Sounds like BaT material to me, plus you'll be responsive as the questions roll in which helps a lot. Pay for some nice photos and a drive video, you'll recoup that and more.
Max Dillon Charleston SC May 6, 2021 11:30:55 PM Clay via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com>: > built 12/1973, so no CAT. California car. I am third owner. Records from > 1987 on, when second owner purchased. I got it in 2012 from the son of the > decease owner. It had 203k on the clock then, it has 215k-ish now. Serviced > by local indy who sorted out D-jet issues and installed fresh injectors in > 2017. He had done the fuel pump a few years before. I collected all the > things that I thought it may need or did want fixed, like pass seat cushions, > replacement for AC compressor, … amounting to a pick up load of > extra/spare/replacement for the car. Updates were limited by cash flow, so > that is why I have stuff in boxes. Currently sporting Euro lights. I have > the DOT lamps in a box. Replacement lenses for the rear lights in case > originals get hurt. Around six or seven large Rubbermaid tubs of R107 things. > > Silber Grun body, Dunkel Grun top and hubcaps. Green leather seats (soft > without cracks) and interior. The center console was replaced because prior > owner had butchered it to install Sony radio and in car Cell. Brown soft top > that works but is getting old, driver side small window has a tear in > plastic. Got minimal usage in 2019, as I was out half the year. No usage in > 2020 (on battery tender). Got some miles on the clock in 2021, but sitting > has made it need a tune up to put it back into full service. Did get oil and > filter change around 100 miles ago. Been using non alcohol fuel since 2015 > because it is less volatile and reduces known hot engine start issues. > Trigger points replaced with rebuilt, MAP is good, Djet brain was replaced. > There is a spare in the boxes. Transmission was last serviced 2017 and only > 2500 miles since. Cooling system rebuilt. > > Been garage kept most of its life. No accidents while I owned it. Some > evidence of prior panel replacement. Tires are good, alignment done in 2017 > at 211k miles. Brakes are good, and I have replacement rotors and pads for > when the current things age out. This is NOT BaT car, but a reliable rolling > Preservation Class award car (2x). It does need the cross over pipe section > of exhaust replaced, from there back is new since 2015. Headers and seals > replaced around that time. > > Does 85mph for extended (200 miles) periods with ease. Does not blow cold > air, at all. Does have not original Becker Mexico that pulls in stations > when it wants. Power antenna does work, but does not pull in signal well, so > has been unpowered. I collected all manner of original dealer literature > (sales, paint brochure, and on and on) Even have matchbox example 107 in > green paint in the glove box. > > At the moment it will be included in the estate sale of household goods over > Memorial Day weekend. > > clay monroe > > 1974 450sl - Frosch - Two tone green > 2014 ‘yota Highlander - Haggis > > Retired- > 1986 SDL- Polei > 2002 s430 - Victor, a Stately & well tailored crap > 1982 SD - Allen > 1976 300D - Das Blei - Lead Sled > 1972 220D - Gump - She was green, simple and ran and ran > 1995 E300D - Gave her life against a dame in a SUV > POS 1987 SDL - Beware Nigerian Scammers > > > > > > > > > > > > > >> On May 6, 2021, at 6:23 PM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> OK, now I am interested. Tell me more about this car you are selling. >> >> On 5/6/2021 8:03 PM, Clay via Mercedes wrote: >>> I am selling my Green on Green on Green 1973 SL for maybe half that. It >>> runs well, good battery and tires, with a pickup load of extra and >>> replacement parts. A pair of preservation Awards from MBCA and all manner >>> of cool display paraphernalia for when you take it for auto shows. >>> >>> Clay > _______________________________________ > 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
