Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-04 Thread Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes
The problem is that the nostalgia factor is almost nonexistent since hardly anyone is still alive who remembers these as a child. On Mon, Dec 4, 2023 at 12:49 PM Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > That looks to be in good condition and the price is not outrageous.

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-04 Thread Buggered Benzmail via Mercedes
That looks to be in good condition and the price is not outrageous. Not a fan of the color but it is what it is, original? When I was in high school my dad found a 36? LaSalle that was in fairly good condition, looked quite similar to this car. I recall it was silver or gray. He had always

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-04 Thread Randy Bennell via Mercedes
On 02/12/2023 12:09 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I would love to have a car from this time period. They were so, well, massive, very limo-like. And just think of how many moles or naugas had to die to make that interior!

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread Curt Raymond via Mercedes
That seems like a pretty good deal to me. I don't love the color but it otherwise seems nice. Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sat, Dec 2, 2023 at 1:10 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes wrote: I would love to have a car from this time period. They were so, well, massive, very

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
It had scads of room back there. AZBob Sent from my iPhone > On Dec 2, 2023, at 11:26 AM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes > wrote: > > Yes, Craig, the dash even could be said to resemble that of a (modern) Mini! > > A Business Coupe? > > Good buddy of mine in high school had one of those,

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
Yes, Craig, the dash even could be said to resemble that of a (modern) Mini! A Business Coupe? Good buddy of mine in high school had one of those, he set up a mattress in the back of it for trips to the drive-in. I was stunned at the amount of space in that thing when I first saw it. -D > On

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread Bob Rentfro via Mercedes
Nothing in the world smells like the interior of a car from that era. My friend Danny Greuter’s father had matching 1941 Buick Roadmasters; one convertible, one sedan. In the mid 60’s we’d sit in one or the other and read his dad’s Hot Rod magazines. The smell of those seats became indelibly

Re: [MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread Craig via Mercedes
On Sat, 2 Dec 2023 18:09:57 + "dan penoff.com via Mercedes" wrote: > I would love to have a car from this time period. They were so, well, > massive, very limo-like. And just think of how many moles or naugas had > to die to make that interior! > >

[MBZ] OT - Old, But I Love This!

2023-12-02 Thread dan penoff.com via Mercedes
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