.com wrote:

>

>>That is one unique (and ugly) thing... It is, however, impossibly a  1976, 

>>as

>>Jay has mentioned,

>>

>>there is a lot of SEL/SEC into that car. Surely a 1980s creation.

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