Does any mfr. offer a three on the column any more? On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 2:57 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Hah! > > Sounds like me, the only one home after middle school while my big brother > was at baseball practice, sneaking his Beetle out of the garage and driving > it around the neighborhood. Learned how to drive a stick on my own. When my > Dad brought my first car home, a 1970 Ford Maverick 2-door with a three on > the tree, he was totally gobsmacked by how quickly I picked up driving a > stick…came in the house and made a big deal with my Mom about it - she said > it was inherited, as she was a hard-core manny tranny person, would never > drive a car with a slushbox. > > I told her about the story behind it years later. She thought it was funny > as heck! Never told my brother, though. Guess maybe I should. > > -D > > > On Mar 21, 2024, at 2:34 PM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > It drove like a Volkswagen. > > My friend Dan Simmon’s dad worked for Caterpillar over in Germany. When > their family moved back to the states in 1973, they brought back a brand > new red squareback and a brand new red notchback. That was the second > coolest garage in our neighborhood right behind the Hounschell’s garage of > a ‘67 200D and a ‘73 240D. > > Dan was turning 16 in 1973 and he needed to learn how to drive a manual. > That summer, whilst his folks were at work, we would take out the notchie > and I, as a 13 punk kid, taught him how to drive a manny. > > > > AZBob > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > >> On Mar 21, 2024, at 11:09 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> They look cool for sure but other than scarcity - how do they > drive/handle? > >> > >>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 1:45 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >>> > >>> It’s more a matter of rarity than anything else. About the only way you > >>> could come across one of these in the day was to have a military person > >>> bring one back with them. I guess you could buy one and have it > >>> Federalized, like people did with MBs at the time, but considering how > >>> cheap and common these were, I’m not sure that would be practical. > >>> > >>> -D > >>> > >>> On Mar 21, 2024, at 1:28 PM, Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> > >>> wrote: > >>> > >>> I almost fainted when I saw the price. I was thinking $3K. > >>> > >>> On Thu, Mar 21, 2024 at 1:25 PM dan penoff.com<http://penoff.com/> via > >>> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>> One of the few types I never owned. This and Type 4, or the 411, and > the > >>> Karmann Ghia, my unicorn at the time. Could never find one decent > enough to > >>> suit my tastes. > >>> > >>> My favorite? My 1959 “barn door” van. That was a great ride. > >>> > >>> -D > >>> > >>> On Mar 21, 2024, at 1:04 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>> That’s kinda retro cool. Could be Rentfro cool too. > >>> > >>> --FT > >>> Sent from iFōn > >>> > >>> On Mar 21, 2024, at 12:19 PM, Robert Rentfro via Mercedes < > >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com<mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/952599366588552/ > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Next to a Squareback, my fav VW. > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> AZBob > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> Sent from Mail<https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> _______________________________________ > >>> http://www.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<http://www.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<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 > > _______________________________________ 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
