Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Bid price doubled toward the end of the auction to $5750 due to furious
competition.  I don't feel so bad now.

On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 10:05 PM Clay via Mercedes 
wrote:

> There may be trouble in minds of bidders over the DJetronic system.  Very
> fiddly if touched by an idiot and there is diminished stock of people able
> to set the early electronic injection right.  That and the rarity of new
> injectors with attendant high cost.  I scored the last six that the CC had
> when I was having the SL rejuvenated.  Two injectors had massive leakage,
> and I thought it best to resolve it in one step instead of going back in
> multiple times later.  IIRC, I was charged around $280 per unit.  I had
> replaced two injectors a few years before when I had my indy defornicate
> the work done by a “Euro” shoppe the local section had a tech event at.  I
> made the mistake of having them do a tune/misfire job at the 25% “savings”
> offered.  Cost me $4k for their ham handed work and the proper resolution.
>
> clay
>
> > On Feb 12, 2020, at 6:23 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > I don't normally like the chrome wheel arches but with that red
> everything really pops.
> > I have a soft spot for 116 cars.
> > -Curt
> >
> >On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 10:20:39 AM EST, Andrew Strasfogel
> via Mercedes  wrote:
> >
> > Inaugural year of this famous W116 flagship car.  I remember the magazine
> > ads when it first appeared.  IIRC this was the first time Mercedes
> launched
> > a national media campaign.
> >
> > I drool over the color combination.  It will sell for NR and if it were
> on
> > the east coast I would do something stupid, like buy it impulsively.
> >
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Clay via Mercedes]

There may be trouble in minds of bidders over the DJetronic system.  Very 
fiddly if touched by an idiot and there is diminished stock of people able to 
set the early electronic injection right.  That and the rarity of new injectors 
with attendant high cost.  I scored the last six that the CC had when I was 
having the SL rejuvenated.  Two injectors had massive leakage, and I thought it 
best to resolve it in one step instead of going back in multiple times later.  
IIRC, I was charged around $280 per unit.  I had replaced two injectors a few 
years before when I had my indy defornicate the work done by a “Euro” shoppe 
the local section had a tech event at.  I made the mistake of having them do a 
tune/misfire job at the 25% “savings” offered.  Cost me $4k for their ham 
handed work and the proper resolution.

clay

> On Feb 12, 2020, at 6:23 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> I don't normally like the chrome wheel arches but with that red everything 
> really pops.
> I have a soft spot for 116 cars.
> -Curt
> 
>On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 10:20:39 AM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via 
> Mercedes  wrote:  
> 
> Inaugural year of this famous W116 flagship car.  I remember the magazine
> ads when it first appeared.  IIRC this was the first time Mercedes launched
> a national media campaign.
> 
> I drool over the color combination.  It will sell for NR and if it were on
> the east coast I would do something stupid, like buy it impulsively.
> 
> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-mercedes-benz-450se-9/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2020-02-12
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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 For the conservation hunt (specifically to remove snow geese) you don't need 
one, just need a hunting license in some state. You also don't need a federal 
waterfowl stamp although I've got one anyway.
During the conservation hunt there are no limits on geese shot, no limit on 
shells in the gun which is normally limited to 3. Hunting starts 30 minutes 
before sunrise and continues until 30 minutes after sunset when its normally 
sunrise to sunset.
Obviously this hunt is not for conservation of snow geese, its conservation of 
everything else by eliminating snow geese...
-Curt

On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 3:44:24 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:23:09 + (UTC) Curt Raymond
 wrote:

>  I'm thinking about a trip to Arkansas next year for the snow goose
> conservation hunt. Looks like just under 1500 miles each way, about 48
> hours of driving total round trip. Probably do it in 2 days each way
> with a friend. I should look into flying too, not sure how much the
> airline would charge me to ship a cooler full of goose meat. -Curt

How much does Arkansas charge for an out-of-state hunting permit?


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 19:23:09 + (UTC) Curt Raymond
 wrote:

>  I'm thinking about a trip to Arkansas next year for the snow goose
> conservation hunt. Looks like just under 1500 miles each way, about 48
> hours of driving total round trip. Probably do it in 2 days each way
> with a friend. I should look into flying too, not sure how much the
> airline would charge me to ship a cooler full of goose meat. -Curt

How much does Arkansas charge for an out-of-state hunting permit?


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 I'm thinking about a trip to Arkansas next year for the snow goose 
conservation hunt. Looks like just under 1500 miles each way, about 48 hours of 
driving total round trip. Probably do it in 2 days each way with a friend.
I should look into flying too, not sure how much the airline would charge me to 
ship a cooler full of goose meat.
-Curt

On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 2:03:04 PM EST, Craig via Mercedes 
 wrote:  
 
 On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:49:25 -0600 Randy Bennell via Mercedes
 wrote:

> What is the big risk, and how much holiday time to you get? A drive 
> across country in a car like that sounds to me like a great holiday. I 
> drove from Winnipeg, to Minneapolis, to Chicago, to Mansfield, Ohio and 
> back in July last summer and enjoyed it all. I hadn't done a long road 
> trip in many years so it was great fun.

We drove 7125.5 miles in 2018 going from New Mexico to the east coast,
down and up the east coast, through the midwest, and back to New Mexico.

Newport Beach, CA, to Washington, D.C., is only 2648 miles or 2675 miles
depending upon whether he goes the northern route or the southern route.

If he pushes it, he could do it in three days. Relaxed driving could take
a week.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Craig via Mercedes]

On Wed, 12 Feb 2020 11:49:25 -0600 Randy Bennell via Mercedes
 wrote:

> What is the big risk, and how much holiday time to you get? A drive 
> across country in a car like that sounds to me like a great holiday. I 
> drove from Winnipeg, to Minneapolis, to Chicago, to Mansfield, Ohio and 
> back in July last summer and enjoyed it all. I hadn't done a long road 
> trip in many years so it was great fun.

We drove 7125.5 miles in 2018 going from New Mexico to the east coast,
down and up the east coast, through the midwest, and back to New Mexico.

Newport Beach, CA, to Washington, D.C., is only 2648 miles or 2675 miles
depending upon whether he goes the northern route or the southern route.

If he pushes it, he could do it in three days. Relaxed driving could take
a week.


Craig

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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Yes, but that was not in a 47 year old dodgy Mercedes

On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:50 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> What is the big risk, and how much holiday time to you get? A drive
> across country in a car like that sounds to me like a great holiday. I
> drove from Winnipeg, to Minneapolis, to Chicago, to Mansfield, Ohio and
> back in July last summer and enjoyed it all. I hadn't done a long road
> trip in many years so it was great fun.
>
> RB
>
> On 12/02/2020 11:43 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
> > I'm not that much of a risk taker plus I have a day job.
> >
>
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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

What is the big risk, and how much holiday time to you get? A drive 
across country in a car like that sounds to me like a great holiday. I 
drove from Winnipeg, to Minneapolis, to Chicago, to Mansfield, Ohio and 
back in July last summer and enjoyed it all. I hadn't done a long road 
trip in many years so it was great fun.


RB

On 12/02/2020 11:43 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

I'm not that much of a risk taker plus I have a day job.




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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

I'm not that much of a risk taker plus I have a day job.

On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 12:43 PM Randy Bennell via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> You are not serious. If you truly wanted it, you would buy it, fly out
> to get it, and enjoy the drive back home.
>
> 'RB
>
> On 12/02/2020 9:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
> > Inaugural year of this famous W116 flagship car.  I remember the magazine
> > ads when it first appeared.  IIRC this was the first time Mercedes
> launched
> > a national media campaign.
> >
> > I drool over the color combination.  It will sell for NR and if it were
> on
> > the east coast I would do something stupid, like buy it impulsively.
> >
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Randy Bennell via Mercedes]

You are not serious. If you truly wanted it, you would buy it, fly out 
to get it, and enjoy the drive back home.


'RB

On 12/02/2020 9:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:

Inaugural year of this famous W116 flagship car.  I remember the magazine
ads when it first appeared.  IIRC this was the first time Mercedes launched
a national media campaign.

I drool over the color combination.  It will sell for NR and if it were on
the east coast I would do something stupid, like buy it impulsively.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-mercedes-benz-450se-9/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2020-02-12
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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes]

Yeah that’ll go for cheap maybe  Would be nice to have

--Fat
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> On Feb 12, 2020, at 10:20 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Inaugural year of this famous W116 flagship car.  I remember the magazine
> ads when it first appeared.  IIRC this was the first time Mercedes launched
> a national media campaign.
> 
> I drool over the color combination.  It will sell for NR and if it were on
> the east coast I would do something stupid, like buy it impulsively.
> 
> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-mercedes-benz-450se-9/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2020-02-12
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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

I think 380s don’t get much love anyway, much like the W114s. I’ve always 
thought they were an easy way into the R107 chassis as long as you avoided the 
single row chain models.

-D



> On Feb 12, 2020, at 10:30 AM, Andrew Strasfogel  wrote:
> 
> Yeah, that's a nicely preserved car.  Maybe gray market is a turn off for 
> those seeking collectability?
> 
> On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 10:27 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes 
> mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
> Talk about no love:
> 
> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-mercedes-benz-380sl-63/ 
> 
> 
> -D
> 
> 
> > On Feb 12, 2020, at 10:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
> > mailto:mercedes@okiebenz.com>> wrote:
> > 
> > Inaugural year of this famous W116 flagship car.  I remember the magazine
> > ads when it first appeared.  IIRC this was the first time Mercedes launched
> > a national media campaign.
> > 
> > I drool over the color combination.  It will sell for NR and if it were on
> > the east coast I would do something stupid, like buy it impulsively.
> > 
> > https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-mercedes-benz-450se-9/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2020-02-12
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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes]

Yeah, that's a nicely preserved car.  Maybe gray market is a turn off for
those seeking collectability?

On Wed, Feb 12, 2020 at 10:27 AM Dan Penoff via Mercedes <
mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:

> Talk about no love:
>
> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-mercedes-benz-380sl-63/
>
> -D
>
>
> > On Feb 12, 2020, at 10:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes <
> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote:
> >
> > Inaugural year of this famous W116 flagship car.  I remember the magazine
> > ads when it first appeared.  IIRC this was the first time Mercedes
> launched
> > a national media campaign.
> >
> > I drool over the color combination.  It will sell for NR and if it were
> on
> > the east coast I would do something stupid, like buy it impulsively.
> >
> >
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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Dan Penoff via Mercedes]

Talk about no love:

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1985-mercedes-benz-380sl-63/

-D


> On Feb 12, 2020, at 10:19 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes 
>  wrote:
> 
> Inaugural year of this famous W116 flagship car.  I remember the magazine
> ads when it first appeared.  IIRC this was the first time Mercedes launched
> a national media campaign.
> 
> I drool over the color combination.  It will sell for NR and if it were on
> the east coast I would do something stupid, like buy it impulsively.
> 
> https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-mercedes-benz-450se-9/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2020-02-12
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Re: [MBZ] Why no love for a RED 1973 450SE?

[Curt Raymond via Mercedes]

 I don't normally like the chrome wheel arches but with that red everything 
really pops.
I have a soft spot for 116 cars.
-Curt

On Wednesday, February 12, 2020, 10:20:39 AM EST, Andrew Strasfogel via 
Mercedes  wrote:  
 
 Inaugural year of this famous W116 flagship car.  I remember the magazine
ads when it first appeared.  IIRC this was the first time Mercedes launched
a national media campaign.

I drool over the color combination.  It will sell for NR and if it were on
the east coast I would do something stupid, like buy it impulsively.

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1973-mercedes-benz-450se-9/?utm_source=dailymail_medium=email_campaign=2020-02-12
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