The Isettas running around the University of Florida back then had four wheels;
2 in the back close together, and apparently without a differential although
one wheel might have been rachetted. I tried one at the dealer, but there
seemed to be something wrong with the shift linkage such that it
The current fat tired bikes I've seen have fatter tires than the ones I rode in
the '40s which I would guess were the same size as the ones you rode delivering
papers. I think they were called "balloon tires" back then.
Gerry
Dwight Giles wrote:
> As a kid I delivered newspapers riding a fat t
My first car was a hand me down from Germany. A 58 BMW Isetta
300cc, air cooled, single cylinder, 13HP, 4 speed in the left wall,
reversed 4 speed shift, 1 front door,
non synchro first gear, shared generator/starter, no gauges (other
than speedo), pavement ripping max 55mph, and had a good
Isettas have gotten pricey as well - up to $45K for restored examples.
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 11:44 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote:
> Cool! I always wanted to drive one of those, but have only seen them in
> passing.
>
> On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Mike Gildea via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okie
Cool! I always wanted to drive one of those, but have only seen them in
passing.
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 2:47 PM, Mike Gildea via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> My first car was a hand me down from Germany. A 58 BMW Isetta 300cc, air
> cooled, single cylinder, 13HP, 4 speed in the le
There is a lot to be said for driving a slow car as fast as it will go
well, compared to a fast car that you can rarely exploit.
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 10:02 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> My old 83 123 turbo diesel was bad enough about acceleration.
>>
>
> My 1972
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My first car was a hand me down from Germany. A 58 BMW Isetta 300cc, air
cooled, single cylinder, 13HP, 4 speed in the left wall, reversed 4 speed
shift, 1 front door,
non synchro first gear, shared generator/starter, no gauges (other than
speedo), pavement ripping max 55mph, and had a good wor
Run flats are a scam. They cost more, go flat more, and no one will patch
or plug one. So you buy another whole overpriced tire every time you have a
flat. And they are heavier rotating mass. All cost, no benefit.
Everything gets new michelins except the 300tdt running hankooks for $85 a
copy. The
As a kid I delivered newspapers riding a fat tired bicycle in the snow.
Definitely more effort. Didn't have knobby tires.
On Jan 30, 2015 3:40 PM, "Randy Bennell via Mercedes"
wrote:
>
> Studded tires???
>
> The fat tired bikes interest me but I wonder how much more effort there
is to using one?
Studded tires???
The fat tired bikes interest me but I wonder how much more effort there
is to using one?
RB
On 28/01/2015 7:05 PM, archer75--- via Mercedes wrote:
For a growing community of winter cyclists in Milwaukee, this sounds like the
perfect weather to bring out the bike.
Year-ro
I had to LOL at this:
*so I used the drained oilfrom Dad's Cessna in it*
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 1:20 PM, OK Don via Mercedes
wrote:
> My first car was a 1951 VW bug with the 1100cc 25hp engine and 120,000
> miles. It burned/leaked a quart of oil a week, so I used the drained oil
> from Dad's
My first car was a 1951 VW bug with the 1100cc 25hp engine and 120,000
miles. It burned/leaked a quart of oil a week, so I used the drained oil
from Dad's Cessna in it. I rebuilt a 1200cc engine from a later car ('62?)
and moved the body from the '51 chassis to the '62 chassis. I gained
synchromesh
Andrew wrote:
> Those VW buses are worth sick money now.
When we lived in Colorado I bought a '74 bus and rebuilt the engine.
The very nice thing I liked about that bus was the bench seat in front
- no split walkway that most bus seem to have. Is that front bench
rare? We got a 6.2 Beanville van
This guy's pickup acts just like the 240D did (does?). Wish I had his block
flushing method
available.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lS_ja-EDHEA&index=3&list=PL-5YzBia-1bmnkkT06GYLUG-F1g_rIj98
I wonder if something could gotten loose inside the engine on your 240D and is
blocking the flow of c
On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 10:04:18 -0600 Curly McLain via Mercedes
wrote:
> > Jamie said,
> >
> > I need to find another one with a 4 speed and keep it long-term. But,
> > they're getting pretty impossible to find these days.
> >
> > Jaime
>
> AND NO ACC! Just valves that work and a fan switch that
I think you would adapt pretty quickly.
I switch back and forth, in summer, between the new F150 with the coyote
engine and the old non turbo 300D and really don't notice much difference.
The truck will growl and go if I really step on it but I seldom need to
do that and generally try not to abu
On Fri, 30 Jan 2015 15:44:21 + Donald Snook via Mercedes
wrote:
> One of the reasons I got rid of my Jag was because it was the opposite
> end of the spectrum from the 240D. It was scary fast. I was really
> worried I would end up with way too many tickets or crash it.
Aha! Now we know the
I love the simplicity of the car. Series glow plugs, mono radio, manual
everything, no sunroof. Big options on the car are AC and the automatic.
I rebuilt the injectors and set the cam and injection timing to get out
every hp I could. Its really lovely to drive. Here are some crummy
pictures
My old 83 123 turbo diesel was bad enough about acceleration.
My 1972 200D (euro 115) is no speed demon, but most times at
stop lights I'm seeing the cars behind me, not before. It's
plenty fast enough. Stickshift, and geared for a top speed
of 85 or so.
-- Jim
_
I’m sure you can get used to it. I’m just saying for me, it would drive me
crazy. In the last 3-4 years I have driven my BMW (with 300 HP) and my Jag
(XJR) with 300 HP and over 300 lb Torque (and a supercharger), so I couldn’t
get used to driving a car you have to plan that far ahead. One of th
You don't get run over though. People honk and complain occasionally but mostly
they just live with it. I commuted with a 240D pretty much full time for 10
years. Drove it into Boston or to Maine, no big whoop.
-Curt
From: Donald Snook via Mercedes
To: Mercedes Discussion List
Sent: Fr
I want one for a farm truck which is why I'd want a K20, I guess I wouldn't
pass up a K30 either. It'll only be run from May through November or early
December. With Dad retiring and spending a lot more time at camp it makes sense
to have a farm truck.
-Curt
From: Donald Snook via Mercede
WOW! What is the going rate on these now? A few years ago, this would have
sold for $5000! Has the market changed? I would think someone would snatch
that car up!
-Original Message-
From: Dan Penoff [mailto:d...@penoff.com]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 7:21 PM
To: Mercedes List
That really is a nice car! But, I can't imagine driving that today. My old 83
123 turbo diesel was bad enough about acceleration. After I got my 124 Diesel,
I realized that MB diesels can be relatively fast to accelerate. I have never
driven one of the 210 diesels, but I assume they are even
That is cool! It looks like it has done its duty. Was that an original wood
bed?
-Original Message-
From: Randy Bennell [mailto:rbenn...@bennell.ca]
Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:00 PM
To: Donald Snook; Mercedes Discussion List
Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars
On 29/01/2015 4:48 PM
Well, yes a four wheel drive would be handy. But, if I found a super nice K10,
I'm not sure I would drive it in the snow!
Donald H. Snook
Snook Law LLC
5020 E. Central Ave Suite A
Wichita, Kansas 67208
T: 316-512-5608
E: d...@snooklawllc.com
This confidential message may be subject to the
There's a guy on Wadmalaw who restores old buses, he usually has 3 or 4
f them sitting around. He and his wife started making really nice
copper light fixtures when he lost his job a few years back, and sell
them for big money.
--R
On 1/30/15 9:31 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote:
There
So what is the optimal air temperature for an air cooled VW bug? Absolute
zero?
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 9:31 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Theres a bunch of aircooled VWs around my place now. Guy at the end of the
> street has a Bug and an early bus. He's been w
I have a bin full of working window switches. Make me an offer.
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 9:40 AM, dseretakis--- via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> That's why I have crank windows;)
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
> > On Jan 30, 2015, at 9:13 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.
That's why I have crank windows;)
Sent from my iPhone
> On Jan 30, 2015, at 9:13 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Have you seen what W123 window switches cost these days?
>
> I do agree with you, however.
>
> The 15" bundts are half the value of the car. I had 15" steelies on my W123
Theres a bunch of aircooled VWs around my place now. Guy at the end of the
street has a Bug and an early bus. He's been working on the bus since we moved
in almost 9 years ago. He's got the first paint on it now and the engine runs
so the end is in sight.Around the corner theres what appears to
Those VW buses are worth sick money now.
On Fri, Jan 30, 2015 at 1:50 AM, Rick Hawkins Java via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> Folks
>
> The first car i ever drove was about a 1945 jeep out in the mountains of
> Colorado. I learned to drive mostly on a 1951 plymouth which my father
>
Have you seen what W123 window switches cost these days?
I do agree with you, however.
The 15" bundts are half the value of the car. I had 15" steelies on my W123 LWB
and the difference in ride, ride height and handling was amazing.
Dan
> On Jan 29, 2015, at 10:21 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote
Oooh, if the TV fails you can use the lens to make "the lens of death" or a
solar cooker, whichever you prefer. :)
A friend of mine got his up over 700F (the limit of our measuring technology)
on an average New England spring day.
-Curt
From: Rick Knoble via Mercedes
To: Mercedes Discussi
That wasn't G: who wrote that. I know about Uro parts and wouldn't touch them.
Gerry
fmiser wrote:
> > G. wrote:
> >
> > what's the list's consensus regarding URO products?
>
> What!??!?? Are you really asking that?
>
> Check the archive. Or read the list occasionally.
>
> The opinion is "R
That’s a lovely car, Jaime.
> On Jan 29, 2015, at 10:14 PM, Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
> wrote:
>
> Ok, I'm ready. I'll probably list it this weekend for $5k
>
> Jaime
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