Re: [MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
I own a bug eye sprite, so I know the lines very well.. it doesn't pass the bug eye test.. still doesn't "quite pass" the MGA test, from the poor quality pic.. hard to tell.. anyone else tender a guess? I think I'll call the guy tomorrow just to ask.. On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 9:04 PM OK Don via Mercedes wrote: > The hood bulges up too much - the sprite had an almost flat hood --- > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 9:09 PM Russ Williams via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Looks lke a Bug-Eye Sprite to me. > > > > Russ W. > > > I don't think it's an MGA, but I don't know what it is either ... > > > > > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 3:04 PM G Mann via Mercedes < > > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > > wrote: > > > > > >> That is "light sunburn" from having never been parked in a garage, > over > > the > > >> past 30 years.. It will "buff right out" > > >> Question: What is the car in the upper right of the photo, behind the > > >> Merc? I can't get the pic to expand enough to confirm... is it a MGA > > with > > >> no windshield??? > > >> > > > > > > -- > OK Don > > "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to > pause and reflect." Mark Twain > > "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who > learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence > for themselves." > > WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* > 2013 F150, 18 mpg > 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg > 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
The hood bulges up too much - the sprite had an almost flat hood --- On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 9:09 PM Russ Williams via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Looks lke a Bug-Eye Sprite to me. > > Russ W. > > I don't think it's an MGA, but I don't know what it is either ... > > > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 3:04 PM G Mann via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> > > wrote: > > > >> That is "light sunburn" from having never been parked in a garage, over > the > >> past 30 years.. It will "buff right out" > >> Question: What is the car in the upper right of the photo, behind the > >> Merc? I can't get the pic to expand enough to confirm... is it a MGA > with > >> no windshield??? > >> > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
Looks lke a Bug-Eye Sprite to me. Russ W. I don't think it's an MGA, but I don't know what it is either ... On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 3:04 PM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: That is "light sunburn" from having never been parked in a garage, over the past 30 years.. It will "buff right out" Question: What is the car in the upper right of the photo, behind the Merc? I can't get the pic to expand enough to confirm... is it a MGA with no windshield??? On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 12:57 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Then what do you call that stuff on the hood? https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-450-sel/6965737645.html -D ___ 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 ___ 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 ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
I don't think it's an MGA, but I don't know what it is either ... On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 3:04 PM G Mann via Mercedes wrote: > That is "light sunburn" from having never been parked in a garage, over the > past 30 years.. It will "buff right out" > Question: What is the car in the upper right of the photo, behind the > Merc? I can't get the pic to expand enough to confirm... is it a MGA with > no windshield??? > > On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 12:57 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > Then what do you call that stuff on the hood? > > > > > > > https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-450-sel/6965737645.html > > > > -D > > > > > > ___ > > 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 > > > > > ___ > 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 > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain "There are three kinds of men: The ones that learns by reading. The few who learn by observation. The rest of them have to pee on the electric fence for themselves." WILL ROGERS, *The Manly Wisdom of Will Rogers* 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
Heh. Checked prices on parts for a 6.9 these days? At least the ones that are still available? -D > On Aug 27, 2019, at 4:20 PM, Floyd Thursby via Mercedes > wrote: > > at the moment > > not a _big_ problem. > > You can get it running at another moment and it will then be no problem at > all, or at least no BIG problem. > > --FT > > On 8/27/19 4:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: >> Desert varnish >> Patina >> Tarnish >> >> Doesn't run - not a problem unless you intend to go somewhere. >> >> >> On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 3:57 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < >> mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >>> Then what do you call that stuff on the hood? >>> >>> >>> https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-450-sel/6965737645.html >>> >>> -D >>> >>> >>> ___ >>> 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 >>> >>> >> ___ >> 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 >> >> > -- > --FT > > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
at the moment not a _big_ problem. You can get it running at another moment and it will then be no problem at all, or at least no BIG problem. --FT On 8/27/19 4:04 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote: Desert varnish Patina Tarnish Doesn't run - not a problem unless you intend to go somewhere. On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 3:57 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: Then what do you call that stuff on the hood? https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-450-sel/6965737645.html -D ___ 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 ___ 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 -- --FT ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
That one shows all the marks of an engine fire. Sun roof must have been open when fire department came to put it out, thus "water damage from sun roof leak" ;)) On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 1:04 PM Mitch Haley via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Fire damage maybe on this one. > > https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-sel-69/6963579851.html > Buy two, make one, sell leftover parts to pay for it all. > > > On August 27, 2019 at 3:56 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > > > > > > Then what do you call that stuff on the hood? > > > > > https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-450-sel/6965737645.html > > > > -D > > > > > > ___ > > 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 > > > > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
Desert varnish Patina Tarnish Doesn't run - not a problem unless you intend to go somewhere. On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 3:57 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Then what do you call that stuff on the hood? > > > https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-450-sel/6965737645.html > > -D > > > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
Fire damage maybe on this one. https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-sel-69/6963579851.html Buy two, make one, sell leftover parts to pay for it all. > On August 27, 2019 at 3:56 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > > Then what do you call that stuff on the hood? > > https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-450-sel/6965737645.html > > -D > > > ___ > 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 > ___ 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
Re: [MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
That is "light sunburn" from having never been parked in a garage, over the past 30 years.. It will "buff right out" Question: What is the car in the upper right of the photo, behind the Merc? I can't get the pic to expand enough to confirm... is it a MGA with no windshield??? On Tue, Aug 27, 2019 at 12:57 PM Dan Penoff via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > Then what do you call that stuff on the hood? > > > https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-450-sel/6965737645.html > > -D > > > ___ > 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 > > ___ 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
[MBZ] NO Rust Arizona Car
Then what do you call that stuff on the hood? https://lakeland.craigslist.org/cto/d/lakeland-mercedes-benz-450-sel/6965737645.html -D ___ 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
