[MBZ] 68 280SL

2014-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
Yesterday evening I went to the farm stand to get some stuff, I see this beautiful black 280SL sitting there. As I was getting out of my truck the owner and another guy come to it, I get talking to him. He said he had had it a long time. The thing looked brand new. 4 speed, brown interior

Re: [MBZ] 68 280SL

2014-08-22 Thread WILTON via Mercedes
That's why I'm gonna hafta let it go. Wilton - Original Message - From: dseretakis--- via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Rich Thomas richthomas79td...@constructivity.net; Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, August 22, 2014 11:26 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] 68

Re: [MBZ] 68 280SL

2014-08-22 Thread Dan Penoff via Mercedes
Was black available as a color back then? Sent from my iPad On Aug 22, 2014, at 11:35 AM, WILTON via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: That's why I'm gonna hafta let it go. Wilton ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] 68 280SL

2014-08-22 Thread dseretakis--- via Mercedes
Except that black is a horrible color on that car. Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2014, at 9:27 AM, Rich Thomas via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Yesterday evening I went to the farm stand to get some stuff, I see this beautiful black 280SL sitting there. As I was getting out of

Re: [MBZ] 68 280SL

2014-08-22 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
It must have been, although come to think of it, I've never seen a W113 in black. On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Was black available as a color back then? Sent from my iPad On Aug 22, 2014, at 11:35 AM, WILTON via Mercedes

Re: [MBZ] 68 280SL

2014-08-22 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
The owner was black too. Next time I see him I'll tell him that. My buddy's 66 230SL is white with a black interior. Maybe there is some kind of irony in there, or at least a white guy in a white car, and a black guy in a black car. --R On 8/22/14 11:26 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:

Re: [MBZ] 68 280SL

2014-08-22 Thread dseretakis--- via Mercedes
Yeah because it's a horrible shade for that car! Sent from my iPhone On Aug 22, 2014, at 12:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: It must have been, although come to think of it, I've never seen a W113 in black. On Fri, Aug 22, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Dan