I can only think of one other car in the class- Larry Ledbetter's tunis bronze 250SE C. Such a pretty car! BTW, Bob Platz' car was in another class - a class by itself!
I really enjoyed perfectifying my car and was pleased with how it looked. Incidentally, Bob Platz was also a judge so all my "tricks" under the hood turning lemons into lemonade didn't fool anyone! On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Chuck Landenberger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Andrew, > > ROFLMAO! > > But, a thought did flash through my mind that I might start > practicing on your email texts! > > Take care, > > Chuck > > PS - On your "loser's trophy" comment - How many in your class? What > was your competition? Keep in mind that Bob Platz is a "professional > restorer and own of Precision Autoworks. If you had been willing to > pay him to restore the Cab, you could have/would have won, but at > what cost? IMHO, if you come in third behind two professionally > restored cars - YOU WIN! In concours competition, there is NO level > playing field! That is, until you get to Pebble Beach, Amelia > Island, etc..... > > C........ > > On Aug 18, 2008, at 11:28 AM, andrew strasfogel wrote: > > > It's never too late... > > > > BTW, I won a third place loser's trophy in the coupe category at > > the annual > > GWS-MBCA picnic and Concours. Among other notables in attendance was > > legendary restorer Bob Platz was there, who came along with his mind > > bogglingly perfect restoration of a 1953 300C (?) Cabriolet. > > > > On Mon, Aug 18, 2008 at 11:52 AM, Chuck Landenberger > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > >> Andrew, > >> > >> Thanks! & No! > >> > >> Chuck > >> > >> On Aug 17, 2008, at 6:36 PM, andrew strasfogel wrote: > >> > >>> Chuck's sparse narratives are an object lesson in how to write > >>> clearly and > >>> vividly with a minimum of wordy fuss. Chuck - did you ever consider > >>> teaching creative writing? > >>> > >>> > >> > >> _______________________________________ > >> http://www.okiebenz.com > >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> > >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > >> http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > >> > > _______________________________________ > > http://www.okiebenz.com > > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
