Re: [MBZ] First and subsequent cars
The '34 Chevies; the '33 was probably about the same; were some of the best cars Chevy ever built. I had a '35 Chevy which was probably the worst car Chevy ever built. Someone in the family clan had one of those gasoline heaters which were fantastic, but I don't remember them in the late '30s. I remember comments about how dangerous they were, but don't remember anyone getting burned. High school friend Charley had a '34 Chevy during WW-2. The muffler blew out so he ran it straight pipe since new parts were unavailable, and there were no mufflers in the local junkyard that would fit. He would load up 5 or 6 of us high school boys and go roaring through our small town in 2nd gear right past the police station. The town marshall never bothered him since Charley wasn't speeding and he knew about the parts shortage. Several of us learned to fly Civil Air Patrol (CAP) planes and Charley was one of them, but he yearned to fly a low wing guy wired army trainer at the airport that belonged to a local hatchery owner. Charley borrowed it one evening after the FBO closed and had a great time doing acrobatics. He ended his adventure by buzzing his girlfriends farmhouse, but something went wrong and he crashed in her daddys corn field. The damage to the plane wasn't too severe and Charley wasn't hurt. In restitution, Charley had to spend several hours every day after school at the hatchery cleaning cages and shoveling sh*t as he described it. Since Charley was basically a good kid that nearly everyone liked, the hatchery owner finally took mercy on him, taught him the fine points of flying the traimer, and let him fly it at times since he was a natural pilot. Charley dropped out of high school and joined the army, thinking he would be sent to flying school, but the war was over in Europe soon after and Charley unhappily went into the infantry. Marshall Field wrote: My first car was a '33 Chev coupe which I paid 35 bux for. I used it to deliver newspapers and go fishing in the summer. After my first sub-zero Minnesota winter of driving it, my Grandfather sold me his '36 Ford two door which had a marvelous gas fired heater which gave you roaring heat within a minute of start up. It was a grand combination which I used for the rest of my paper boy career. When I came back from VN, I bought two cars at the same time. The first was a '66 Shelby GT350 which I stupidly sold with much regret 5 years later.I was living in South NJ at the time and would slink down to the deserted road to Atlantic City late at night to open it up full bore and keep the plugs from fouling. The second car I bought was a '67 Ford Bronco with 289 and limited slip front and rear. I drove that car for the next 44 years and 623,000 miles all over Canada, Mexico and the Southwest US. I was doing a lot of off road driving in those days and never once did the Bronco strand me or fail to get me home. I only did one engine rebuild, and that was close to 500,000 miles. My first MB was a 114 series 280 sedan. IT was a delight to drive but in those days, the MB engineers had to use hot water in an attempt to control emissions. Pipes and hoses ran everywhere under the hood and the car was a monster to keep running because of it. Of late, I have been strictly diesel. I have two 123 diesel sedans, a '77 and a California version '85, and a '81 300TD wagon I live in a brutal desert climate. If you break down, you can die in a half day from the heat and dehydration.So I keep the cars in tip top shade and do not skimp on tires, oil, under hood rubber or scheduled maintenance. My orientation is Aviation, so I maintain the cars as if they were aircraft and follow the MB recommendations strictly by the book. Marshall Field Phoenix, AZ -- ...Bring back Family Sunday dinner together ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. - No virus found in this message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 2015.0.5646 / Virus Database: 4273/9041 - Release Date: 02/01/15 -- arche...@embarqmail.com arche...@embarqmail.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages
Re: [MBZ] First and subsequent cars
What year was your 280? My first mercedes was a 1973 280 with none of the complications you mentioned. Drove like a dream. On Sun, Feb 1, 2015 at 10:34 PM, Marshall Field via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My first car was a '33 Chev coupe which I paid 35 bux for. I used it to deliver newspapers and go fishing in the summer. After my first sub-zero Minnesota winter of driving it, my Grandfather sold me his '36 Ford two door which had a marvelous gas fired heater which gave you roaring heat within a minute of start up. It was a grand combination which I used for the rest of my paper boy career. When I came back from VN, I bought two cars at the same time. The first was a '66 Shelby GT350 which I stupidly sold with much regret 5 years later.I was living in South NJ at the time and would slink down to the deserted road to Atlantic City late at night to open it up full bore and keep the plugs from fouling. The second car I bought was a '67 Ford Bronco with 289 and limited slip front and rear. I drove that car for the next 44 years and 623,000 miles all over Canada, Mexico and the Southwest US. I was doing a lot of off road driving in those days and never once did the Bronco strand me or fail to get me home. I only did one engine rebuild, and that was close to 500,000 miles. My first MB was a 114 series 280 sedan. IT was a delight to drive but in those days, the MB engineers had to use hot water in an attempt to control emissions. Pipes and hoses ran everywhere under the hood and the car was a monster to keep running because of it. Of late, I have been strictly diesel. I have two 123 diesel sedans, a '77 and a California version '85, and a '81 300TD wagon I live in a brutal desert climate. If you break down, you can die in a half day from the heat and dehydration.So I keep the cars in tip top shade and do not skimp on tires, oil, under hood rubber or scheduled maintenance. My orientation is Aviation, so I maintain the cars as if they were aircraft and follow the MB recommendations strictly by the book. Marshall Field Phoenix, AZ -- ...Bring back Family Sunday dinner together ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor. ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
[MBZ] First and subsequent cars
My first car was a '33 Chev coupe which I paid 35 bux for. I used it to deliver newspapers and go fishing in the summer. After my first sub-zero Minnesota winter of driving it, my Grandfather sold me his '36 Ford two door which had a marvelous gas fired heater which gave you roaring heat within a minute of start up. It was a grand combination which I used for the rest of my paper boy career. When I came back from VN, I bought two cars at the same time. The first was a '66 Shelby GT350 which I stupidly sold with much regret 5 years later.I was living in South NJ at the time and would slink down to the deserted road to Atlantic City late at night to open it up full bore and keep the plugs from fouling. The second car I bought was a '67 Ford Bronco with 289 and limited slip front and rear. I drove that car for the next 44 years and 623,000 miles all over Canada, Mexico and the Southwest US. I was doing a lot of off road driving in those days and never once did the Bronco strand me or fail to get me home. I only did one engine rebuild, and that was close to 500,000 miles. My first MB was a 114 series 280 sedan. IT was a delight to drive but in those days, the MB engineers had to use hot water in an attempt to control emissions. Pipes and hoses ran everywhere under the hood and the car was a monster to keep running because of it. Of late, I have been strictly diesel. I have two 123 diesel sedans, a '77 and a California version '85, and a '81 300TD wagon I live in a brutal desert climate. If you break down, you can die in a half day from the heat and dehydration.So I keep the cars in tip top shade and do not skimp on tires, oil, under hood rubber or scheduled maintenance. My orientation is Aviation, so I maintain the cars as if they were aircraft and follow the MB recommendations strictly by the book. Marshall Field Phoenix, AZ -- ...Bring back Family Sunday dinner together ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com All posts are the result of individual contributors and as such, those individuals are responsible for the content of the post. The list owner has no control over the content of the messages of each contributor.
