Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible

2011-06-21 Thread Dieselhead
Oops! I thought yours was a convertible, andrew. As for the picture, the 110 and 111 have fins, and the 111 has a chrome strip on the back. The 112 300 SE/SEL had the fins rounded off as in the photo, with no chrome on the back of the fins. The 112 is one of the most beautiful MBs ever

Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible - perhaps

2011-06-21 Thread andrew strasfogel
What are the warning signs? On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:33 PM, Hendrik Fay heni...@ozemail.com.auwrote: This one appears to be a chop job, just doesn't quite look right, people have been duped, thinking they are buying a factory convertible but are actually buying a cut up coupe. Saw one of

Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible

2011-06-20 Thread Zoltan Finks
I posted the other three pics, but maybe it was too much to be allowed to be posted? Brian On Sun, Jun 19, 2011 at 5:29 PM, Mountain Man maontin@gmail.com wrote: Brian wrote: Is this custom? Or were these convertibles actually stock? I don't know. I have three more photos of the car

Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible

2011-06-20 Thread Dieselhead
That appears to be a 300SE or SEL 112 body. It is basically a fin car, but it has the fins rounded. The factory made cabriolets in the pontons, adenauers, and Fin Cars. I thought andrew has or had a factory cabriolet. Is this custom? Or were these convertibles actually stock? I don't

Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible

2011-06-20 Thread andrew strasfogel
It's the w111 body style, or W112 for the rare 300SE coupe or cab with air suspension. I owned a 280SE 3.5 coupe for 20 years; sold it last July. On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 5:34 PM, Dieselhead 126die...@gmail.com wrote: That appears to be a 300SE or SEL 112 body. It is basically a fin car,

Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible - perhaps

2011-06-20 Thread Hendrik Fay
This one appears to be a chop job, just doesn't quite look right, people have been duped, thinking they are buying a factory convertible but are actually buying a cut up coupe. Saw one of these a few months ago at a car dealer. Hendrik with no chop job andrew strasfogel wrote: It's the w111

[MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible

2011-06-19 Thread Zoltan Finks
Is this custom? Or were these convertibles actually stock? I don't know. I have three more photos of the car if anyone wants to see them. Just ran across this beauty as i rode my bicycle back from the store. Brian -- next part -- A non-text attachment was scrubbed...

Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible

2011-06-19 Thread Mountain Man
Brian wrote: Is this custom? Or were these convertibles actually stock? I don't know. I have three more photos of the car if anyone wants to see them. Put the other pictures up here, please. Very nice looking car. Someone else can speak to whether these are factory made cars or after market.

Re: [MBZ] thought y'all might like to see this pic - a nice old convertible

2011-06-19 Thread Max Dillon
They are factory, and very expensive... Max -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. Zoltan Finks msuchpo...@gmail.com wrote: Is this custom? Or were these convertibles actually stock? I don't know. I have three more photos of the car if anyone wants to see