On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:47 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
got it off the trailer by chaining the car to a tree
and yanking the trailer out from under it. Whee!
Sounds like fun! Video?
Best,
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And an ATTABOY.
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On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 9:47 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
got
I picked up the putative body transplant car yesterday.
The bottom (floors, etc.) is pretty rusty. Also, no key,
and the wheels were turned, so moving it around was a
bit awkward. We put it on with a front loader, but I
got it off the trailer by chaining the car to a tree
and yanking the
Nother ATTABOY!
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After taking apart the trunk latch in the 250 C, and deducing what
must have happened to explain
Oh that was a classic.
On Mar 9, 2014 10:49 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
So today I sat in as 3rd trumpet on a concert my wife
was playing. Unpaid, volunteer gig. I have a tux,
and don't charge, so even though I kinda suck I still
get asked to dance once in awhile...
Yes!
One would normally expect a fellow wearing a tuxedp to drive a better
looking Mercedes wouldn't one?
Randy
On 11/03/2014 1:18 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
Oh that was a classic.
On Mar 9, 2014 10:49 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
So today I sat in as 3rd trumpet on a
Did you hear about the guy who drove his Mercedes to his appointment to
get a vasectomy?
--R
On 3/11/14 3:13 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
Yes!
One would normally expect a fellow wearing a tuxedp to drive a better
looking Mercedes wouldn't one?
Randy
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No. What happened?
On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
Did you hear about the guy who drove his Mercedes to his appointment to
get a vasectomy?
--R
On 3/11/14 3:13 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
Yes!
One would normally expect a fellow
No, but maybe you'll tell us.
Wilton
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Did you hear about the guy who drove his
: Tuesday, March 11, 2014 3:21 PM
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Did you hear about the guy who drove his Mercedes to his appointment to
get a vasectomy?
--R
On 3/11/14 3:13 PM, Randy Bennell wrote:
Yes!
One would normally expect a fellow wearing a tuxedp to drive a better
looking
The guy comes walking into the doc's office, and the woman asks him,
Why the tux?
He says, If I'm gonna be impotent, I want to look impotent.
--R
On 3/11/14 4:28 PM, Andrew Strasfogel wrote:
No. What happened?
On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 3:21 PM, Rich Thomas
One would normally expect a fellow wearing a tuxedp to drive a better
looking Mercedes wouldn't one?
The car makes me look _really_ good. In comparison...
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i enjoy jokes like that :)
like one man's mead is another man's persian (which is this in reserve)
On Tue, Mar 11, 2014 at 5:29 PM, Rich Thomas
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The guy comes walking into the doc's office, and the woman asks him, Why
the tux?
He says, If I'm
Wow! Never realized there was that much to a trumpet / cornet. Always
though it was just 3 or 4 little buttons to make flats and sharps and
the musician puckered up for the rest. Good luck on the trunk.
Gerry
On 3/9/2014 10:48 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
So today I sat in as 3rd trumpet on a
Any way to shove a fish-tape through it and poke out the marble from the back?
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On Mar 9, 2014, at 22:48, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
So today I sat in as 3rd trumpet on a concert my wife
was playing.
Perhaps, but that'll be somebody else's problem.
I have many horns, but I'd only brought the one.
I suspect a string of plastic beads would work
better, there's a rather sharp bend to negotiate.
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On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 10:48 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Only the heap's trunk won't unlock. I had been rear-ended in
the snow a month earlier, and while the car was knocked back
together, and the trunk opened and closed just fine, I had
never locked it since the accident.
I've been having cold weather problems with a w210 doing similar. I suspect
that water is in one of the vacuum lines and freezes when it gets really cold...
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On Mar 10, 2014, at 14:20, Tim Crone bb...@crone.us wrote:
After taking apart the trunk latch in the 250 C, and deducing what
must have happened to explain the exact symptoms, I removed the
license plate and drilled a 1/2 hole in the outer rear wall of the
trunk directly underneath the latch lever. In the rain, which was the
worst part of all this.
I
So today I sat in as 3rd trumpet on a concert my wife
was playing. Unpaid, volunteer gig. I have a tux,
and don't charge, so even though I kinda suck I still
get asked to dance once in awhile...
_Anyway_, there I am, in my tux in the parking lot going to
swap one trumpet for another, as I had
so, it all went smooth? _ Sorry about all the rotten things happening
;-) That horn with the marble sounds like a lost cause - perhaps it was
the butt of a few high school jokes?
Better luck during the solo - I played [poorly] a Conn cornet many years
ago. I remember the girl in the 1st
Are you not able to transplant the wing windows to the newer car? Do
you need a collar to swap the older wheel in place of the puffy? Not
much you can do with bumpers.
Not sure exactly what would be involved with transplants. I have
two good wingy doors, with mirrors on both of 'em, and
Do you have any auto tech at the local high school or community
college? Maybe you could find some guys there to do it as a project
or something?
That'd be worth a look.
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If possible, it would be nice to fix the 200. The more modern W115s just don't
have the appeal of yours.
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On Feb 19, 2014, at 10:37 AM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
Do you have any auto tech at the local high school or community college?
Maybe you could find
On 19/02/2014 9:59 AM, dsereta...@yahoo.com wrote:
If possible, it would be nice to fix the 200. The more modern W115s just don't
have the appeal of yours.
I don't know about that statement.
I sort of think that if it was much more basic than it is, my 76 115
would have a crank out front to
I sort of think that if it was much more basic than it is, my 76 115
would have a crank out front to start the engine.
Yours doesn't? :-)
wiring setup under the hood with fuses in a number of different spots
Only one fuse block in mine, except for the one I added for
the auxiliary lights.
On 19/02/2014 10:55 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
I sort of think that if it was much more basic than it is, my 76 115
would have a crank out front to start the engine.
Yours doesn't? :-)
wiring setup under the hood with fuses in a number of different spots
Only one fuse block in mine, except for
Are you not able to transplant the wing windows to the newer car?
Do you need a collar to swap the older wheel in place of the puffy?
Not much you can do with bumpers.
Not sure exactly what would be involved with transplants. I have
two good wingy doors, with mirrors on both of 'em, and the
Do you have any auto tech at the local high school or community
college? Maybe you could find some guys there to do it as a
project or something?
That'd be worth a look.
-- Jim
Around here, they can only work on their own vehicle. Have to show the title.
On 19/02/2014 11:24 AM, Dieselhead wrote:
Do you have any auto tech at the local high school or community
college? Maybe you could find some guys there to do it as a project
or something?
That'd be worth a look.
-- Jim
Around here, they can only work on their own vehicle. Have to show
On 19/02/2014 10:55 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
I sort of think that if it was much more basic than it is, my 76
115 would have a crank out front to start the engine.
Yours doesn't? :-)
wiring setup under the hood with fuses in a number of different spots
Only one fuse block in mine, except for
On 19/02/2014 11:38 AM, Dieselhead wrote:
On 19/02/2014 10:55 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
I sort of think that if it was much more basic than it is, my 76
115 would have a crank out front to start the engine.
Yours doesn't? :-)
wiring setup under the hood with fuses in a number of different
That is one thing I loved about the old 36 chevy my dad had. If
the battery was down, you could crank it.
Same with the IH H.
Was that one of those ones where you had to be careful not to let it
break your wrist?
Randy
no, unless you have the timing advanced too far
So, all you need is to make sure the check straps are good to go, and finding a
guy with a cherry picker to drop the engine into your new body
clay
On Feb 19, 2014, at 7:36 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Are you not able to transplant the wing windows to the newer car? Do you
need a collar to swap
Same with my '61 MGA (you could start it with a crank), until I dropped the
Olds V8 in it, that is . . .
On Wed, Feb 19, 2014 at 11:38 AM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
That is one thing I loved about the old 36 chevy my dad had. If the
battery was down, you could crank it.
Same
Around here, they can only work on their own vehicle. Have to show
the title.
He buys carcass? Move engine to carcass. Sell me result.
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Was that one of those ones where you had to be careful not to let it
break your wrist?
no, unless you have the timing advanced too far
Yes, always.
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generic cut rate price for engine swap is $500. I'd guess $1500 to
swap the whole drive train with auto to manual conversion. Parts
extra.
No conversion/parts required. The carcass is also a stickshift.
Correction, only parts found to be _bad_ during the transplant
are required.
My guy's
I felt the W115 in basic trim were the epitome of practicality. Very simple to
resolve issues, no need to head scratch and chase electronic gremlins. As long
as you could find vegi oil and had a hills to push start, you could get most
anywhere. Carry a sturdy lantern for night driving,
YEAH!
It was a highly valued show car in unrestored condition and you were going to
trailer it to Pebble Beach
clay
On Feb 19, 2014, at 9:23 AM, Dieselhead wrote:
Are you not able to transplant the wing windows to the newer car? Do you
need a collar to swap the older wheel in place of the
generic cut rate price for engine swap is $500. I'd guess $1500 to
swap the whole drive train with auto to manual conversion. Parts
extra.
No conversion/parts required. The carcass is also a stickshift.
Correction, only parts found to be _bad_ during the transplant
are required.
My guy's
The insurance company has made their offer, $1863 I keep
the car and we never hear from each other again.
I'm mulling the options now. There are really two,
keep the decomposing hulk and keep on driving it, or
use the cash to transplant the guts into that $200
carcass. Maybe paint it on a
The insurance company has made their offer, $1863
Doh! Lexdysia strikes again. Make that $1683.
-- Jim
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Do you have any auto tech at the local high school or community
college? Maybe you could find some guys there to do it as a project or
something?
--R
On 2/18/14 10:17 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
The insurance company has made their offer, $1863 I keep
the car and we never hear from each other
Are you not able to transplant the wing windows to the newer car? Do you need
a collar to swap the older wheel in place of the puffy? Not much you can do
with bumpers.
I have a set of wing window replacements with hardware. Also have the glass
for three windows.
clay
On Feb 18, 2014,
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Attaboy! especially the part about getting SWMBO to get more anitfrizz.
She just got home, no antifreeze. 'Too tired'. So I guess my
choices
There is a chocolate brown 240D living at my indy. Engine became toast, and I
am not sure what the customer is going to do. I am sure you could make a Kaleb
Ka$h offer for it. Scrap value is all of $300. Engine was run on BioD, and is
the only thing wrong.
I did not look too hard, think
I did not look too hard, think it is a w123. Bet it makes a really
good winter car.
They do, and we have one. Just need to fix the (probably) B2.
Th local-ish engine-less 115 is a late-style 240D. No wing
windows, padded steering wheel, etc. Not as appealing as
the older style.
The 'new'
I currently have 3 varieties, all premixed to 50/50
I drove out last night and bought a jug at the grocery
store. Ugh.
Oh, the 'heap is stuck in the driveway right now,
the belly dragged too much in the deep new snow.
I had to walk in, carrying all my crap at about
10PM. I'll dig it out
I made a grill out of a drop-in light panel from a hanging
ceiling... Sprayed it to match the car color...
Clever, but too much work for the situation. I have
a 116 grille panel in the scrap pile, I cut pieces
off of it to glue onto some other grille that had
a bit of damage. That'd probably
The grille _surround_ is a problem, it's mangled.
Maybe I could hammer it into shape again, but right
now I'm focused on drivability, not beauty. The
headlight is a problem, I don't really want to
steal one off the 250C. I thought I had laid in
a spare light or two from the junkyard, but my
I will go through my pile and see what I have on hand. If nothing, I can snag
something from the scrap yard. maybe
clay
On Feb 9, 2014, at 6:53 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
I made a grill out of a drop-in light panel from a hanging
ceiling... Sprayed it to match the car color...
Clever, but
It's not nearly so nice out today, I waited a bit later, but no sun.
I went into the garage and searched more carefully for parts, and was
able to find the all-metal 115 grille I'd laid in for potential use on
the 250C. I'm not sure I want to use it here, though. I also found
the 116 grille I'd
It's not nearly so nice out today, I waited a bit later, but no sun.
I went into the garage and searched more carefully for parts, and was
able to find the all-metal 115 grille I'd laid in for potential use on
the 250C. I'm not sure I want to use it here, though. I also found
the 116 grille I'd
Attaboy! especially the part about getting SWMBO to get more
anitfrizz.
She just got home, no antifreeze. 'Too tired'. So I guess my
choices are either go out again now, or drive the 560 SL again
tomorrow, in several inches of fresh snow.
-- Jim
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It's not nearly so nice out today, I waited a bit later
Attaboy! especially the part about getting SWMBO to get more anitfrizz.
She just got home, no antifreeze. 'Too tired'. So I guess my
choices are either go out again now, or drive the 560 SL again
tomorrow, in several inches of fresh snow.
-- Jim
Ugh! Rats!
I have some, if you want to
Yeah but you want payment in pounds of Gold.
Anyway Jim, harden up and tell the missus to get out there and get some
bloody antifreeze and make sure it's the good stuff and while she is out
to get some beer as well.
Hendrik
who is quickly sending this before fay sees it
On 10/02/14 14:00,
I finally got a chance, post-adjustor visit, to get out and work on
the car with an eye toward patching it up enough to get it back on the
road. (Snow tires would be _really_ nice to have right about now!) I
waited until the car was in the sun, and above 20 degF, under which
conditions it's
Local Craigslist has an ad for a 115 240D manual, sans
engine and tranny and with lots of extra parts. No
pictures, he's asking $200. Pretty tempting!
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ATTABOY!
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I finally got a chance, post-adjustor visit, to get out and work on
the car
You know you really need it.
On Feb 8, 2014, at 5:04 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Local Craigslist has an ad for a 115 240D manual, sans
engine and tranny and with lots of extra parts. No
pictures, he's asking $200. Pretty tempting!
-- Jim
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Attabiy! Your winter heap may turn out to be even uglier than mine.
Now its bordering on the 190Dc I drove around for 4 or 5 winters in
the 80s.
I finally got a chance, post-adjustor visit, to get out and work on
the car with an eye toward patching it up enough to get it back on the
road.
On Sat, 8 Feb 2014 17:58:40 -0800 clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
You know you really need it.
Indeed! Go for it!
Craig
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Depends on rust I suppose, worth a phone call at least.
Hendrik
who doesn't need a winter beater
On 09/02/14 15:13, Craig wrote:
On Sat, 8 Feb 2014 17:58:40 -0800 clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
You know you really need it.
Indeed! Go for it!
Craig
On 2/8/2014 9:17 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
Attabiy! Your winter heap may turn out to be even uglier than mine.
Now its bordering on the 190Dc I drove around for 4 or 5 winters in
the 80s.
I finally got a chance, post-adjustor visit, to get out and work on
the car with an eye toward patching it
I rode in one of those, maybe a 220, in Santorini a few years back. The
thing really wheezed going up the hills there but must have been doing
it for like 30 years.
--R
On 2/6/14 9:43 PM, Hendrik and Fay wrote:
Most 200 and 220 went into or are in Taxi service and where not sold
in the US
Interesting. I have not seen a W115 taxi in Greece for a very long time. Even
the W123 taxi is a rare sight now.
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On Feb 7, 2014, at 2:42 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
I rode in one of those, maybe a 220, in Santorini a few years back. The
I have found a very great number of W115.
at the pull a part.
These are 40 years old and probably neglected for the past 20 years. Not sexy,
so no value beyond scrap in the eyes of the owners.
clay
On Feb 6, 2014, at 6:01 PM, Dieselhead wrote:
On Feb 5, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Jim Cathey
It seems to be a cycle, they start off working in central Europe and
then move out into the poorer parts of Europe and then keep going until
they end up in Africa or some such place, to live out their lives.
There is vid floating around that shows doxens upon dozens of 123/115
taxis outside an
Ha. You'll be hardpressed to even find a W210 taxi in Greece- Athens at least.
They roll with the times when in comes to taxis. In the more rural parts of the
country you do tend to see the older models though.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 7, 2014, at 7:52 PM, Hendrik and Fay heni...@gmail.com
There was a guy in Olympia who had a beautiful 123 taxi, looked almost new,
only had 1.5 million miles on it, 3rd engine ( which was bigger than claimed so
as to keep the tax man away). He said he had to change the windshield and a
front light due to rock cracks.
--R (sent from my miniPad)
Yeah some a Greek cabbies take serious pride in their taxis. They will dust and
shine them while waiting at taxi stops. Some of them are true gems.
Sent from my iPhone
On Feb 7, 2014, at 10:09 PM, Rich Thomas
richthomas79td...@constructivity.net wrote:
There was a guy in Olympia who had a
Most 200 and 220 went into or are in Taxi service and where not sold in
the US AFAIK
Hendrik
who is not in taxi service at the moment
PS enjoy Willie Kaleb
On 07/02/14 12:31, Dieselhead wrote:
On Feb 5, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Insurance agent called today. He was a diesel
I am so happy you have action on your incident.
I just got a payment from the offending parties insurance company. A payment!
But I had become tired of their inability to contact their client or resolve
the issue in 10 weeks, so filed with my own, USAA. Car has been in the body
shop for two
On Feb 5, 2014, at 5:05 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Insurance agent called today. He was a diesel MB fan,
had a 78 300D and an 84 300SD at one time.
The local guy stopped by and took pictures, etc. Now
he/they are to do their research.
-- Jim
According to wikipedia, there were about
Well I am not usually a fan either but this ins Co.- one my agent had just
switched me to- spent 10k to re-store my 300CD. Because the tree was an
act of God they are not supposed to raise my rates. So far so good.
On Feb 6, 2014 8:47 PM, clay redgh...@comcast.net wrote:
I am so happy you have
Insurance agent called today. He was a diesel MB fan,
had a 78 300D and an 84 300SD at one time.
The local guy stopped by and took pictures, etc. Now
he/they are to do their research.
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Good lack jim. Last February when my 300CD took a tree during a blizzard
they used Edmonds came up with a number that let them fix it. I akways
thought 50% of book value was threshold for totalling. They told me 75% so
it got fixed.
On Feb 5, 2014 8:05 PM, Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net wrote:
http://www.allaboutsalvage.com/yards/washington/all_about_auto_wrecking.html
has a few 114/115 carcass. I have not been to the yard since last year when I
snagged the w140 stuff
clay
On Feb 1, 2014, at 10:19 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Thin on the ground?
As in there aren't any. Even Rusty
Thin on the ground?
As in there aren't any. Even Rusty had never heard of
a 115.115-50- chassis number.
I typically got 28 mpg in our '72 220D/8. I drove one trip ... 36.6
mpg.
Well, I typically got 30, so maybe I could have hit 40 on a
long road trip?
I am sure she will gladly give her
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On an errand after work today, on a snowing and very icy evening, I
was rear-ended at a stop light, and pounded into the car
Humor aside it still sounds very fixable.
It should be, if the engine was not toasted by the
coolant-less episode. But neither the trunk nor the
hood will open right now. And the pre-crash value,
in the eyes of the general public at least, was low.
_I_ loved the car, and how it handled the
Wow! Glad nobody hurt; a pity to have the car messed up, though.
Wilton
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On an errand after
On 30/01/2014 10:53 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
On an errand after work today, on a snowing and very icy evening, I
was rear-ended at a stop light, and pounded into the car in front of
me. No one was hurt, but the cars... My rear bumper was pushed in,
and the trunk is jammed shut, but on the whole
I've got a 3 pedal 123 you could have for a song, shipping might be a problem
though...
-Curt
Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2014 06:47:53 -0800
From: Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
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Jim Cathey wrote:
The Chicken Wagon would be a natural substitute,
but its tranny went out. I've been hoping it was
a B2 problem, but I don't know. Now that I need
it, of course, it's unusable. I happen to really
hate automatic transmissions in the snow, though.
The 'heap just gave you so
Humor aside it still sounds very fixable.
It should be, if the engine was not toasted by the
coolant-less episode. But neither the trunk nor the
hood will open right now. And the pre-crash value,
in the eyes of the general public at least, was low.
_I_ loved the car, and how it handled the
Can't you stick the cast iron trans out of the 115 in it [123]?
It just wouldn't be the same.
I took some pictures, and managed to get the trunk open. It's bent,
the thing really doesn't want to open. There's more damage back there
than I thought, a taillight lens is broken, and the trunk
On Fri, 31 Jan 2014 18:51:51 -0600 Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote:
And where am I even going to find another Euro
headlight?
I got our replacement Euro headlights off eBay.
115.115-50- cars are rather thin on the ground.
200D W115 3-pedal. Was column shift, but somebody
converted
I am very saddened to hear of the demise of the Frankenheap. She was a good
car. I am sure she will gladly give her parts to another great Cathey project.
Time to look at www.murphyauction.com
There are a goodly number of newer silver stars on the block at 11am. Bid
online. Based on the
Maybe you can find headlamps on german ebay. I got a set out of Lithuania for
Gump.
clay
On Jan 31, 2014, at 6:47 AM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Humor aside it still sounds very fixable.
It should be, if the engine was not toasted by the
coolant-less episode. But neither the trunk nor the
hood
I know of a really nice w115 body at a scrap yard. Should be easy to stuff
onto the Mog and then drop the Heap engine
clay
On Jan 31, 2014, at 8:34 PM, Jim Cathey wrote:
Can't you stick the cast iron trans out of the 115 in it [123]?
It just wouldn't be the same.
I took some pictures,
Dashing through the snow
In a one horsepower Mercedes 200D
Over the fields we go
Laughing all the way.
bells on frankenheap ring
making spirits bright
What fun it is to ride and sing
A Benzing song tonight.
Seriously though the /8 are getting a bit rarer, they either seem to be
complete
On an errand after work today, on a snowing and very icy evening, I
was rear-ended at a stop light, and pounded into the car in front of
me. No one was hurt, but the cars... My rear bumper was pushed in,
and the trunk is jammed shut, but on the whole it doesn't look too
bad. However, on the
On Thu, 30 Jan 2014 20:53:11 -0800 Jim Cathey j...@windwireless.net
wrote:
I'm pretty saddened by the whole thing, I'm not sure what to do next.
I've been driving this car in winters for about 10 years now, loving
every minute of it.
Quoting an old movie (I think), She's dead, Jim.
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