Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-10-12 Thread Curley McLain via Mercedes
Whazzit? "ABC pump" Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes October 12, 2017 at 5:54 PM I once hit a couch that was sitting on the highway late at night while driving a CL600. I thought I made it without much damage, til the warning lights started coming on a few minutes

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-10-12 Thread Dwight Giles via Mercedes
Ouch Dwight Giles Jr. Wickford RI On Oct 12, 2017 6:54 PM, "Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes" < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > I once hit a couch that was sitting on the highway late at night while > driving a CL600. I thought I made it without much damage, til the warning > lights started

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-10-12 Thread Jaime Kopchinski via Mercedes
I once hit a couch that was sitting on the highway late at night while driving a CL600. I thought I made it without much damage, til the warning lights started coming on a few minutes later. Cracked the radiator, took out the ABC pump and a few other bits. Wasn't cheap! Jaime On Thu, Oct 12,

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-10-12 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
They've set a sale date. Happy Halloween. Remember when I said it would sell for more than $50k? $32k with more than two weeks left. https://www.iaai.com/vehicle?itemid=25910048 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-15 Thread Rich Thomas via Mercedes
I have a friend, who is probably 80+ now, who had a coupla Corvettes back in his young stud days, and kept blowing up the engines.  Seems the valve trains were not up to the goals of the design, so they would let go during spirited driving.  Unloaded the last one in '67 and bought a '66 230SL

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread Mountain Man via Mercedes
Mitch wrote: > How about a first year C3, with 327 and dark green paint? Nope, not for me. '58 4-eyes frame with engine, all manual. tin.man ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Not much wrong with this one topside, dented hood, bent fender, cracked bumper plastic. Maybe Kleb should fix it up so Regina's kid doesn't have to drive a Jeep. https://www.copart.com/lot/39770617 ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
How about a first year C3, with 327 and dark green paint? https://bringatrailer.com/listing/1968-chevrolet-corvette-327-3/ ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to:

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread Mitch Haley via Mercedes
Here's one for Iowa Curley. I bet it goes over $50k. I watched a flood damaged 2015 S550 with 5000 miles on it go for $60k this morning. https://www.iaai.com/Vehicle?itemID=25910048 https://www.vehiclehistory.com/paging-vin-report-data/new-report.php?vin=1G1YY2D75H5112105

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread as.thompson--- via Mercedes
Don’t forget to stop-drill the ends of the crack before the JB fix. Addison On Sep 14, 2017, at 12:24, Andrew wrote: Nothing that a glop of JB Weld can't fix. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
That's a real shaggy dog story. On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 2:51 PM, Randy Bennell via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > 2 stories along a similar line - > > Back some time in the early 70's I knew a fellow who had a brand new > Lincoln Town Car. Big boat but quite beautiful. All white

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
2 stories along a similar line - Back some time in the early 70's I knew a fellow who had a brand new Lincoln Town Car. Big boat but quite beautiful. All white inside and out. Half vinyl roof and leather upholstery. He was travelling south through Wisconsin in late February and a rock rolled

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread G Mann via Mercedes
I owned my last Corvette in 1960. It was a "chic magnet" that had no back seat [if you can project that concept to conclusion.] This lack of engineering impressed me in a number of other ways in the handling and performance departments. Sold it, never looked back I see from this article,

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread Kaleb C. Striplin via Mercedes
I bet a good welder could fix that and you would never even be able to tell Sent from my iPhone > On Sep 14, 2017, at 12:14 PM, Meade Dillon via Mercedes > wrote: > > Just read this on Jalopnik, I love the comments about repairing with JB > Weld and duct tape > >

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
Lame cars at best... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 10:02 AM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: Sounds like quality engineering to me . . .

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
Nothing that a glop of JB Weld can't fix. On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 1:02 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Sounds like quality engineering to me . . . > > http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/heres-how-a- >

Re: [MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread Meade Dillon via Mercedes
Just read this on Jalopnik, I love the comments about repairing with JB Weld and duct tape - Max Charleston SC On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 1:02 PM, OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > Sounds like quality engineering to me . . . > >

[MBZ] Corvette Was Totaled Because Of One Inch Crack

2017-09-14 Thread OK Don via Mercedes
Sounds like quality engineering to me . . . http://www.msn.com/en-us/autos/enthusiasts/heres-how-a-corvette-was-totaled-because-of-one-inch-of-damage/ar-AArTrGs?li=BBnbfcL -- OK Don *“Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these