Re: Favourite Luxo-Barge - which is your pick?
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As a service manager in a MB dealership around 1980, I got to drive a couple of MB 450SEL 6.9 around a bit. These were externally same as 450 LWB S class Mercs, but with a 6.9 litre OHC injected petrol engine, and hydro-pneumatic suspension, for a 1900kg car they handled pretty well. Most common factory option was "delete 6.9 badge" - making it a real wolf in sheep's clothing. I liked them!
But my favourites would be from my time as a mechanic in a Ford dealership in the late 1960s - driving a big 390ci Ford Galaxie around certainly made me smile. My mate reckoned that on a wet road, after a while you had to get out and look which way the front wheels were pointing before you could continue - handling and steering was certainly luxo-barge. The boss had a Lincoln Continental, that was another level again, but I never got to drive that.
Cheers.
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1987 XF GL 4.1 Dual-Fuel Falcon (3rd) - 1996 EF 4.0 GLI Falcon (4th)
2003 BA 4.0 LPG Falcon Wagon (5th)
2016 SZ Territory TX 4.0 Petrol (6th & last?)(Sadly, written off)
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