Re: [MBZ] Some rust is present on the body 1977 Mercedes-Benz 280E - $12, 000
Not really. Can't hear the engine when under 75mph. On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 3:37 PM Floyd Thursby wrote: > They are fun too > > --FT > On 1/3/22 12:00 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > The whole charm of the W123 series is that they are DIESELS. Why would > you want a 6 cyl. gas car? > > On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 9:36 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Reads like a BaT ad for a crappy car >> >> >> https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/holly-springs-1977-mercedes-benz-280e/7427840133.html >> >> -- >> --FT >> >> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> -- > --FT > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some rust is present on the body 1977 Mercedes-Benz 280E - $12, 000
They are fun too --FT On 1/3/22 12:00 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: The whole charm of the W123 series is that they are DIESELS. Why would you want a 6 cyl. gas car? On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 9:36 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes wrote: Reads like a BaT ad for a crappy car https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/holly-springs-1977-mercedes-benz-280e/7427840133.html -- --FT ___ 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 -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some rust is present on the body 1977 Mercedes-Benz 280E - $12, 000
The whole charm of the W123 series is that they are DIESELS. Why would you want a 6 cyl. gas car? On Mon, Jan 3, 2022 at 9:36 AM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Reads like a BaT ad for a crappy car > > > https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/holly-springs-1977-mercedes-benz-280e/7427840133.html > > -- > --FT > > > ___ > 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
[MBZ] Some rust is present on the body 1977 Mercedes-Benz 280E - $12, 000
Reads like a BaT ad for a crappy car https://raleigh.craigslist.org/cto/d/holly-springs-1977-mercedes-benz-280e/7427840133.html -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some Rust
Price is still not set. Electronics are getting sorted out with a full Marshall Booth including relays and tear down of the under dash area so all the things work when it gets buttoned up clay On May 18, 2016, at 12:45 PM, Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes wrote: > That one has to be worth at least 17k > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On May 18, 2016, at 2:42 PM, clay via Mercedeswrote: >> >> Next on the auction block is a 85 380SL. It is in the prep stage today. >> Original paint, no rust through, but a number of acne like rust spots. >> Trunk has terminal clear coat death and is getting new paint. The thirty >> year old paint has cleaned up well, but to get really pretty, it will end up >> with measles if touch up paint gets used. Do not want to know just how much >> noodling the electronics are going to need. A trip to the body shop for a >> sand and paint would get it to a full five footer. Not on my dime... wonder >> how a buyer would feel >> >> clay >> >> >> >>> On May 15, 2016, at 8:10 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >>> >>> That is one SCARY rust hole! Having restored a rusty SLC, I can assure you >>> there's a lot more hidden rust. That's really a shame - the rest of the >>> car is beautiful. >>> >>> On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >>> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> “Some” as in a “bucket”? What I found really weird is that the rest of the car looks really good. I didn’t see any indication of rust in the usual places, although the pictures weren’t that great. Dan >> On May 15, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > Some bondo will take care of that > > --R > >> On 5/15/16 1:39 PM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Uh, I didn’t see any rust, just gaping holes… >> >> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5587468353.html >> >> Dan >> ___ >> 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 > > -- > --BB > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Some Rust
That one has to be worth at least 17k Sent from my iPhone > On May 18, 2016, at 2:42 PM, clay via Mercedeswrote: > > Next on the auction block is a 85 380SL. It is in the prep stage today. > Original paint, no rust through, but a number of acne like rust spots. Trunk > has terminal clear coat death and is getting new paint. The thirty year old > paint has cleaned up well, but to get really pretty, it will end up with > measles if touch up paint gets used. Do not want to know just how much > noodling the electronics are going to need. A trip to the body shop for a > sand and paint would get it to a full five footer. Not on my dime... wonder > how a buyer would feel > > clay > > > >> On May 15, 2016, at 8:10 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >> >> That is one SCARY rust hole! Having restored a rusty SLC, I can assure you >> there's a lot more hidden rust. That's really a shame - the rest of the >> car is beautiful. >> >> On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> “Some” as in a “bucket”? >>> >>> What I found really weird is that the rest of the car looks really good. >>> I didn’t see any indication of rust in the usual places, although the >>> pictures weren’t that great. >>> >>> Dan >>> >>> > On May 15, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Some bondo will take care of that --R > On 5/15/16 1:39 PM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > Uh, I didn’t see any rust, just gaping holes… > > http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5587468353.html > > Dan > ___ > 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 -- --BB ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some Rust
Next on the auction block is a 85 380SL. It is in the prep stage today. Original paint, no rust through, but a number of acne like rust spots. Trunk has terminal clear coat death and is getting new paint. The thirty year old paint has cleaned up well, but to get really pretty, it will end up with measles if touch up paint gets used. Do not want to know just how much noodling the electronics are going to need. A trip to the body shop for a sand and paint would get it to a full five footer. Not on my dime... wonder how a buyer would feel clay On May 15, 2016, at 8:10 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > That is one SCARY rust hole! Having restored a rusty SLC, I can assure you > there's a lot more hidden rust. That's really a shame - the rest of the > car is beautiful. > > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> “Some” as in a “bucket”? >> >> What I found really weird is that the rest of the car looks really good. >> I didn’t see any indication of rust in the usual places, although the >> pictures weren’t that great. >> >> Dan >> >> >>> On May 15, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> Some bondo will take care of that >>> >>> --R >>> >>> On 5/15/16 1:39 PM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Uh, I didn’t see any rust, just gaping holes… http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5587468353.html Dan ___ 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 >>> >>> -- >>> --BB >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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
Re: [MBZ] Some Rust
:) Sent from my iPhone On May 15, 2016, at 11:32 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedeswrote: >> That is one SCARY rust hole! Having restored a rusty SLC, I can assure you >> there's a lot more hidden rust. That's really a shame - the rest of the >> car is beautiful. > > Dimitri the Great can fix it! > > If I were to try to fix it I'd start with a northern inland car that was > never near salt air. Cut out the section and weld it in the rustbucket. > > It is quite similar to how our Escort Diesel rusted from the salt air more > than a mile inland. It rusted from the inside out along the rear edge of the > roof and in the RF door pillar. > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Some Rust
That is one SCARY rust hole! Having restored a rusty SLC, I can assure you there's a lot more hidden rust. That's really a shame - the rest of the car is beautiful. Dimitri the Great can fix it! If I were to try to fix it I'd start with a northern inland car that was never near salt air. Cut out the section and weld it in the rustbucket. It is quite similar to how our Escort Diesel rusted from the salt air more than a mile inland. It rusted from the inside out along the rear edge of the roof and in the RF door pillar. ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] Some Rust
It is a collectible model - or should be. They are scarce, and some say stylish. Their time will come... On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 11:16 PM, Rich Thomas < richthomas79td...@constructivity.net> wrote: > But it's highly desirable, rare, and a collectors item > > --R (sent from my miniPad) > > On May 15, 2016, at 11:10 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > That is one SCARY rust hole! Having restored a rusty SLC, I can assure you > there's a lot more hidden rust. That's really a shame - the rest of the > car is beautiful. > > On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > “Some” as in a “bucket”? > > > > What I found really weird is that the rest of the car looks really good. > > I didn’t see any indication of rust in the usual places, although the > > pictures weren’t that great. > > > > Dan > > > > > >>> On May 15, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > >> Some bondo will take care of that > >> > >> --R > >> > >>> On 5/15/16 1:39 PM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > >>> Uh, I didn’t see any rust, just gaping holes… > >>> > >>> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5587468353.html > >>> > >>> Dan > >>> ___ > >>> 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 > >> > >> -- > >> --BB > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> 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
Re: [MBZ] Some Rust
But it's highly desirable, rare, and a collectors item --R (sent from my miniPad) On May 15, 2016, at 11:10 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedeswrote: That is one SCARY rust hole! Having restored a rusty SLC, I can assure you there's a lot more hidden rust. That's really a shame - the rest of the car is beautiful. On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > “Some” as in a “bucket”? > > What I found really weird is that the rest of the car looks really good. > I didn’t see any indication of rust in the usual places, although the > pictures weren’t that great. > > Dan > > >>> On May 15, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Some bondo will take care of that >> >> --R >> >>> On 5/15/16 1:39 PM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >>> Uh, I didn’t see any rust, just gaping holes… >>> >>> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5587468353.html >>> >>> Dan >>> ___ >>> 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 >> >> -- >> --BB >> >> >> ___ >> 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
Re: [MBZ] Some Rust
That is one SCARY rust hole! Having restored a rusty SLC, I can assure you there's a lot more hidden rust. That's really a shame - the rest of the car is beautiful. On Sun, May 15, 2016 at 3:30 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > “Some” as in a “bucket”? > > What I found really weird is that the rest of the car looks really good. > I didn’t see any indication of rust in the usual places, although the > pictures weren’t that great. > > Dan > > > > On May 15, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Some bondo will take care of that > > > > --R > > > > On 5/15/16 1:39 PM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: > >> Uh, I didn’t see any rust, just gaping holes… > >> > >> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5587468353.html > >> > >> Dan > >> ___ > >> 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 > >> > > > > -- > > --BB > > > > > > ___ > > 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
Re: [MBZ] Some Rust
“Some” as in a “bucket”? What I found really weird is that the rest of the car looks really good. I didn’t see any indication of rust in the usual places, although the pictures weren’t that great. Dan > On May 15, 2016, at 2:59 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes >wrote: > > Some bondo will take care of that > > --R > > On 5/15/16 1:39 PM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: >> Uh, I didn’t see any rust, just gaping holes… >> >> http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5587468353.html >> >> Dan >> ___ >> 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 >> > > -- > --BB > > > ___ > 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
Re: [MBZ] Some Rust
Some bondo will take care of that --R On 5/15/16 1:39 PM, Daniel Penoff via Mercedes wrote: Uh, I didn’t see any rust, just gaping holes… http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5587468353.html Dan ___ 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 -- --BB ___ 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
[MBZ] Some Rust
Uh, I didn’t see any rust, just gaping holes… http://tampa.craigslist.org/hil/cto/5587468353.html Dan ___ 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