Nice work. Ed 300E
On 30/12/2007, Bob Hamilton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I bought this car 3 years ago from the daughter of the original owner, > Rolf Seidel. He had bought it new in Red Deer on February 8, 1968 for > $5,665. (I have the Bill of Sale.) It was located on a ranch west of Red > Deer, Alberta and had spent it's whole "life" there. Rolf passed away a > number of years ago and his daughter, who had being storing it and driving > it occasionally decided it was time to find a new home for it. > > We knew each other through a work connection. We were at a Christmas > function and another fellow and I were talking about our old vehicles - his > a 56 Chevy and mine a 51 Willys pickup ( > http://picasaweb.google.com/hamibob/WillysTruck) She mentioned that she > had an old car she was wanting to sell - our ears perked up. I subsequently > went and looked at it, decided to buy it and then drove it home to Spruce > Grove, west of Edmonton - about 2 hours. They had recently had the motor > rebuilt so it drives nicely - no power, not much speed but smooth. At least > that's what I remember as I haven't driven it for 3 years! > > Once I got it in the workshop, I discovered that the rust was quite a bit > worse than what I originally thought (isn't it always!). I worked on it a > bunch when I first got it and then have not been too motivated to do much > until the last couple weeks. Now, I'm moving nicely in getting the rusty > metal cut out, fabricating new pieces, welding them in and getting it ready > to paint. I thought I'd share with you where I am at. I had noticed some > discussion about welding lately - I'm guessing none of you are welding like > what I am doing! > > The pictures of my progression to date are at: > http://picasaweb.google.com/hamibob/1967MercedesBenz200D > > Wish me luck!! ..... Bob > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
