On Mon, Apr 13, 2009 at 6:37 AM, WILTON <wilt...@nc.rr.com> wrote: > Another waste of money on ridiculous grille and wheels, 'specially for a car > sitting in the weeds. >
Yeah, I think the grill is ugly too, but there's no shortage of used 123 grills out there (unless it is a coupe-specific part?). The wheels are a period-correct upgrade, and therefore OK in my book (kind of like when people build '50s-style hot rods using only hop-up parts that were actually available in the '50s---a '30s Ford with a tricked-out flathead rather than a new Chevy crate motor, for example). That is to say, I remember a number of BMWs and Mercedes in the '80s wearing 15" or 16" BBS wheels with the center section tinted gold, black, or body-colored and the outer edge polished aluminum---giving a very different look from, say, the lowered 123 coupe with huge late-model C or CLK wheels and ultra-low-profile tires that somebody posted a few days ago. My only experience with an M110 engine was in my old 280SLC Euro, which had a slushbox and a frustrating lack of grunt unless you floored it at every green light like a 240D. I always thought the car would be completely transformed by a stick. Were I looking for another gasser project, I would be all over this 280CE, even with a 4-speed. (Would a contemporaneous 5-speed bolt up to the 110, I wonder? Another guy on CL here has a 5-speed 201 with Euro headlights for $900 that sounds like it's been run hard and put away wet, but might be a parts goldmine...) Alex _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
