> Thanx for posting the pix of the W113 California Coupe, I didn't know
> there
> was such a model and had never seen one. I believe the original post
> on
> this topic referred to the W107 model, I've never seen a W107
> California
> Coupe either . . . presuming they don't exist?
I have never
That was my fault, Glenn - I had 107 on the brain when
I posted.
Dan
--- Glenn Brown <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mathieu,
> Thanx for posting the pix of the W113 California
> Coupe, I didn't know there
> was such a model and had never seen one. I believe
> the original post on
> this topic ref
Mathieu,
Thanx for posting the pix of the W113 California Coupe, I didn't know there
was such a model and had never seen one. I believe the original post on
this topic referred to the W107 model, I've never seen a W107 California
Coupe either . . . presuming they don't exist?
G. M. Brown
Brevard,
Chuck,
At the MBCA judging school I attended taught by Pete Lesler, the w113
guru of MBCA, we resolved that for a California coupe no points would
be subtracted for lack of a soft top. In essence, the car is judged as
if the soft top were present and 100%. As those cars did not come with
a sof
Andrew,
A ways back at a GWS Concours & Picnic, we had someone show a factory
delivered W113 California Coupe, which caused some consternation
about how to judge the car since there were no top to which points
could be assigned. Owner had brought the window sticker identifying
it with "No
It's probably a marketing slogan to trade on the California reputation for
coolness, rust-freeness, and joie de vivre..
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 2:07 PM, Mathieu J. Cama <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
wrote:
> Glenn,
>
> Not quite true. On the SLs, specifically the 113, a California coupe
> will NOT have a s
Glenn,
Not quite true. On the SLs, specifically the 113, a California coupe
will NOT have a soft top. I have never come across a r107 without a
soft top from the factory. WRT to w107s, the SLC, I have never heard of
these officially termed as California coupes and believe such reference
to be
Never heard of this. The only variations I'm aware of are the
coupe/roadster (SL), which has the removable hardtop and a storable soft top
with frame, and the SLC where the wheelbase was extended ~14" and provided a
"back seat" for those agile enough to get in/out of there.
G. M. Brown
Brevard, N
