subject:"Re\: \[MBZ\] '68 250S"

Re: [MBZ] '68 250S

2015-05-24 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes

I loved my 1970 280S.  A really basic car, but it had an understated panache 
that made it nice. Getting the Zeniths working is a the easy part - I think 
Jaime and I are the only Zenith advocates still around.

Dan, up since 5:00 as usual but not eating Cheerios, but remembering those days 
fondly



 On May 24, 2015, at 6:22 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes 
 mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:
 
 The lucky cars are the ones that sat like this waiting for someone to
 patiently bring them back to life!  They skip the cheap used car phase of
 life and jump right into respected classic.  Sounds like my kind of car :-)
 
 Jaime
 -up since 5:15 with a cheerio eating 9 month old.
 


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Re: [MBZ] '68 250S

2015-05-24 Thread Curly McLain via Mercedes


The lucky cars are the ones that sat like this waiting for someone to
patiently bring them back to life!  They skip the cheap used car phase of
life and jump right into respected classic.  Sounds like my kind of car :-)

Jaime
-up since 5:15 with a cheerio eating 9 month old.


Barn finds are good because they have skipped the first (and maybe 
second and third) restoration phase, when the car has a low value, 
and repairs/repaint are not done right.


After sitting in a barn for a few decades, someone has a chance to do 
a proper restoration and have a nice unadulterated car.


THAT is why people get excited about barn finds.

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I was going to have it painted this year as there has been body work done to
the front of the car. It was a horrible re-spray (water in lines), and it
doesn’t quite match the rest of the car. The original paint is badly checked,
so to do a complete strip and re paint is about $6500. I think I’ll live with
it the way it is.

Jon

On May 24, 2015, at 6:22 AM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

The lucky cars are the ones that sat like this waiting for someone to
patiently bring them back to life! They skip the cheap used car phase of
life and jump right into respected classic. Sounds like my kind of car :-)

Jaime
-up since 5:15 with a cheerio eating 9 month old.

On Sat, May 23, 2015 at 10:00 PM, Jon Agne via Mercedes
mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote:

Clams never had it so good! Klaus came to me in 2012 as an impulse
purchase just because he looked solid. He wasn’t running…25 year old gas
does terrible things to really sensitive carbs (Zenith’s). Carb rebuilds,
fuel hoses, fuel tank clean, brake hoses, NOS distributor (THANK YOU
JAIME), new coil, replacing front calipers from ’69 parts car, removing
smog pump and deactivating the system, new exhaust, new tires, shocks,
sub-frame mounts, tranny mount, engine mounts, steering shock, etc., etc.
Not to mention rebuilding the climate control levers (I still have
nightmares about that).

I did it all because I wanted to learn about the W108, and I’d do it
again! He runs like a top, and the only issue with the motor is getting
the chokes to behave. Other than that, it runs and drives like a dream.

More later.

Jon

PS: @ Dwight…the chowder is better due to certain proprietary changes to
the recipe!

On May 23, 2015, at 4:49 PM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com
wrote:

Nice-looking transport, too. ATTABOY!
Tells us more 'bout it.

Wilton

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Subject: [MBZ] '68 250S

Klaus and I went out to get Littleneck Clams for Monday’s Chowdah!

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