Nw at $8251 as the auction enters the final minutes. On Mon, Mar 30, 2020 at 12:56 PM Kevin Kraly via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> I sure did enjoy the 1958 Volvo PV444 that we had in the 1990’s. It was a > mostly original driver quality car, but still a head turner. Someone > re-powered it with a B18 engine which was more powerful than the original > B16. During the move from California to Oregon, the moving company damaged > it, so we decided to prepare it for a full restoration which was never to > be. We ended up giving it away a few years later. Hopefully, it’s still > around or donated parts to another driver. > Kevin in Hillsboro, OR > 2019 Sprinter 650 miles, Low Mileage Lutgard AKA Der DoodleWagen > 1982 240D, High Mileage Hildegard in quarantine > > Sent from my iPhone > > > On Mar 29, 2020, at 8:35 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > No one can accuse you of being overly spendthrift. > > > >> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 4:54 PM G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > >> wrote: > >> > >> I owned one of those, decades ago... bought it for $8.00. The starter > had > >> burned out and it had been parked for 2 years... I primed the fuel > system > >> with fresh fuel and a little spray death start fluid, and got a rope > pull > >> start from another car.. drove it home.. Fixed the starter, which cost > more > >> than the car, and then tried to flog it to deatth > >> > >> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 9:29 AM OK Don via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com > >>> > >> wrote: > >> > >>> A local fellow put Goodyear Blue Streak racing tires on one of those > back > >>> in the early '70's, and managed to roll it in a flat parking lot > gymkhana > >>> event. > >>> > >>> On Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 11:06 AM Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>>> I drove one of these in Mpls.-St. Paul while in grad school. To > assure > >>> it > >>>> would start every morning I would 1) bring the battery inside to my > >>>> basement flat, and 2) insert a dipstick heater to keep the oil warm. > >>>> Eventually my gloves disintegrated from the cumulative exposure to > >>> battery > >>>> acid. > >>>> > >>>> These were great highway cars, averaging 77 mph for long distances > >>> between > >>>> OH and MN. I also appreciated the orthopedic driver's seat which > >>>> successfully combated fatigue. > >>>> > >>>> Otherwise, not particularly collectible. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >> > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1960-volvo-pv544-5/?utm_source=dailymail&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=2020-03-29 > >>>> _______________________________________ > >>>> 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 > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> -- > >>> OK Don > >>> > >>> "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > >>> pause and reflect." Mark Twain > >>> > >>> “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” > >>> Wernher > >>> Von Braun > >>> 2013 F150, 18 mpg > >>> 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > >>> 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> 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 > > _______________________________________ 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
