Re: [MBZ] You think 123 prices are crazy?
Ebay and expand the pool of buyers to Japan. On Mon, Dec 30, 2019, 6:53 PM Clay Monroe via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > BaT that and hope some fools on the west coast find it. Big dollar sale > for sure. Craig McCaw (cellular One) has a racing shop that restores > vintage race cars. There is a really nice red 510 in the garage. > > The vintage asian cars are huge out there. I was attending an MBCA event > in North Vancouver BC a few years back. Got stuck in the traffic near the > venue by a few hundred dathonyotas on their way to their gathering. > Traffic at the border at the end of the day was a large percentage of the > same folks > > clay > > > On Dec 30, 2019, at 11:15 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > I have this 72 Datsun 510 wagon that belonged to my granddaddy. When he > got sick like 35 years ago my dad put it in the barn where it sat until > maybe 15 yr ago when I pulled it out and stuck it in a storage bin in KY. > It is basically all original, in good shape except for a few small body > dings and what the mice and time have done to it. So a fairly unmolested > barn "find." A coupla weeks ago I got thinking about it, and found some FB > groups for 510s. Lot of guys with cool cars, some mostly original, some > modified with newer engines, etc. but still OK. Fun to see the old cars > being loved. > > > > I just saw this POS project car listed, a sedan, the guy wants $2800 > for. So now I'm thinking this thing I have, even just cleaned up a bit not > even running might be a $5k car, and if got back running who knows? Not > that I want to sell it, but I think that is pretty crazy. My granddaddy, > who was a very wise man for being mostly unschooled (at "school" anyway) > would probably say something about fools and money and such and just laugh > and laugh. He probably paid maybe $800 for it back then, if that much, > used, a few years old, and drove it for maybe 10 years. > > > > -- > > --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 > > ___ 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] You think 123 prices are crazy?
BaT that and hope some fools on the west coast find it. Big dollar sale for sure. Craig McCaw (cellular One) has a racing shop that restores vintage race cars. There is a really nice red 510 in the garage. The vintage asian cars are huge out there. I was attending an MBCA event in North Vancouver BC a few years back. Got stuck in the traffic near the venue by a few hundred dathonyotas on their way to their gathering. Traffic at the border at the end of the day was a large percentage of the same folks clay > On Dec 30, 2019, at 11:15 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > I have this 72 Datsun 510 wagon that belonged to my granddaddy. When he got > sick like 35 years ago my dad put it in the barn where it sat until maybe 15 > yr ago when I pulled it out and stuck it in a storage bin in KY. It is > basically all original, in good shape except for a few small body dings and > what the mice and time have done to it. So a fairly unmolested barn "find." > A coupla weeks ago I got thinking about it, and found some FB groups for > 510s. Lot of guys with cool cars, some mostly original, some modified with > newer engines, etc. but still OK. Fun to see the old cars being loved. > > I just saw this POS project car listed, a sedan, the guy wants $2800 for. So > now I'm thinking this thing I have, even just cleaned up a bit not even > running might be a $5k car, and if got back running who knows? Not that I > want to sell it, but I think that is pretty crazy. My granddaddy, who was a > very wise man for being mostly unschooled (at "school" anyway) would probably > say something about fools and money and such and just laugh and laugh. He > probably paid maybe $800 for it back then, if that much, used, a few years > old, and drove it for maybe 10 years. > > -- > --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
Re: [MBZ] You think 123 prices are crazy?
OK, but your work is VERY entertaining to watch and requires very little effort on our part, other than making the popcorn and opening a b**r or two. On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 4:48 PM dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > I’m no artisan, that’s for sure. > > -D > > > On Dec 30, 2019, at 4:46 PM, Andrew Strasfogel > wrote: > > > > The schlub is the guy who watches the artisan doing the actual > restoration work. > > > >> On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 4:30 PM dan--- via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I will say that documenting a job like the Finnie is a bit of a PITA, > you get used to incorporating it into the process. I like doing it as I > enjoy sharing the work with others, plus it gives me reference points if I > need to return to a particular job or repair validate my work or check > against my memory. > >> > >> I think it also adds value when the time comes to sell the car. You > could be a real schlub when it comes to doing the work, but if potential > buyers can see what and how you did something it instill confidence that > the work was done. > >> > >> -D > >> > >> > On Dec 30, 2019, at 3:26 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > > >> > You need to restore it (documenting per Dan for his finnie sedan > project) > >> > and then auction it on BAT for a huge sum while the rest of us > schlubs ooh > >> > and aah. > >> > > >> > On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 3:15 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > >> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> > > >> >> I have this 72 Datsun 510 wagon that belonged to my granddaddy. When > he > >> >> got sick like 35 years ago my dad put it in the barn where it sat > until > >> >> maybe 15 yr ago when I pulled it out and stuck it in a storage bin in > >> >> KY. It is basically all original, in good shape except for a few > small > >> >> body dings and what the mice and time have done to it. So a fairly > >> >> unmolested barn "find." A coupla weeks ago I got thinking about it, > and > >> >> found some FB groups for 510s. Lot of guys with cool cars, some > mostly > >> >> original, some modified with newer engines, etc. but still OK. Fun > to > >> >> see the old cars being loved. > >> >> > >> >> I just saw this POS project car listed, a sedan, the guy wants $2800 > >> >> for. So now I'm thinking this thing I have, even just cleaned up a > bit > >> >> not even running might be a $5k car, and if got back running who > knows? > >> >> Not that I want to sell it, but I think that is pretty crazy. My > >> >> granddaddy, who was a very wise man for being mostly unschooled (at > >> >> "school" anyway) would probably say something about fools and money > and > >> >> such and just laugh and laugh. He probably paid maybe $800 for it > back > >> >> then, if that much, used, a few years old, and drove it for maybe 10 > years. > >> >> > >> >> -- > >> >> --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 > >> > > >> > >> > >> ___ > >> 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] You think 123 prices are crazy?
I’m no artisan, that’s for sure. -D > On Dec 30, 2019, at 4:46 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote: > > The schlub is the guy who watches the artisan doing the actual restoration > work. > >> On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 4:30 PM dan--- via Mercedes >> wrote: >> I will say that documenting a job like the Finnie is a bit of a PITA, you >> get used to incorporating it into the process. I like doing it as I enjoy >> sharing the work with others, plus it gives me reference points if I need to >> return to a particular job or repair validate my work or check against my >> memory. >> >> I think it also adds value when the time comes to sell the car. You could be >> a real schlub when it comes to doing the work, but if potential buyers can >> see what and how you did something it instill confidence that the work was >> done. >> >> -D >> >> > On Dec 30, 2019, at 3:26 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes >> > wrote: >> > >> > You need to restore it (documenting per Dan for his finnie sedan project) >> > and then auction it on BAT for a huge sum while the rest of us schlubs ooh >> > and aah. >> > >> > On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 3:15 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < >> > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> > >> >> I have this 72 Datsun 510 wagon that belonged to my granddaddy. When he >> >> got sick like 35 years ago my dad put it in the barn where it sat until >> >> maybe 15 yr ago when I pulled it out and stuck it in a storage bin in >> >> KY. It is basically all original, in good shape except for a few small >> >> body dings and what the mice and time have done to it. So a fairly >> >> unmolested barn "find." A coupla weeks ago I got thinking about it, and >> >> found some FB groups for 510s. Lot of guys with cool cars, some mostly >> >> original, some modified with newer engines, etc. but still OK. Fun to >> >> see the old cars being loved. >> >> >> >> I just saw this POS project car listed, a sedan, the guy wants $2800 >> >> for. So now I'm thinking this thing I have, even just cleaned up a bit >> >> not even running might be a $5k car, and if got back running who knows? >> >> Not that I want to sell it, but I think that is pretty crazy. My >> >> granddaddy, who was a very wise man for being mostly unschooled (at >> >> "school" anyway) would probably say something about fools and money and >> >> such and just laugh and laugh. He probably paid maybe $800 for it back >> >> then, if that much, used, a few years old, and drove it for maybe 10 >> >> years. >> >> >> >> -- >> >> --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 >> > >> >> >> ___ >> 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] You think 123 prices are crazy?
The schlub is the guy who watches the artisan doing the actual restoration work. On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 4:30 PM dan--- via Mercedes wrote: > I will say that documenting a job like the Finnie is a bit of a PITA, you > get used to incorporating it into the process. I like doing it as I enjoy > sharing the work with others, plus it gives me reference points if I need > to return to a particular job or repair validate my work or check against > my memory. > > I think it also adds value when the time comes to sell the car. You could > be a real schlub when it comes to doing the work, but if potential buyers > can see what and how you did something it instill confidence that the work > was done. > > -D > > > On Dec 30, 2019, at 3:26 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > You need to restore it (documenting per Dan for his finnie sedan project) > > and then auction it on BAT for a huge sum while the rest of us schlubs > ooh > > and aah. > > > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 3:15 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >> I have this 72 Datsun 510 wagon that belonged to my granddaddy. When he > >> got sick like 35 years ago my dad put it in the barn where it sat until > >> maybe 15 yr ago when I pulled it out and stuck it in a storage bin in > >> KY. It is basically all original, in good shape except for a few small > >> body dings and what the mice and time have done to it. So a fairly > >> unmolested barn "find." A coupla weeks ago I got thinking about it, and > >> found some FB groups for 510s. Lot of guys with cool cars, some mostly > >> original, some modified with newer engines, etc. but still OK. Fun to > >> see the old cars being loved. > >> > >> I just saw this POS project car listed, a sedan, the guy wants $2800 > >> for. So now I'm thinking this thing I have, even just cleaned up a bit > >> not even running might be a $5k car, and if got back running who knows? > >> Not that I want to sell it, but I think that is pretty crazy. My > >> granddaddy, who was a very wise man for being mostly unschooled (at > >> "school" anyway) would probably say something about fools and money and > >> such and just laugh and laugh. He probably paid maybe $800 for it back > >> then, if that much, used, a few years old, and drove it for maybe 10 > years. > >> > >> -- > >> --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 > > > > > ___ > 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] You think 123 prices are crazy?
I will say that documenting a job like the Finnie is a bit of a PITA, you get used to incorporating it into the process. I like doing it as I enjoy sharing the work with others, plus it gives me reference points if I need to return to a particular job or repair validate my work or check against my memory. I think it also adds value when the time comes to sell the car. You could be a real schlub when it comes to doing the work, but if potential buyers can see what and how you did something it instill confidence that the work was done. -D > On Dec 30, 2019, at 3:26 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > You need to restore it (documenting per Dan for his finnie sedan project) > and then auction it on BAT for a huge sum while the rest of us schlubs ooh > and aah. > > On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 3:15 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> I have this 72 Datsun 510 wagon that belonged to my granddaddy. When he >> got sick like 35 years ago my dad put it in the barn where it sat until >> maybe 15 yr ago when I pulled it out and stuck it in a storage bin in >> KY. It is basically all original, in good shape except for a few small >> body dings and what the mice and time have done to it. So a fairly >> unmolested barn "find." A coupla weeks ago I got thinking about it, and >> found some FB groups for 510s. Lot of guys with cool cars, some mostly >> original, some modified with newer engines, etc. but still OK. Fun to >> see the old cars being loved. >> >> I just saw this POS project car listed, a sedan, the guy wants $2800 >> for. So now I'm thinking this thing I have, even just cleaned up a bit >> not even running might be a $5k car, and if got back running who knows? >> Not that I want to sell it, but I think that is pretty crazy. My >> granddaddy, who was a very wise man for being mostly unschooled (at >> "school" anyway) would probably say something about fools and money and >> such and just laugh and laugh. He probably paid maybe $800 for it back >> then, if that much, used, a few years old, and drove it for maybe 10 years. >> >> -- >> --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 > ___ 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] You think 123 prices are crazy?
You need to restore it (documenting per Dan for his finnie sedan project) and then auction it on BAT for a huge sum while the rest of us schlubs ooh and aah. On Mon, Dec 30, 2019 at 3:15 PM Floyd Thursby via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I have this 72 Datsun 510 wagon that belonged to my granddaddy. When he > got sick like 35 years ago my dad put it in the barn where it sat until > maybe 15 yr ago when I pulled it out and stuck it in a storage bin in > KY. It is basically all original, in good shape except for a few small > body dings and what the mice and time have done to it. So a fairly > unmolested barn "find." A coupla weeks ago I got thinking about it, and > found some FB groups for 510s. Lot of guys with cool cars, some mostly > original, some modified with newer engines, etc. but still OK. Fun to > see the old cars being loved. > > I just saw this POS project car listed, a sedan, the guy wants $2800 > for. So now I'm thinking this thing I have, even just cleaned up a bit > not even running might be a $5k car, and if got back running who knows? > Not that I want to sell it, but I think that is pretty crazy. My > granddaddy, who was a very wise man for being mostly unschooled (at > "school" anyway) would probably say something about fools and money and > such and just laugh and laugh. He probably paid maybe $800 for it back > then, if that much, used, a few years old, and drove it for maybe 10 years. > > -- > --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] You think 123 prices are crazy?
I have this 72 Datsun 510 wagon that belonged to my granddaddy. When he got sick like 35 years ago my dad put it in the barn where it sat until maybe 15 yr ago when I pulled it out and stuck it in a storage bin in KY. It is basically all original, in good shape except for a few small body dings and what the mice and time have done to it. So a fairly unmolested barn "find." A coupla weeks ago I got thinking about it, and found some FB groups for 510s. Lot of guys with cool cars, some mostly original, some modified with newer engines, etc. but still OK. Fun to see the old cars being loved. I just saw this POS project car listed, a sedan, the guy wants $2800 for. So now I'm thinking this thing I have, even just cleaned up a bit not even running might be a $5k car, and if got back running who knows? Not that I want to sell it, but I think that is pretty crazy. My granddaddy, who was a very wise man for being mostly unschooled (at "school" anyway) would probably say something about fools and money and such and just laugh and laugh. He probably paid maybe $800 for it back then, if that much, used, a few years old, and drove it for maybe 10 years. -- --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
