Yeah but they’re fickle so I bet she has a new color in mind already, besides, don’t women like diamonds or something?
Sent from my iPhone > On Mar 18, 2019, at 8:50 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > Already did that when we moved into the house. > > -D > >> On Mar 18, 2019, at 8:48 AM, Dimitri <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> >> Ah come on. Promise her something in exchange, like painting the living room >> her favorite color.😬 >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Mar 18, 2019, at 8:43 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Point well taken. I would almost consider putting it on the auto train if >>> the spouse wasn’t joining me. Then I would only have to drive it from the >>> DC area to the ‘Q. I don’t think she would be terribly excited about such >>> an adventure… >>> >>> -D >>> >>> >>>> On Mar 18, 2019, at 8:34 AM, Dimitri <dsereta...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> Well a lack of a radio will not prevent you from driving it to the Q! >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Mar 18, 2019, at 8:28 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes >>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, Dwight! Wish I could somehow get the car to the Chowdah Q…. >>>>> >>>>> I currently have two radios in my possession, however, neither is >>>>> complete, so I’m sort of in limbo on the subject. >>>>> >>>>> I have the original radio that was installed in the car, a Blaupunkt Köln >>>>> TR de Luxe, but no mounting plate or faceplate. The radio also needs to >>>>> be rebuilt ($400.00). >>>>> >>>>> I have a Becker Europa TG, also a tube type radio of the correct vintage >>>>> that seems to be working, but again, no mounting hardware or faceplate. >>>>> >>>>> The faceplates and mounting hardware for both radios are difficult to >>>>> come by and expensive when they can be found. I have considered going >>>>> with a modern retrofit (horrors!!) or just trying to scrounge a complete >>>>> radio of the correct vintage. Worst case scenario, I’ll get the Blaupunkt >>>>> rebuilt and pay out the butt for a faceplate and mounting plate. However, >>>>> as the presence of a radio or lack thereof does not prevent me from >>>>> enjoying the car, this is not a high priority - the cost to get the ones >>>>> I have to a functional state is also a deterrent from pursuing this >>>>> approach. >>>>> >>>>> Along those same lines, if anyone out there might have a suitable >>>>> (complete) radio or the parts I’m looking for, please PM me with what >>>>> you’ve got. It’s getting to the point where I am starting to feel like I >>>>> have an Okie Acres collection of radios, none of which are complete >>>>> enough that I can actually have a working radio out of the collection as >>>>> a whole. >>>>> >>>>> -D >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> On Mar 17, 2019, at 11:18 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> Wow - beautiful. Wat sort of radio do you have in mind? >>>>>> >>>>>> On Sun, Mar 17, 2019 at 10:17 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < >>>>>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Wow. That looks great Dan. Attaboy. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dwight Giles Jr. >>>>>>> Wickford RI >>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> > > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
