Speedline Film Werks proudly presents, in association with Stance Nation, Wuste 2011: A Desert Gathering; Episode One. This first episode in a series of six, features Keenan Cook's 1972 Mercedes 240D along with Paolo Luna's 1998 Mercedes C230. Make sure to check out our website and like our facebook page at: www.facebook.com www.speedlinefw.com Visit the Wuste European Car Festival's Fanpage on Facebook and like them as a friend at facebook.com/Author: SpeedlineFilmWerks
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Wuste 2011: A Desert Gathering //EP1: The Mercs
Opening the road to continue construction of 2010 Olympic bobsled run at Whistler with a long wheelbase Mercedes-Benz Unimog U500 powering a Schmidt FS105 cutter blower with the front PTO
Mercedes Benz 250 S W108 Manufacturer Mercedes-Benz Production 1965 — 1972 383361 built W108: 364699 W109: 18662 (incl. 300 SEL 6.3: 6526)[1] Predecessor Mercedes-Benz W111 Successor Mercedes-Benz W116 Class Full-size Luxury car Body style(s) 4-door sedan Engine(s) 2.5L straight-6 2.8L straight-6 3.0L straight-6 3.5L V8 4.5L V8 6.3L V8 The Mercedes-Benz W108/W109 model series was a large luxury car line built by Mercedes-Benz from 1965 through 1972. The W108/W109 was a replacement for the higher end of the "Fintail" sedan range, with three-box styling similar to the W111/W112 coupes. The somewhat controversial fins of the so-called earlier W111"Heckflosse" were eliminated by designer Paul Bracq. The Range The initial lineup featured three Straight 6 engined W108 (short-wheelbase, coil-sprung suspension) models: the 250S, 250SE and 300SE. The long-wheelbase W109 featured initially just one model, the 300SEL, which was equipped with self-levelling air suspension. In 1967, the 250S and 250SE were replaced by the 280S and 280SE. The 300SE was deleted and the 300SEL received the 280's new 2.8-litre engine. The 6.3 engined V8 300SEL was launched in March, 1968: it used the engine first seen in the 600 model, which equipped the lighter bodied W109 for a claimed headline grabbing 0-60 mph (0-96km/h) time of 6.3 seconds. US market detoxification requirements sapped the performance a little west of the Atlantic, but the 300 SEL 6.3 was nonetheless the flagship model in the Mercedes <b>...</b>
