MB,

thanks for your reply

I guess Monaco then is something like St. Moritz...nice for the season and to breathe in some of the flair,meet friends and have a good time

You gotta be a very good customer both at MB and Ferrari...

chapeau for really having made it all by yourself!
that earns my respect!
Esp. in the security biz...a lot of shit to go through at first..

 

"My car was in what you today would refer to as a development program.

It had up-to-date technology with many software upgrades and a lot of pieces from the Challenge Stradale.

Ferrari S.p.A uses special client cars for development of future models".



Can you imagine the sound in a Spider like this ?

 

My cars - Monaco / French Riviera

Past to present, part 21.



In 2003 I got one of the first 55's with Performance Package ( I was waiting for it), but this car was a "one off" SL 55 ///AMG F1 Safety Car (original) with 600++ HP by ///AMG.

The car had among many things, a complete different exhaust system with racing catalytic converters. Talk about NASCAR sound, it was extreme....

My gearbox was modified with something called "AMG manual gear shift", meaning you could drive it into the limiter without the gearbox was changing it automatically for you. This car also had LSD (limited slip differential).

Chrome mirrors, chrome inlet surrounding the headlights and the front grill painted in silver (black standard). Car also had a small spoiler behind (see pics).

When I took delivery of the SL 55 ///AMG F1, I got chrome door pins with ///AMG logo and a ///AMG F1™ Safety Car front numberplate, as a small present the factory.


Pic taken at Mont Boron, Nice.


SL 55 ///AMG F1™ Safety Car

 

NiiiiiiiiiiiiicE

 

My cars - Monaco / French Riviera

Past to present, part 22.


The color was 040 black (if I remember right) a very shining gorgeous black and with black windows (tainted). That gave a very aggressive but elegant look.

A REAL bodyguard car....





Pic taken at Mont Boron, Nice.


SL 55 ///AMG F1™ Safety Car

 

so damn cool!!!!

 

That's such a nice sl55, love the 030 performance package. I believe you got that upgrades 2 years earlier than the random folk, if I'm not mistaken the performance package released in 2005 ?

 

This is quickly becoming one of my fav threads.......and is making me really want to visit Monaco and also go back to AMG!

 

Thank you ! I know I got it as one of the very first, but I did not follow when it was released.

The 030 package:

* Limiter removed.

* Nurburgring ABC Suspension.

* AMG "Compound" braking system.

* AMG 19-inch twin-spoke multipiece alloy wheels with high performance tires.
- Front: 8.5 x 19 inch 255 35 ZR 19
- Rear: 9.5 x 19 inch 285 30 ZR 19

* AMG Compound front brakes: cross-drilled, internally-ventilated
15.4" (size 390 x 36 mm) two-piece discs with AMG 8-piston calipers.

AMG rear brakes: cross-drilled, internally-ventilated
13.7" two-piece discs with AMG 4-piston calipers.

* AMG Safety Car front bumper with side air extractors.

* AMG Locking rear differential.

* Larger 2nd fuel pump (else it burns lean).

* Larger oil cooler (or else it gets too hot) if you make use of the faster speed.



This particular car had many other special pieces from the original Safety Car as well.


Pic taken at Place Massena, Nice.


SL 55 ///AMG F1™ Safety Car

 

My cars - Monaco / French Riviera

Past to present, part 23.


Note the original Safety Car steering wheel and the piano black wood trim in the whole car. Standard the 55 had this tacky aluminum console. It looked like the inside of a used ashtray....




Pic taken at Mont Boron, Nice.


SL 55 ///AMG F1™ Safety Car