{"id":40593,"date":"2025-11-11T02:13:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T02:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/40593\/"},"modified":"2025-11-11T02:13:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-11T02:13:10","slug":"video-un-britanic-si-a-cumparat-un-mercedes-sl-de-vis-in-1982-si-l-a-pastrat-pana-acum-la-varsta-de-92-ani-fara-a-l-conduce-piataauto-md","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/40593\/","title":{"rendered":"(VIDEO) Un britanic \u015fi-a cump\u0103rat un Mercedes SL de vis \u00een 1982 \u015fi l-a p\u0103strat p\u00e2n\u0103 acum, la v\u00e2rsta de 92 ani, f\u0103r\u0103 a-l conduce | PiataAuto.md"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1759820409_899_Loader5.gif\" \/><\/p>\n<p>10 Noiembrie 2025, 21:58<br \/>Redac\u0163ia PiataAuto.md<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMul\u0163i dintre pasiona\u0163ii auto aspir\u0103 s\u0103 cumpere \u00eentr-o zi ma\u015fina lor de vis, pe care ar alege-o cu toat\u0103 satisfac\u0163ia spiritual\u0103, specific\u00e2nd-o exact cum \u015fi-o doresc, a\u015ftept\u00e2nd produc\u0163ia ei la fabric\u0103 \u015fi apoi primind-o \u015fi aduc\u00e2nd-o acas\u0103 \u00een parcare sau \u00een garaj. Dup\u0103 asta, \u00eens\u0103, forma \u00een care o ma\u015fin\u0103 poate fi savurat\u0103 mai poate varia de la un pasionat la altul. Unii ar conduce c\u00e2t de mult pot acea ma\u015fin\u0103 de vis, savur\u00e2nd fiecare clip\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 nicio grij\u0103 la cifra de pe odometru. Al\u0163ii, \u00eens\u0103, ar scoate ma\u015fina de vis doar periodic sau chiar foarte pu\u0163in din garaj, \u00eencerc\u00e2nd s\u0103-i men\u0163in\u0103 cifra de pe odometru c\u00e2t mai mic\u0103. Dar probabil aproape nimeni nu \u015fi-ar imagina ca, dup\u0103 ce \u0163i-ai cump\u0103rat ma\u015fina de vis \u015fi ai adus-o acas\u0103, ai putea s\u0103 nu te mai \u00eencume\u0163i s-o conduci niciodat\u0103, timp de 43 de ani. Dar exact asta a f\u0103cut un britanic, dl. Hough.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u00cen 1982, el era un produc\u0103tor de ceasuri de lux, \u015fi se pare c\u0103 era unul de succes, dac\u0103 a putut s\u0103-\u015fi permit\u0103 la un moment dat s\u0103 cumpere un Mercedes 500 SL de vis, echipat cu generozitate. Ma\u015fina e echipat\u0103 cu interior tapi\u0163at cu piele, are ABS, aer condi\u0163ionat \u015fi chiar \u015fterg\u0103toare la faruri. A costat pe atunci 24.400 lire, un pre\u0163 la care putea-i s\u0103-\u015fi cumperi o cas\u0103 pe atunci \u00een Marea Britanie.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSub capot\u0103 se afl\u0103 un motor savuros V8, de 5,0 litri, aspirat, care scotea 240 CP pe atunci. Era motorizarea de top pentru acest SL, deci ma\u015fina asta era \u00eentruchiparea a tot ce puteai visa pe acest model Mercedes.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDoar c\u0103 Dl. Hough a ajuns acas\u0103 \u015fi a pus ma\u015fina \u00eentr-un garaj \u00een \u00eenc\u0103lzit, cu umiditate controlat\u0103. \u015ei a p\u0103strat-o acolo din 1982 p\u00e2n\u0103 azi, \u00eentr-o condi\u0163ie absolut impecabil\u0103, \u00eenc\u00e2t, datorit\u0103 umidit\u0103\u0163ii controlate \u015fi temperaturii, nici m\u0103car elementele de cauciuc n-au cr\u0103pat \u015fi nu s-au uscat.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tMa\u015fina asta arat\u0103 de parc\u0103 s-ar fi teleportat direct din fabric\u0103, din anul 1982. Toat\u0103 partea sa inferioar\u0103 are \u00eenc\u0103 grundul original de protec\u0163ie anticoroziv\u0103, toat\u0103 vopseaua are lacul ini\u0163ial p\u0103strat pe ea. Nimic n-a pierdut din culoare, din luciu, din intensitate.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tE o raritate \u015fi o m\u0103iestrie s\u0103 po\u0163i p\u0103stra \u00eentr-o asemenea stare o ma\u015fin\u0103, chiar dac\u0103 o \u0163ii nemi\u015fcat\u0103. Simpla trecere a timpului ar fi l\u0103sat amprenta pe ea, dar nu \u015fi \u00een acest caz.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDl. Hough, fiind un ceasornicar de profesie, i-a me\u015fterit o nou\u0103 emblem\u0103 metalic\u0103 pe capot\u0103, din argint curat. \u015ei a instalat-o acolo, ca un element discret care-i poart\u0103 semn\u0103tura pe ma\u015fina sa.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\u015ei marele paradox e c\u0103 acest Mercedes 500 SL are acum doar 42 mile pe odometrul s\u0103u, echivalentul a 67,6 km. Doar at\u00e2t a parcurs de c\u00e2nd e fabricat, din 1982.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAcum 14 ani, \u00een 2011, proprietarul britanic s-a \u00eent\u00e2lnit la un eveniment cu Sam Baley, proprietarul unui atelier specializat \u00een restaurarea, p\u0103strarea, mentenan\u0163a \u015fi tranzac\u0163iile cu toate genera\u0163iile de Mercedes SL din istorie. Dl Hough i-a spus atunci lui Sam c\u0103 are un Mercedes 500 SL \u00een garaj, pe care nu l-a condus niciodat\u0103, \u015fi care are 42 de mile. Sam l-a \u00eentrebat dac\u0103 nu vrea s\u0103-l v\u00e2nd\u0103, iar proprietarul n-a vrut, dar i-a promis lui Sam ca atunci c\u00e2nd o va face, \u00eel va anun\u0163a pe el \u00eent\u00e2i.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tAbia acum, \u00een 2025, Sam a primit un telefon de la Dl. Hough. \u0084M\u0103 mai \u0163ii mine, Sam, sunt cel ce-\u0163i povesteam \u00een 2011 c\u0103 am un Mercedes 500 SL cu doar 42 de mile \u015fi-\u0163i promiteam c\u0103 te anun\u0163 c\u00e2nd vreau s\u0103-l v\u00e2nd? Ei bine, acum a venit acel moment.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tSam a dat fuga acas\u0103 la Dl. Hough \u015fi i-a preluat imediat ma\u015fina, fascinat de ceea ce a v\u0103zut \u00een fa\u0163a ochilor. Ma\u015fina asta e piesa de m\u00e2ndrie a atelierului acum \u015fi piesa de m\u00e2ndrie a lui Sam. Nu va fi v\u00e2ndut\u0103 prea cur\u00e2nd, pentru c\u0103 e prea pre\u0163ioas\u0103 \u015fi unic\u0103 \u00een lume.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDar, toat\u0103 aceast\u0103 istorie formidabil\u0103 are \u015fi o parte oarecum trist\u0103. Pentru c\u0103 nu putem s\u0103 nu-l privim pe acest proprietar care are 92 de ani acum \u015fi s\u0103 ne \u00eentreb\u0103m \u0084de ce?\u0094. El avea doar 49 de ani \u00een anul 1982, era la o v\u00e2rst\u0103 perfect\u0103 de a savura o asemenea ma\u015fin\u0103 din plin. Dar n-a f\u0103cut-o \u015fi a ales s\u0103 o \u0163in\u0103 toat\u0103 via\u0163a \u00een garaj, f\u0103r\u0103 a gusta din ea dec\u00e2t cu privirea. \u015ei totul pentru ca acum, la 92 de ani, s\u0103 o v\u00e2nd\u0103, f\u0103r\u0103 a mai apuca s\u0103 o mai conduc\u0103.\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tE un contrast izbitor fa\u0163\u0103 de istoria canadianului Bill MacEachern, despre care scriam acum dou\u0103 s\u0103pt\u0103m\u00e2ni, care \u015fi-a cump\u0103rat un Porsche 911 \u00een anul 1976 \u015fi de atunci p\u00e2n\u0103 azi \u00eel conduce aproape \u00een permanen\u0163\u0103, <a class=\"BluLink11\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/Stiri\/2025\/10\/VIDEO-Un-canadian-a-parcurs-1330400-km-cu-un-Porsche-911-pe-care-l-a-cumparat-acum-49-de-ani-si-si-a-povestit-intreaga-istorie\/\">adun\u00e2nd<\/a> 1.330.400 km cu el.<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\tDesigur, ma\u015fina nu arat\u0103 perfect, cum arat\u0103 acest SL. Dar Bill \u015fi-a savurat plenar toat\u0103 via\u0163a sa ma\u015fina de vis. \u00cen timp ce Dl. 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