Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-08 Thread Bob Rentfro
mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Sunday, May 06, 2007 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267K miles, Ursula ___ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-08 Thread Kevin Kraly
My first MB was of the model year 1978, a 300D. I've always wanted some sort of car from the year of my birth, so since I'm into MB diesels, it should be a 1972 220D. It could either be a 1972 or 1973 model as long as it was born in 1972. Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267Kmi, Ursula

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-08 Thread Bob Rentfro
Sent: Monday, May 07, 2007 10:26 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff My first MB was of the model year 1978, a 300D. I've always wanted some sort of car from the year of my birth, so since I'm into MB diesels, it should be a 1972 220D. It could either be a 1972 or 1973 model as long

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-07 Thread Kevin Kraly
Makes me remember how badly I want to find a decent '72 220D to have. You'll have to fight me for it! =-) Kevin in Hillsboro, OR 1983 300SD 267K miles, Ursula

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-05 Thread jwreames
1999 E300 Turbodiesel ln = unix command for link. Basically I made a second directory entry to point to the same cunk of data (until one or the other is modified, then they become two completely separate files...) -- Original message -- From: Craig McCluskey

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-05 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 04 May 2007 23:16:08 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1999 E300 Turbodiesel ln = unix command for link. Basically I made a second directory entry to point to the same cunk of data (until one or the other is modified, then they become two completely separate files...) As in ln -s, I

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-05 Thread Philip
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: ln = unix command for link. Basically I made a second directory entry to point to the same cunk of data (until one or the other is modified, then they become two completely separate files...) Um, not in Linux. A plain ln will create a hard-link - that is, two labels

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-05 Thread jwreames
actually no -s, since web servers can take a disliking to symbolic links. These were hard links -- Original message -- From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 04 May 2007 23:16:08 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1999 E300 Turbodiesel ln = unix

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-05 Thread Bob Rentfro
Gump was hot stuff actually no -s, since web servers can take a disliking to symbolic links. These were hard links -- Original message -- From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 04 May 2007 23:16:08 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1999 E300 Turbodiesel

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-05 Thread Rich Thomas
That was cool but it needs some subtitles (if the narrator was speaking English it probably would have been half as long). I liked the offroad and crash test sequences. --R Redghost wrote: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klu1hHQA_rU Old timers will like this little video.

[MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-04 Thread Redghost
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klu1hHQA_rU Old timers will like this little video. -- Clay Seattle Bioburner 1972 220D - Gump 1995 E300D - Cleo 1987 300SDL - POS - DOA The FSM would drive a Diesel Benz

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-04 Thread R A Bennell
Love that clip. Have watched it several times. The crash sequences look like it stands up pretty well. Randy -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Redghost Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 2:21 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] When Gump

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-04 Thread jwreames
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Redghost Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 2:21 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=klu1hHQA_rU Old timers will like this little video

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-04 Thread Bob Rentfro
Sweet. Makes me remember how badly I want to find a decent '72 220D to have. Bob R. - Original Message - From: Redghost [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, May 04, 2007 12:21 PM Subject: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff http

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-04 Thread Craig McCluskey
On Fri, 04 May 2007 20:52:05 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (The photos are at http://ns1.2tough.com/~jreames/P4290003.jpg and http://ns1.2tough.com/~jreames/P4290004.jpg ) All I get is: No such document Craig

Re: [MBZ] When Gump was hot stuff

2007-05-04 Thread jwreames
Do'h. JPG is in caps. autospellcheck musta case-changed it on me. well a little ln action fixes that! -- Original message -- From: Craig McCluskey [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Fri, 04 May 2007 20:52:05 + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: (The photos are at