Hi Don, I'm interested! I'll contact you off list.
Jaime
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 8:01 PM, OK Don okd...@gmail.com wrote:
I have a partial tank of virgin R12 that I'm not likely to use since I sold
all the old cars. I'll weigh it and estimate how much is left and make a
price if anyone is
I wouldn't bet the farm on it but I'm reasonably sure both my 240Ds have had
sticker or tape type pinstripes...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:40:08 -0500
From: Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Subject: [MBZ] Pinstripes WAS:123 coupe trivia
You can go ahead and bet the farm on it. They are taped in place.
On Sat, Apr 27, 2013 at 7:52 AM, Curt Raymond curtlud...@yahoo.com wrote:
I wouldn't bet the farm on it but I'm reasonably sure both my 240Ds have
had sticker or tape type pinstripes...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2013
I was able to look at it last night but couldn't make out any detail. I'm
thinking about getting out the refractor telescope and doing it hand held to
see if I can keep it in view. I'm sure i could see something with that...
Dan
On Apr 26, 2013, at 11:27 PM, WILTON wrote:
Hour of so
I had an 85 300D coupe. Wicked little car for a diesel, and very nicely
appointed. The previous owner was the son of the manager of the parts
distribution center in Montvale, NJ for MBUSA. To say that the car was well
appointed was an understatement. MB mats, burl wood trim, etc. All sorts
WILTON wrote:
The tragedy of the Vietnam War is exceeded by only slavery and the Civil
War as this nation's greatest tragedy. Not only were thousands of fine,
young Americans sacrificed needlessly, sent into harm's way by a
government with no commitment to a resolution to the conflict, but
My oldest brother was approaching draft age as the Vietnam war was winding
down, but my Dad, a hard core Nixon Republican, was adamant that none of us
would be drafted for this war. In anticipation of the approaching draft he was
making arrangements to transfer to a division of GM that was
As I said, I was upset, 'cause I KNEW it was gonna be a screwed up mess like
Korea. Also thought that we should not get involved without full, national
knowledge and consent and a proper declaration of war as necessary. After
way too many years playing at it, we finally fought the war for 11
My sister's are early high school, the coop is all over the map though.
Many (most?) of the kids have at least one army or ex-army parent (Fort
Bragg) so they might have a bit more appreciation.
On the other hand they are rabidly neocon overall so you would need to stay
away from current
There is some show on DSC channel where they bought a trashed S500 for $1k and
were going to spend $1k to fix it up and sell it for $5k in 3 days. OMG.
So far it looks like a trashed POS.
--R (sent from my miniPad)
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Well, as you can see, of course, the Vietnam presentation is about stuff
that occurred 40 to 60 years ago. ;)
Wilton
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Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 11:20 AM
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Such as that was the reason I made the comments about some of those shows a
few months ago taking POS's and cleaning 'em up, maybe some paint and
other cosmetics and selling them for big $$. That's why I asked then,
Aren't they still, basically, shiny POS's? Sometimes, POS on hyd
suspension?
Heh. $1000 wouldn't even get you started if it's a W140 with issues.
With that in mind, I will say that my experiences with my W140 have been
wonderful. It's an exquisite car to drive, and shows the progression from
previous models in the many refinements of both performance as well as
Wilton,
I think the term is polished turd.
Sadly, there are a lot of people out there who will buy a car on appearance
alone. I suspect this is a big part of their market, as there is no way you
can make a lot of these cars truly viable without far more work and expense.
Dan
On Apr 27,
Yeah, that's it! Sometimes, I just can't come up with right word(s) when I
need it/them. Lota times I hafta go ahead and say/write it, and after I go
to bed, all sorts of much better stuff comes to mind. ;)
Wilton
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On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:58 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I think the term is polished turd.
And yes... It is possible to polish a turd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFIfeature=youtube_gdata_player
Rick
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On 4/26/2013 8:10 PM, OK Don wrote:
The can is one my Dad bought in MPLS in the
1940s.
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Dan Penoff wrote:
My oldest brother was approaching draft age as the Vietnam war was winding
down, but my Dad, a hard core Nixon Republican, was adamant that none of us
would be drafted for this war. In anticipation of the approaching draft he was
making arrangements to transfer to a
Seems typical of those kinds of shows - can't see their value personally
- one always ignores the mechanics time when calculating cost Vs profit
- evidently he works for free. His work is mostly OK but then it's free...
The others make little sense to me also - one guy has a Ferrari F40
In my view, there is nothing admirable in a man that lets other men and
their children fight for him, but cheats his way out of doing his own part.
I don't mean real COs who have the courage to face the consequences.
As Wilton pointed out. The strategy in SEA (and also Iraq) was a cluster
from
On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:58 AM, Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
I think the term is polished turd.
And yes... It is possible to polish a turd.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiJ9fy1qSFIfeature=youtube_gdata_player
Rick
Famous feces were popular back during the Kennedy era. They were
The poor guy is busier than a one legged man in a butt kicking contest.
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On Apr 26, 2013, at 18:55, Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote:
Is he still in business?
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 26, 2013, at
I'm glad that he seems to be doing well,then; busy in business is a helluva
lot better than not busy enough. 'Hope he can catch up soon and get
comfortable enough for us to hear from him directly. We do want him to do
well; not only is it right to wish a business man well, is also in our best
I saw that show, that was a parts car they bought but they did manage to put it
back together. In the end all try needed to so was have the tba rebuilt and
they would have been set
Sent from my iPhone
On Apr 27, 2013, at 10:39 AM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:36:26 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
I saw that show, that was a parts car they bought but they did manage
to put it back together. In the end all try needed to so was have the
tba rebuilt and they would have been set
tba?
Craig
On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:11:45 -0400 Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
I have a plastic gas can I put a barb fitting in the vent hole for the
extraction hose and the fill/pour hole is just right to jam the vac
hose into. Turn on the vac and it sorta collapses (the Visual
Toyota concept of the Swiss Army knife of cars
Toyota has unveiled a no frills electric car concept that it claims offers
the practicality of four cars in one.
The Toyota ME.WE concept, designed by the Japanese brand and European
industrial designer Jean-Marie Massaud, can be configured as a
From a friend:
As I approach my twilight years, I am struck by the inevitability that the
party must end. And one clear, cold morning after I'm gone, my spouse will
awaken in the warmth of our bedroom and be struck with the pain of
learning that sometimes there isn't anymore.
No more hugs, no
On Fri, 26 Apr 2013 09:59:35 -0600 Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
I've attached a ZIP file of the web page. Unzip it somewhere and open
how.not.html with your web browser.
Craig
P.S. Dan, I've sent this to you directly since it's over the list's
40 kB threshold.
On Apr 27, 2013 1:53 PM, Craig diese...@pisquared.net wrote:
On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 15:36:26 -0500 Kaleb C. Striplin
ka...@striplin.net wrote:
I saw that show, that was a parts car they bought but they did manage
to put it back together. In the end all try needed to so was have the
tba
Another case for ACLing it? ;) Meaningless sentence 'less we know what
tba is.
Wilton
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From: Craig diese...@pisquared.net
To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com
Sent: Saturday, April 27, 2013 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] 95 S500 POS
On Sat, 27 Apr
Remember watching it. I was disappointed they didn't at least try to get
a rebuilt or working used TB so they could get it running.
I imagine the starter was toast after all the endless cranking, sounded
horrible. What did they end up getting for it, $1K I think?
On 4/27/2013 5:31 PM, Alex
WILTON wrote:
Another case for ACLing it? ;) Meaningless sentence 'less we know
what tba is.
Throttle body actuator?
Mitch.
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Following in the same vein, I would ask how many of those intentional
homicides were done with a gun?
I'm not challenging the subject matter, just the statistics.
Dan
On Apr 23, 2013, at 7:13 PM, G Mann wrote:
Hopefully, without inflaming any ones passions, on either side of the very
On Sat, 27 Apr 2013 19:03:32 -0400 Dan Penoff d...@penoff.com wrote:
Following in the same vein, I would ask how many of those intentional
homicides were done with a gun?
I'm not challenging the subject matter, just the statistics.
From
Following in the same vein, I would ask how many of those intentional
homicides were done with a gun?
Is it just me, or does anybody else see intentional homicide
and not even care by what means a murdering SOB did the crime?
I mean, sure guns are an easy murder choice, but does anybody
really
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A local guy attacked his girlfriend/shackup with a hammer a couple
days ago. We must ban hammers! Hammers kill. If we can save just
one child...it will all be worth it. Here is the case for hammer
control:
A single consumer product holds our nation hostage: the hammer. We
live our lives
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Hendrik
who might go and see a movie about a bloke in a red metal suit
On 27/04/13 11:28, Dieselhead wrote:
Hendrik
who looked fantastic in a pair of skin tight green tights
Send pictures!
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