Re: [MBZ] '56 Lincoln Continental Mark II coupe

2021-08-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Probably a mistake to sell it with no Reserve. On Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 11:06 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > What is a typical appreciation for a vintage car? > > $1 in 1992 would be nearly $2 today just on inflation alone. So that's > really a $6k gain after taking

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russians among us

2021-08-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
It's practically new. I bet it will drive another 10,000 miles, maybe 15 before blowing the engine. On Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 9:29 PM Dwight Giles via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > in your part of the world? 25K-really? > > On Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 8:03 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < >

[MBZ] 1982 Euro 280SL - 95k miles - $17,900

2021-08-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Looks nice with the short bumpers, and pretty good overall condition but too rich for my blood. https://cincinnati.craigslist.org/cto/d/maineville-1982-mercedes-280sl-conv/7371383702.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

[MBZ] 2006 CLS500 - 180k miles - $7,500

2021-08-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
Nice color. Needs more pics https://indianapolis.craigslist.org/cto/d/indianapolis-2006-mercedes-benz-cls-500/7371525346.html Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options

Re: [MBZ] '56 Lincoln Continental Mark II coupe

2021-08-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
What is a typical appreciation for a vintage car? $1 in 1992 would be nearly $2 today just on inflation alone. So that's really a $6k gain after taking that into account. Allan On Thu, Aug 26, 2021, at 8:22 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: > What I found amazing was that it commanded

Re: [MBZ] '56 Lincoln Continental Mark II coupe

2021-08-26 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
great parade vehicle. On Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 8:21 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Wow sold for only $30k > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > > > On Aug 26, 2021, at 12:29 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > Not to mention the

Re: [MBZ] OT: Russians among us

2021-08-26 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
in your part of the world? 25K-really? On Thu, Aug 26, 2021, 8:03 PM Curt Raymond via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > https://www.facebook.com/marketplace/item/3571332009587343/ > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] '56 Lincoln Continental Mark II coupe

2021-08-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
What I found amazing was that it commanded $12k in 1992. In the grand scheme of things as far as vintage cars go, that’s not a lot of appreciation. -D > On Aug 26, 2021, at 8:20 PM, Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes > wrote: > > Wow sold for only $30k > > --FT > Sent from iPhone > >> On Aug

Re: [MBZ] '56 Lincoln Continental Mark II coupe

2021-08-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Wow sold for only $30k --FT Sent from iPhone > On Aug 26, 2021, at 12:29 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > Not to mention the steering wheel. Stunning! > >> On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 12:25 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Love the climate

[MBZ] OT: Russians among us

2021-08-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
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Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread Max Dillon via Mercedes
Looked like the crew capsule landing rockets did not fire.  17mph impact. Max Dillon Charleston SC Aug 26, 2021 9:43:26 AM Mitch Haley via Mercedes : > livestream > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUZZ0EDzII0 > > It's delayed, not sure when it's going off. > >

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread Scott Ritchey via Mercedes
In Heinlein's 1949 book "The Man Who Sold the Moon" the hero raised some of the money by getting Coke (or was it Pepsi, or both) to fund the mission to prevent turning the earth-facing side of moon into the competitor's logo. -Original Message- From: Of Curt Raymond on Thursday, August

Re: [MBZ] '56 Lincoln Continental Mark II coupe

2021-08-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Not to mention the steering wheel. Stunning! On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 12:25 PM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Love the climate controls. So stylish! > > -D > > > On Aug 26, 2021, at 12:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > >

Re: [MBZ] '56 Lincoln Continental Mark II coupe

2021-08-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Love the climate controls. So stylish! -D > On Aug 26, 2021, at 12:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes > wrote: > > I want to stare at it for 5 minutes every day. Love that the electric > windows and seats still work. > >

Re: [MBZ] '56 Lincoln Continental Mark II coupe

2021-08-26 Thread Allan Streib via Mercedes
For such a seemingly clean-looking site, BaT has gotten really slow and janky lately. Allan On Thu, Aug 26, 2021, at 12:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: > I want to stare at it for 5 minutes every day. Love that the electric > windows and seats still work. > >

[MBZ] '56 Lincoln Continental Mark II coupe

2021-08-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
I want to stare at it for 5 minutes every day. Love that the electric windows and seats still work. https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1956-continental-coupe-mark-ii-17/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Thanks - that was impressive. On Thu, Aug 26, 2021 at 10:56 AM dan penoff.com via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Believe it or not, there were a lot of budding special effects experts > that worked on it who later became quite well known in the industry. > > It was pretty funny in a

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Believe it or not, there were a lot of budding special effects experts that worked on it who later became quite well known in the industry. It was pretty funny in a naughty campy way. -D > On Aug 26, 2021, at 10:52 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > I think I might actually have

[MBZ] OT: another absurd new-vintage buy

2021-08-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
https://www.the8bitguy.com/product/petscii-robots-for-atari/?attribute_game-type=Standard+Box First brand new game I've bought for my Atari in probably 30 years. It's crazy that people are still making games for these old machines. 30 years and no OS updates... -Curt

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
On 2021-08-26 10:34, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: And only 2:00 hours late, too. More time to sell Amazonian swag. It's done now so you can jump to the good parts. Booster down at T+7:30, Dow Corning Scrubbing Bubble touches down around 10:15. ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
I think I might actually have that movie on a VHS tape someone gave me, somewhere, I should try to dig it out.  It was a classic though. --Emperor Wang On 8/26/21 10:00 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: And a correct - sub-orbital. When I saw the rocket all I could think of was the

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
"This is the Tower Of Murder, and it's where I hang out." -D > On Aug 26, 2021, at 10:17 AM, Jim Cathey wrote: > >> When I saw the rocket all I could think of was the movie “Flesh Gordon”. > > Yes, your a**holiness. :-) > > -- Jim > ___

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
And only 2:00 hours late, too. More time to sell Amazonian swag. -D > On Aug 26, 2021, at 10:32 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Less than a minute to go and their hawking more swag and their application, > too. > > -D > >> On Aug 26, 2021, at 10:29 AM, Floyd Thursby via

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Less than a minute to go and their hawking more swag and their application, too. -D > On Aug 26, 2021, at 10:29 AM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > 2:39 > > Looks like a giant d!1d0 > > --FT > > On 8/26/21 10:17 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: >>> When I saw the rocket all I

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread Floyd Thursby via Mercedes
2:39 Looks like a giant d!1d0 --FT On 8/26/21 10:17 AM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes wrote: When I saw the rocket all I could think of was the movie “Flesh Gordon”. Yes, your a**holiness. :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread Jim Cathey via Mercedes
> When I saw the rocket all I could think of was the movie “Flesh Gordon”. Yes, your a**holiness. :-) -- Jim ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
And a correct - sub-orbital. When I saw the rocket all I could think of was the movie “Flesh Gordon”. -D On Aug 26, 2021, at 9:59 AM, Curt Raymond mailto:curtlud...@yahoo.com>> wrote: "Next thing you know they’ll be selling advertising space on the booster." I'm surprised they haven't yet...

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
"Next thing you know they’ll be selling advertising space on the booster." I'm surprised they haven't yet... -Curt On Thursday, August 26, 2021, 09:53:47 AM EDT, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: In between the shills for “New Shepard” swag, apparently. Never watched a rocket launch

Re: [MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
In between the shills for “New Shepard” swag, apparently. Never watched a rocket launch where they were selling T-shirts and hoodies with the logo during the countdown. This goes a long way to make me feel comfortable that this is a viable means to put someone/something into orbit. Next thing

[MBZ] OT: NS-17 launch this AM

2021-08-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
livestream https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZUZZ0EDzII0 It's delayed, not sure when it's going off. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

[MBZ] M112 power steering reservoir seal

2021-08-26 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
When I go to the dealer to pick up some steering reservoir seals for my 210 and 163, what part number do I ask for? ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Living in an alternate reality where this is worth $3, 500

2021-08-26 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
Total crackhead. Rusty, springs broken, needs tires, and all the other stuff. $500 beater at best. --FT Sent from iPhone > On Aug 25, 2021, at 10:44 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives