Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 758: Get the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing! Everyone is paying attention! (Monthly ticket plus more)
Fang Yan turned around and saw Hu Daohu and his wife Huang Huijie standing behind him.

This junior brother did not go to the courtyard to exercise this morning, but came here to pick up the car.

"Good morning." Hu Daohu greeted Fangyan with a smile.

"Yeah, good morning." Fang Yan nodded in response.

Hu Daohu pointed at the car in front of Fangyan:

"Uncover it now!"

Huang Huijie smiled and said to Fang Yan:

"That's right, Senior Brother Fang, please uncover it quickly. Dao Hu is more anxious than you."

"Okay." Fangyan came to the car.

At this time, some reporters had already noticed the situation here and ran over with cameras in hand.

Fangyan was considerate enough. After they arrived, he found the right angle, then grabbed a corner of the bottom of the car and lifted it up.

The moment the curtain was lifted, a cold silver light pierced through the morning mist.

The 1955 Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing appeared in front of everyone.

Then the shutter clicked and the flash came on, reflecting starbursts on the chrome wheels.

The waistline forged from German fine steel glows like a cold silver needle in the morning mist. There is also a logo numbered #198 on the body of the car, which should be the factory number of this car.

The upright three-pointed star logo on the front of the car and the fish-scale radiating vents on the hood are completely different in style from domestic cars. Although it was a car produced 23 years ago, its design still has a strong impact today.

The same silver Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing that Leonardo DiCaprio drove in "Catch Me If You Can" is now in front of Fangyan.

After touching the car body, Fangyan discovered that it was a classic old model. It is indeed a classic, and it looks really good when viewed up close.

Fangyan sighed that good design never goes out of style.

Hu Daohu took out a red wooden box and handed it to Fangyan:

"Brother, car keys."

The flash light came on, Fangyan took the wooden box, opened it and took out the car keys from it.

The car key adopts a classic mechanical design, with an overall streamlined metal material and a chrome-plated surface.

The key handle is inlaid with the Mercedes-Benz three-pointed star logo, and the tail is etched with the Stuttgart Castle pattern.

As a model from the 50s, its key relies entirely on physical teeth to match the ignition lock cylinder, and the key feels heavy and metallic when held.

The key ring is equipped with a genuine leather lanyard hole. It is the first time that Fangyan has seen such a simple and unpretentious high-end car key.

He took the key to the car door, inserted it into the keyhole and turned it half a turn. The car door made a slight "click" sound and then popped open a gap.

Fangyan took out the key and pulled the car door upwards, and the gull-wing door popped up immediately.

Lifting it high above the car body, there was a burst of surprised exclamations from the surroundings:
"Wow, this is the door of the car?"

"Wow, this design is amazing. It looks like a flying bird."

"Hiss... that's a bit exaggerated. How can I close the door while sitting inside?"

"This car can only seat two people?"

Hearing the voices around him, Hu Daohu turned around and explained to everyone:
"Yes, this is a two-door, two-seater sports car that can only seat two people. The gull-wing doors are not designed for aesthetics. It is mainly because this car uses an innovative tubular frame structure at the time. In order to enhance the strength of the car body, the lower edge of the door is designed to be very high. Traditional doors cannot be opened normally, so the gull-wing doors were created!"

Only then did everyone suddenly realize.

As Hu Daohu was speaking, Fangyan had already started looking at the interior.

Although it has been more than 20 years, the vehicle is well maintained.

The red interior looks quite eye-catching, and the Mercedes-Benz logo on the seat is still clearly visible.

"Brother, can you go in and take a look?" Hu Daohu said to Fang Yan.

Fang Yan nodded and said:
"Okay! Go to the passenger seat."

Hu Daohu responded and went to the co-pilot seat to open the gull-wing door on that side.

"Click!" The shutter sounded, and everyone recorded the scene of Fang Yan and Hu Daohu standing at the car door.

Then they both sat in.

The deerskin seats had a faint smell of engine oil. Under the flash light, the pupils of the Hayabusa wood carving on the dashboard appeared amber. Fangyan took a glance and found that they were natural pine resin embedded by hand.

Reaching out to pull the door handle of the gull-wing door, I heard the sound of a hydraulic rod.

After the two closed the car door, Fangyan inserted the car key.

Soon the car's engine vibrated slightly, and a low roar came from under the hood, like thunder rolling in the distance.

Everyone saw a wisp of light blue exhaust gas coming out of the exhaust pipe and quickly dissipating in the morning mist.

Hu Daohu, who was sitting in the passenger seat, patted the leather dashboard excitedly and said to Fang Yan:

"3.0-liter inline six-cylinder engine, maximum power 220 horsepower! Peak torque 294 Nm, top speed 260 km/h, 0-100 km/h acceleration 9.3 seconds. With foreign road support, I can run this car at over km/h!"

"How about we go out for a walk first?" Hu Daohu asked Fangyan.

"Forget it." Fangyan shook his head, and then the engine noise quickly subsided.

He said to Hu Daohu:
"It's a good car, but there aren't many roads it can run on right now. I just wanted to take a photo for the journalists."

Hu Daohu found Fangyan so calm. If he were 22 years old and had a car like this, he would not care about anything else and would just drive on the road first.

At this moment Fangyan was still thinking about taking photos for the reporters.

"He is indeed a man who can accomplish great things." Hu Daohu commented on Fang Yan.

Then the two got out of the car. At this time, the movement here also attracted the attention of Director Liao of the Overseas Chinese Affairs Office, the Deputy Minister of Health and the Dean. They all came over and saw the private car that Hu Daohu gave to Fang Yan.

Director Liao said to everyone with a smile:

"I saw this kind of car in Berlin many years ago. I didn't expect to see it again."

The Deputy Minister of Health also said:
"It's very good and representative. It makes a deep impression at first glance."

“It’s perfect for publicity.”

The dean also nodded, but when he saw that there were only two seats, he felt that the foreigners were so stingy that they were reluctant to give them two more seats.

Is this just a sideways motorcycle?

It's even worse than the Changjiang 750 sidecar the hospital gave me. At least a sidecar can seat three people.

The only advantage is that there is a shed to keep out the rain.

"How is it? Is there any problem driving it now?" Director Liao asked in Fangyan.

"No problem." Fang Yan nodded.

Although this car comes from abroad, it is sold in the United States, so it is also a left-hand drive version just like the one in China.

There is nothing special to operate, and you can understand the dialect at a glance.

Of course, even if he steers right, his system will immediately give him experience, making him quite skilled.

……

Then the car handover ceremony began.

It was mainly a handover between Hu Daohu and the hospital. After a ceremony on the stage, it was Fangyan's turn.

The car keys had been handed over once backstage before, and this time they were handed over again on stage. There was no other way because of the publicity.

After a few brief words, it was already rush hour.

Next, Fangyan and the others stepped down from the stage, came to the car and got in.

He was in the driver's seat, Hu Daohu was in the passenger seat, and then Fangyan started the car and was the first to drive out of the Concorde as the lead car.

Following behind him were a row of white ambulances.

A silver sports car led the way, followed by twelve ambulances, as they crossed the streets and alleys and merged into the early morning traffic.

It soon attracted the attention of countless people.

There were leaders and reporters sitting in the car behind. Fangyan drove the car at a steady speed on Chang'an Avenue, surrounded by curious eyes.

After making a long detour around the city, Fang Yan and his friends finally returned to Concord Hospital after the morning rush hour was over.

Fortunately, the deerskin seats of the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing are soft and delicate, breathable, and comfortable to ride.

Although it may not have as many electric adjustment and massage functions as later car seats, under the technical conditions at the time, it has done its best to provide a comfortable driving environment for the drivers and passengers.

Parked in the Concord parking lot, the car stood out like a dozen new ambulances.

Actually, this car is not the most valuable thing Fangyan has ever gotten. The bottle of 1787 Chateau Margaux red wine, which is more valuable than his, can buy several cars like this.

But this thing is obviously more conspicuous.

Put it in the parking lot, it is simply the most handsome guy.

Fangyan feels that he won't have many opportunities to drive it. It is indeed easy to drive and its various parameters are also amazing, but it is difficult to maintain. It is a good thing as a collection, but if you want to drive it, Fangyan thinks it is not as good as a jeep.

Even Sofia's Studebaker is better than this, after all, it has more seats.

This car is more symbolic.

So Fangyan plans to keep it here for a while, and then put it in the garage of Concord, treating it as his own collection, and just maintain it from time to time.

After all, this car is a testimony to the friendship between me and Lao Hu.

After the walk, Lao Hu couldn't wait to find his younger brother to read novels.

Fangyan returned to the department to make rounds.

However, what happened today has been known by many overseas Chinese businessmen.

For example, after President Li heard Fangyan, he asked her whether she liked luxury cars as soon as they met.

He said that he had collected several of them, and would give one to Fangyan as a gift once he recovered.

Fangyan quickly told him that he didn't need to be polite, as there were so many cars that he couldn't drive through.

However, Fangyan discovered that there were quite a few people who wanted to give him a car.

When checking several rooms in the back, Fangyan found that some people were talking about sending a car.

He was also wondering, who said he liked cars?
Finally I figured out that it was because the other doctors heard me chatting.

……

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, two days have passed since Fangyan stopped driving.

This was the day Fang Yan had agreed to see Mr. Wang Pengfei at their clinic, and show the four great pediatric experts in traditional Chinese medicine in Beijing, including Mr. Wang, the medical skills he had inherited from his grandfather, He Xiu.

Early that morning, after Fangyan arranged his affairs at Concorde, he drove the Mercedes-Benz 300SL Gullwing given by Lao Hu to his destination alone.

PS: I got another hundred monthly tickets, so after finishing this chapter I still owe you 83000 words.

There's more in the afternoon.

(End of this chapter)