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Theres a kit for $150 or so which includes everything you need from the bracket to the LED to get the alternator alternating. I could put it together cheaper but would waste a bunch of time working out the bracket... -Curt From: Mitch Haley via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Monday, February 2, 2015 7:02 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I bet. We're talking about converting our '52 Farmall Super M to 12v and keeping the 6v starter. My dad did a quick and dirty conversion on his H. He bought a 12v internally regulated alternator but never got around to fabricating a mounting bracket for it. So basically it got a 12v coil and battery, and you hooked it up to a battery charger once a week or so. Mitch. ___ 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.
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Curt Raymond via Mercedes wrote: I bet. We're talking about converting our '52 Farmall Super M to 12v and keeping the 6v starter. My dad did a quick and dirty conversion on his H. He bought a 12v internally regulated alternator but never got around to fabricating a mounting bracket for it. So basically it got a 12v coil and battery, and you hooked it up to a battery charger once a week or so. Mitch. ___ 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.
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Not to outdo you, but back in college some upper classmen were selling a perfect 1948 Cadillac convertible for $400. I didn't have the cash On Mon, Feb 2, 2015 at 11:43 AM, Mark E. Peneguy via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I wish I had kept that car A LOT longer! But, as a college student, and just out of college, the money wasn't there to take care of it, nor did I know nearly enough about how to take care of the car. I've often thought what might have been, had I been able to keep it, then I remember Hurricane Katrina and the 2-1/2 feet of water on my lot. It would have been underwater, since I would not have evacuated with that car - nor would I have been able to get it higher, since the known garages were either closed or full. Even had I gotten it into a garage, considering the lawlessness of the City of New Orleans after the storm, it likely would not have been around upon my return. I'm glad that didn't happen, even if it wasn't mine! Thanks, Curly, on the recommendations for my 126 suspension issue. I replaced the Bilsteins recently. It made no difference, although the old ones were over 10 years old. My mechanic will get the suggestion of new rear subframe bushings when I drop off the car today for a new resonator, which cracked last week and makes the car now sound like a truck, as well as ride like one! (As you might imagine, I am still not capable of taking care of the car, myself - no real mechanical skills, nor the room to perform the repairs.) Mark Mark E. Peneguy 1988 420SEL New Orleans peneguy...@cox.net On 2/1/2015 7:30 PM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Wow! some car! Too bad you didn't keep it! Bilstein shocks and new rear subframe bushings may help a lot. and Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I bet you wish you would have kept that one a little longer Sent from my iPhone On Feb 1, 2015, at 7:03 PM, Mark E. Peneguy via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I am a long-time lurker and rarely have anything to offer, when I even get the chance to read the list digests. The posts on first cars has been very interesting. When I was in college, in 1977, I bought my first car - a 1953 Mercedes 300S Cabriolet. I had no idea how rare the car was when I bought it, neither did the seller, though. My education began 6 days later. I just bought it because it looked cool, and a friend's father had one similar to it. I paid $2,500.00 for it. It was in OK condition, but for a lot of rust in what was left of the floor pans. The engine ran OK. It was loads of fun to drive, especially with the top down! I repainted the car and replaced the leather interior. In addition, I fixed the rusted out floor pans with fiberglass (what did I know, then?). When I bought the car, it had been painted British racing green and the leather, apparently original, had been painted grey. I changed it to, well, you'll see in the link below. Because I could not afford to maintain the car, and I needed something reliable for long-distance driving (which the car may have been, but I really didn't want to drive it 125 miles a day), I sold the car two years after I bought it for what I had in it: $10,000.00. I think a properly fully restored at that time was selling for $17,500.00. Mine was nowhere near restored, much less fully restored. It did look good, though. A couple of weeks ago, I was watching the replay of the Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction and saw a 1953 in the exact color combination go across the block. It sold for $643,500.00! Here's a link for the sale showing that car: http://www.timesunion.com/carsense/slideshow/Hottest- cars-from-Scottsdale-auction-101332/photo-7405937.php I have no idea if the car that was auctioned was the one I sold, since I don't know anything about the car after I sold it, except to whom it was sold. Back to lurking... Mark P.S. I'm also reading with interest about the 126 suspension. Mine rides like a truck! It's time to get back to the ride it had when I bought it in 1993. (O.K., now back to lurking!) Mark E. Peneguy 1988 420SEL, 271K New Orleans peneguy...@cox.net ___ 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. -- Subject: Digest Footer ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ All posts are the result of individual contributors
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I wish I had kept that car A LOT longer! But, as a college student, and just out of college, the money wasn't there to take care of it, nor did I know nearly enough about how to take care of the car. I've often thought what might have been, had I been able to keep it, then I remember Hurricane Katrina and the 2-1/2 feet of water on my lot. It would have been underwater, since I would not have evacuated with that car - nor would I have been able to get it higher, since the known garages were either closed or full. Even had I gotten it into a garage, considering the lawlessness of the City of New Orleans after the storm, it likely would not have been around upon my return. I'm glad that didn't happen, even if it wasn't mine! Thanks, Curly, on the recommendations for my 126 suspension issue. I replaced the Bilsteins recently. It made no difference, although the old ones were over 10 years old. My mechanic will get the suggestion of new rear subframe bushings when I drop off the car today for a new resonator, which cracked last week and makes the car now sound like a truck, as well as ride like one! (As you might imagine, I am still not capable of taking care of the car, myself - no real mechanical skills, nor the room to perform the repairs.) Mark Mark E. Peneguy 1988 420SEL New Orleans peneguy...@cox.net On 2/1/2015 7:30 PM, mercedes-requ...@okiebenz.com wrote: Curly McLain 126die...@gmail.com wrote: Wow! some car! Too bad you didn't keep it! Bilstein shocks and new rear subframe bushings may help a lot. and Kaleb C. Striplin ka...@striplin.net wrote: I bet you wish you would have kept that one a little longer Sent from my iPhone On Feb 1, 2015, at 7:03 PM, Mark E. Peneguy via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I am a long-time lurker and rarely have anything to offer, when I even get the chance to read the list digests. The posts on first cars has been very interesting. When I was in college, in 1977, I bought my first car - a 1953 Mercedes 300S Cabriolet. I had no idea how rare the car was when I bought it, neither did the seller, though. My education began 6 days later. I just bought it because it looked cool, and a friend's father had one similar to it. I paid $2,500.00 for it. It was in OK condition, but for a lot of rust in what was left of the floor pans. The engine ran OK. It was loads of fun to drive, especially with the top down! I repainted the car and replaced the leather interior. In addition, I fixed the rusted out floor pans with fiberglass (what did I know, then?). When I bought the car, it had been painted British racing green and the leather, apparently original, had been painted grey. I changed it to, well, you'll see in the link below. Because I could not afford to maintain the car, and I needed something reliable for long-distance driving (which the car may have been, but I really didn't want to drive it 125 miles a day), I sold the car two years after I bought it for what I had in it: $10,000.00. I think a properly fully restored at that time was selling for $17,500.00. Mine was nowhere near restored, much less fully restored. It did look good, though. A couple of weeks ago, I was watching the replay of the Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction and saw a 1953 in the exact color combination go across the block. It sold for $643,500.00! Here's a link for the sale showing that car: http://www.timesunion.com/carsense/slideshow/Hottest-cars-from-Scottsdale-auction-101332/photo-7405937.php I have no idea if the car that was auctioned was the one I sold, since I don't know anything about the car after I sold it, except to whom it was sold. Back to lurking... Mark P.S. I'm also reading with interest about the 126 suspension. Mine rides like a truck! It's time to get back to the ride it had when I bought it in 1993. (O.K., now back to lurking!) Mark E. Peneguy 1988 420SEL, 271K New Orleans peneguy...@cox.net ___ 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. -- Subject: Digest Footer ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ 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. To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
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I bet you wish you would have kept that one a little longer Sent from my iPhone On Feb 1, 2015, at 7:03 PM, Mark E. Peneguy via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: I am a long-time lurker and rarely have anything to offer, when I even get the chance to read the list digests. The posts on first cars has been very interesting. When I was in college, in 1977, I bought my first car - a 1953 Mercedes 300S Cabriolet. I had no idea how rare the car was when I bought it, neither did the seller, though. My education began 6 days later. I just bought it because it looked cool, and a friend's father had one similar to it. I paid $2,500.00 for it. It was in OK condition, but for a lot of rust in what was left of the floor pans. The engine ran OK. It was loads of fun to drive, especially with the top down! I repainted the car and replaced the leather interior. In addition, I fixed the rusted out floor pans with fiberglass (what did I know, then?). When I bought the car, it had been painted British racing green and the leather, apparently original, had been painted grey. I changed it to, well, you'll see in the link below. Because I could not afford to maintain the car, and I needed something reliable for long-distance driving (which the car may have been, but I really didn't want to drive it 125 miles a day), I sold the car two years after I bought it for what I had in it: $10,000.00. I think a properly fully restored at that time was selling for $17,500.00. Mine was nowhere near restored, much less fully restored. It did look good, though. A couple of weeks ago, I was watching the replay of the Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction and saw a 1953 in the exact color combination go across the block. It sold for $643,500.00! Here's a link for the sale showing that car: http://www.timesunion.com/carsense/slideshow/Hottest-cars-from-Scottsdale-auction-101332/photo-7405937.php I have no idea if the car that was auctioned was the one I sold, since I don't know anything about the car after I sold it, except to whom it was sold. Back to lurking... Mark P.S. I'm also reading with interest about the 126 suspension. Mine rides like a truck! It's time to get back to the ride it had when I bought it in 1993. (O.K., now back to lurking!) Mark E. Peneguy 1988 420SEL, 271K New Orleans peneguy...@cox.net ___ 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.
Re: [MBZ] First Cars
I am a long-time lurker and rarely have anything to offer, when I even get the chance to read the list digests. The posts on first cars has been very interesting. When I was in college, in 1977, I bought my first car - a 1953 Mercedes 300S Cabriolet. I had no idea how rare the car was when I bought it, neither did the seller, though. My education began 6 days later. I just bought it because it looked cool, and a friend's father had one similar to it. I paid $2,500.00 for it. It was in OK condition, but for a lot of rust in what was left of the floor pans. The engine ran OK. It was loads of fun to drive, especially with the top down! I repainted the car and replaced the leather interior. In addition, I fixed the rusted out floor pans with fiberglass (what did I know, then?). When I bought the car, it had been painted British racing green and the leather, apparently original, had been painted grey. I changed it to, well, you'll see in the link below. Because I could not afford to maintain the car, and I needed something reliable for long-distance driving (which the car may have been, but I really didn't want to drive it 125 miles a day), I sold the car two years after I bought it for what I had in it: $10,000.00. I think a properly fully restored at that time was selling for $17,500.00. Mine was nowhere near restored, much less fully restored. It did look good, though. A couple of weeks ago, I was watching the replay of the Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction and saw a 1953 in the exact color combination go across the block. It sold for $643,500.00! Here's a link for the sale showing that car: http://www.timesunion.com/carsense/slideshow/Hottest-cars-from-Scottsdale-auction-101332/photo-7405937.php I have no idea if the car that was auctioned was the one I sold, since I don't know anything about the car after I sold it, except to whom it was sold. Back to lurking... Mark P.S. I'm also reading with interest about the 126 suspension. Mine rides like a truck! It's time to get back to the ride it had when I bought it in 1993. (O.K., now back to lurking!) Mark E. Peneguy 1988 420SEL, 271K Wow! some car! Too bad you didn't keep it! Bilstein shocks and new rear subframe bushings may help a lot. ___ 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.
Re: [MBZ] First Cars
I am a long-time lurker and rarely have anything to offer, when I even get the chance to read the list digests. The posts on first cars has been very interesting. When I was in college, in 1977, I bought my first car - a 1953 Mercedes 300S Cabriolet. I had no idea how rare the car was when I bought it, neither did the seller, though. My education began 6 days later. I just bought it because it looked cool, and a friend's father had one similar to it. I paid $2,500.00 for it. It was in OK condition, but for a lot of rust in what was left of the floor pans. The engine ran OK. It was loads of fun to drive, especially with the top down! I repainted the car and replaced the leather interior. In addition, I fixed the rusted out floor pans with fiberglass (what did I know, then?). When I bought the car, it had been painted British racing green and the leather, apparently original, had been painted grey. I changed it to, well, you'll see in the link below. Because I could not afford to maintain the car, and I needed something reliable for long-distance driving (which the car may have been, but I really didn't want to drive it 125 miles a day), I sold the car two years after I bought it for what I had in it: $10,000.00. I think a properly fully restored at that time was selling for $17,500.00. Mine was nowhere near restored, much less fully restored. It did look good, though. A couple of weeks ago, I was watching the replay of the Barrett Jackson Scottsdale auction and saw a 1953 in the exact color combination go across the block. It sold for $643,500.00! Here's a link for the sale showing that car: http://www.timesunion.com/carsense/slideshow/Hottest-cars-from-Scottsdale-auction-101332/photo-7405937.php I have no idea if the car that was auctioned was the one I sold, since I don't know anything about the car after I sold it, except to whom it was sold. Back to lurking... Mark P.S. I'm also reading with interest about the 126 suspension. Mine rides like a truck! It's time to get back to the ride it had when I bought it in 1993. (O.K., now back to lurking!) Mark E. Peneguy 1988 420SEL, 271K New Orleans peneguy...@cox.net ___ 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.
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I want one for a farm truck which is why I'd want a K20, I guess I wouldn't pass up a K30 either. It'll only be run from May through November or early December. With Dad retiring and spending a lot more time at camp it makes sense to have a farm truck. -Curt From: Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Friday, January 30, 2015 10:08 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars Well, yes a four wheel drive would be handy. But, if I found a super nice K10, I'm not sure I would drive it in the snow! Donald H. Snook Snook Law LLC 5020 E. Central Ave Suite A Wichita, Kansas 67208 T: 316-512-5608 E: d...@snooklawllc.com This confidential message may be subject to the attorney-client privilege or protected by the attorney work-product doctrine. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify me. -Original Message- From: Curt Raymond [mailto:curtlud...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 4:57 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars You and me both although I actually want a K20 although I'd take a K10 in a pinch. :) Looking on Craigslist for Las Vegas there are lots of C10s and a few K10s. Also quite a few of each in the pacific northwest. -Curt From: Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars I have wanted a 68-72 Chevy C10 or GMC for a long time. I went to an auto show a few weeks ago here in town and there was an orange one (I think it was a 1970) and it was totally stock original and perfect! It had 19,000 miles. Don Snook -Original Message- From: Randy Bennell [mailto:rbenn...@bennell.ca] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:43 PM To: Ed Booher; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars I had a hand me down from my father to start with (a 64 Anglia) but the 1st one I bought was a 65 Mustang. It was Rangoon Red with a Red interior. It's orginal color had been cream but it had been painted red by the time I got it. It was a 6 cylinder with a 3 speed manual transmission. A nice little car that made good mileage. I only kept it a year or two and swapped it for a 68 Cougar with a 289 and automatic. It was Red with a Black interior. I do sort of wish I had kept either or both of them. I had the 68 C10 that I commented on a week or so back for the longest time, and sometimes wonder if I should have hung onto it too. I cannot think of another vehicle I have had that I wish I had kept. If I had an acreage with a barn that I could store things in, it might be different. I live in a city on a small lot and have to limit myself here. I could take things out to the lake but parking is somewhat limited there to and the environment is probably more harsh there to to the moisture from the lake. Oh, Well, cannot have it all . . . RB On 29/01/2015 2:32 PM, Ed Booher via Mercedes wrote: My first car, 1966 Ford Mustang, 289 4 bbl V8. Blue with blue interior. That car was fun. I regularly kick myself when I think about it, should never have sold that car. EdB ___ 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. ___ 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.
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Well, yes a four wheel drive would be handy. But, if I found a super nice K10, I'm not sure I would drive it in the snow! Donald H. Snook Snook Law LLC 5020 E. Central Ave Suite A Wichita, Kansas 67208 T: 316-512-5608 E: d...@snooklawllc.com This confidential message may be subject to the attorney-client privilege or protected by the attorney work-product doctrine. If you have received this message in error, please delete it and notify me. -Original Message- From: Curt Raymond [mailto:curtlud...@yahoo.com] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 4:57 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars You and me both although I actually want a K20 although I'd take a K10 in a pinch. :) Looking on Craigslist for Las Vegas there are lots of C10s and a few K10s. Also quite a few of each in the pacific northwest. -Curt From: Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars I have wanted a 68-72 Chevy C10 or GMC for a long time. I went to an auto show a few weeks ago here in town and there was an orange one (I think it was a 1970) and it was totally stock original and perfect! It had 19,000 miles. Don Snook -Original Message- From: Randy Bennell [mailto:rbenn...@bennell.ca] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:43 PM To: Ed Booher; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars I had a hand me down from my father to start with (a 64 Anglia) but the 1st one I bought was a 65 Mustang. It was Rangoon Red with a Red interior. It's orginal color had been cream but it had been painted red by the time I got it. It was a 6 cylinder with a 3 speed manual transmission. A nice little car that made good mileage. I only kept it a year or two and swapped it for a 68 Cougar with a 289 and automatic. It was Red with a Black interior. I do sort of wish I had kept either or both of them. I had the 68 C10 that I commented on a week or so back for the longest time, and sometimes wonder if I should have hung onto it too. I cannot think of another vehicle I have had that I wish I had kept. If I had an acreage with a barn that I could store things in, it might be different. I live in a city on a small lot and have to limit myself here. I could take things out to the lake but parking is somewhat limited there to and the environment is probably more harsh there to to the moisture from the lake. Oh, Well, cannot have it all . . . RB On 29/01/2015 2:32 PM, Ed Booher via Mercedes wrote: My first car, 1966 Ford Mustang, 289 4 bbl V8. Blue with blue interior. That car was fun. I regularly kick myself when I think about it, should never have sold that car. EdB ___ 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.
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That is cool! It looks like it has done its duty. Was that an original wood bed? -Original Message- From: Randy Bennell [mailto:rbenn...@bennell.ca] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 6:00 PM To: Donald Snook; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars On 29/01/2015 4:48 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote: I have wanted a 68-72 Chevy C10 or GMC for a long time. I went to an auto show a few weeks ago here in town and there was an orange one (I think it was a 1970) and it was totally stock original and perfect! It had 19,000 miles. Don Snook Here is mine not long before I sold it. I had it some where around 24 years. I think we got it in the spring of 1986. We sold it somewhere around 2010 or 2011 - time flies so not sure how long ago? I could find the dates if I looked but it is not truly important to this discussion. My elder son was born in December 1984 and I remember him riding in a car seat between us when he was quite small so that probably makes it 1986 when we got it. I had to add a seatbelt as it only came with 2. A long time in any event. I tend to keep vehicles for a long time but that it the longest one so far. Although it is hard to believe that I have had my old MB for almost 10 years. I think I got it in July 2005. RB http://s131.photobucket.com/user/oldsub86/media/632_zpsec03bafe.jpg.html http://s131.photobucket.com/user/oldsub86/media/628_zps91ad0bcd.jpg.html http://s131.photobucket.com/user/oldsub86/media/639_zps9ce3a078.jpg.html http://s131.photobucket.com/user/oldsub86/media/371_zpsd3beeb25.jpg.html ___ 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.
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My first car was a '46 Dodge panel truck with a cloth roof that always leaked. I put a bed in the back with the idea of sleeping in it during college semesters but got married; which entitled me to cheap campus married housing. There was only one seat, so I built a small box with a pad on top for passengers who had to lean back on a 2+2 upright. Not many girls I knew would ride in it, and some were suspicious of the bed in the back, but my wife rode in it during our year of courtship, so it must have been true love. I had installed an old gas jet in the dash and connected it to the water pump under the hood. The idea was to have hot water for shaving while going to school. If you opened it with the engine at highway speed, it would shoot hot water all the way to the back of the truck. Needless to say, some of my curious friends turned on the valve without asking and got warmly christened. My future wife and I were cruising through downtown Tampa on Franklin street one night when I heard a squeal. She had turned on the valve and became so panicked, she didn't turn it off. I cut the engine and coasted to the side of the street. That was the first time she had ever gotten completely furious at me, so I was glad our marriage would soon take place since she might change her mind if she tangled with any more of my inventions. After marriage we traded the truck for a late model '52 Chevy which lasted a long time. Gerry Dan Penoff wrote: My first car was a 1970 Ford Maverick two door with the inline 6, 170 ci, the smallest displacement version of that engine. Had a three on the tree with worn out bushings that made shifting a search every time you went to shift. I owned it about 6-8 months before I lost control on some ice on a really nasty curve on the road we lived on. Went over a large rock before striking a tree. The rock literally tore the front suspension out. Had an AM radio and heat. That was the extent of the amenities. I did install an under dash Radio Shack cassette deck. Ironically, the wife had a four door version of the exact same year and model when I met her. We had that car for years. You couldn't kill it, and even the absolute worst winter weather wouldn't keep it from starting. It was so dead reliable that I refused to touch the ignition system the whole time we owned it, for fear that I would upset the balance and somehow jinx the reliability. I put plugs and wires on it, and probably caps and rotors, but I never touched the points other than to clean them up. We sold it to someone she worked with, and their kid(s) drove the car for a number of years after that. Dan On Jan 29, 2015, at 11:39 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My first two cars were both 1950 DeSotos with the semi-automatic transmission. Bought one for $89 and sold it for $75, the other for $20 and then junked it for $0. One broke down on Boylston street in Bahston during rush hour; the other gave up the ghost during the particularly brutal Minneapolis winter of '68... I can't think of anything nice to say about either one, except that they were IMPOSSIBLE to stall. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Kaleb's email about wanting a car like his first car got me thinking about my first car. My first car was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was light metallic blue. It was my older brother's car and he was going to sell it or trade it in. I ended up buying it from him. It had the crappy 260 V8 and it was worn out. We called it the Snookmobile. My brother called it the living room on wheels. It had a whole bunch of problems. The headliner sagged, so in my 16 year old wisdom, I staple gunned it back up. It took about 800 staples! The exhaust had a hole in it and if you opened the passenger door, exhaust would poor in. If the car was parked with the nose downhill, the horn would come through the rear speakers. If you pressed the cigarette lighter in, it would shoot out onto the passengers lap. It required a quart of oil every three days. By the end of its tenure, it was a quart every day and a pint of power steering fluid. The little knobs on the window cranks were all broken, so it took forever to raise or lower the windows. One Spring break in High School I decided I wanted to visit my father in Mississippi. He bought new tires for the car. I made it about 65 miles out of town when it blew a hose. I think it also blew a headgasket. I drove it for a few more months and anytime I drove it over 15 minutes, it would overheat. Finally, I traded it in to my Uncle who had a small car lot. He gave me a very generous $450 dollars for it. He took the new tires off, and the trailer hitch, and junked it. Even though it had a lot of problems, I loved it. Of course, what 16 year
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My first two cars were both 1950 DeSotos with the semi-automatic transmission. Bought one for $89 and sold it for $75, the other for $20 and then junked it for $0. One broke down on Boylston street in Bahston during rush hour; the other gave up the ghost during the particularly brutal Minneapolis winter of '68... I can't think of anything nice to say about either one, except that they were IMPOSSIBLE to stall. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Kaleb's email about wanting a car like his first car got me thinking about my first car. My first car was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was light metallic blue. It was my older brother's car and he was going to sell it or trade it in. I ended up buying it from him. It had the crappy 260 V8 and it was worn out. We called it the Snookmobile. My brother called it the living room on wheels. It had a whole bunch of problems. The headliner sagged, so in my 16 year old wisdom, I staple gunned it back up. It took about 800 staples! The exhaust had a hole in it and if you opened the passenger door, exhaust would poor in. If the car was parked with the nose downhill, the horn would come through the rear speakers. If you pressed the cigarette lighter in, it would shoot out onto the passengers lap. It required a quart of oil every three days. By the end of its tenure, it was a quart every day and a pint of power steering fluid. The little knobs on the window cranks were all broken, so it took forever to raise or lower the windows. One Spring break in High School I decided I wanted to visit my father in Mississippi. He bought new tires for the car. I made it about 65 miles out of town when it blew a hose. I think it also blew a headgasket. I drove it for a few more months and anytime I drove it over 15 minutes, it would overheat. Finally, I traded it in to my Uncle who had a small car lot. He gave me a very generous $450 dollars for it. He took the new tires off, and the trailer hitch, and junked it. Even though it had a lot of problems, I loved it. Of course, what 16 year old doesn't love their first car! Don Snook ___ 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.
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Mine was a 71 Monte Carlo, a sorta light metallic blue. My dad went halves with me on it, I think he got the better deal as I was no longer bugging him for his car. It was a nice car, and I wish I still had it but it was starting to rust, ball joints going bad, etc. so I traded it on a Grand Prix (and totally screwed the used car dealer on the trade, which I felt good about). --R (gotta go buy my lottery tickee and start looking for an MC) On 1/29/15 11:20 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote: Kaleb's email about wanting a car like his first car got me thinking about my first car. My first car was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was light metallic blue. It was my older brother's car and he was going to sell it or trade it in. I ended up buying it from him. It had the crappy 260 V8 and it was worn out. We called it the Snookmobile. My brother called it the living room on wheels. It had a whole bunch of problems. The headliner sagged, so in my 16 year old wisdom, I staple gunned it back up. It took about 800 staples! The exhaust had a hole in it and if you opened the passenger door, exhaust would poor in. If the car was parked with the nose downhill, the horn would come through the rear speakers. If you pressed the cigarette lighter in, it would shoot out onto the passengers lap. It required a quart of oil every three days. By the end of its tenure, it was a quart every day and a pint of power steering fluid. The little knobs on the window cranks were all b roken, so it took forever to raise or lower the windows. One Spring break in High School I decided I wanted to visit my father in Mississippi. He bought new tires for the car. I made it about 65 miles out of town when it blew a hose. I think it also blew a headgasket. I drove it for a few more months and anytime I drove it over 15 minutes, it would overheat. Finally, I traded it in to my Uncle who had a small car lot. He gave me a very generous $450 dollars for it. He took the new tires off, and the trailer hitch, and junked it. Even though it had a lot of problems, I loved it. Of course, what 16 year old doesn't love their first car! Don Snook ___ 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.
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My first car was a 1970 Ford Maverick two door with the inline 6, 170 ci, the smallest displacement version of that engine. Had a three on the tree with worn out bushings that made shifting a search every time you went to shift. I owned it about 6-8 months before I lost control on some ice on a really nasty curve on the road we lived on. Went over a large rock before striking a tree. The rock literally tore the front suspension out. Had an AM radio and heat. That was the extent of the amenities. I did install an under dash Radio Shack cassette deck. Ironically, the wife had a four door version of the exact same year and model when I met her. We had that car for years. You couldn't kill it, and even the absolute worst winter weather wouldn't keep it from starting. It was so dead reliable that I refused to touch the ignition system the whole time we owned it, for fear that I would upset the balance and somehow jinx the reliability. I put plugs and wires on it, and probably caps and rotors, but I never touched the points other than to clean them up. We sold it to someone she worked with, and their kid(s) drove the car for a number of years after that. Dan On Jan 29, 2015, at 11:39 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My first two cars were both 1950 DeSotos with the semi-automatic transmission. Bought one for $89 and sold it for $75, the other for $20 and then junked it for $0. One broke down on Boylston street in Bahston during rush hour; the other gave up the ghost during the particularly brutal Minneapolis winter of '68... I can't think of anything nice to say about either one, except that they were IMPOSSIBLE to stall. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Kaleb's email about wanting a car like his first car got me thinking about my first car. My first car was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was light metallic blue. It was my older brother's car and he was going to sell it or trade it in. I ended up buying it from him. It had the crappy 260 V8 and it was worn out. We called it the Snookmobile. My brother called it the living room on wheels. It had a whole bunch of problems. The headliner sagged, so in my 16 year old wisdom, I staple gunned it back up. It took about 800 staples! The exhaust had a hole in it and if you opened the passenger door, exhaust would poor in. If the car was parked with the nose downhill, the horn would come through the rear speakers. If you pressed the cigarette lighter in, it would shoot out onto the passengers lap. It required a quart of oil every three days. By the end of its tenure, it was a quart every day and a pint of power steering fluid. The little knobs on the window cranks were all broken, so it took forever to raise or lower the windows. One Spring break in High School I decided I wanted to visit my father in Mississippi. He bought new tires for the car. I made it about 65 miles out of town when it blew a hose. I think it also blew a headgasket. I drove it for a few more months and anytime I drove it over 15 minutes, it would overheat. Finally, I traded it in to my Uncle who had a small car lot. He gave me a very generous $450 dollars for it. He took the new tires off, and the trailer hitch, and junked it. Even though it had a lot of problems, I loved it. Of course, what 16 year old doesn't love their first car! Don Snook ___ 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. ___ 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.
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The falcoon has the I6 144, 3-on-the-tree. It did not have any radio at all, and heat was an option on that model/year. (The only option that Grandma opted for.) I never did put in any kind of sound, it's still got the original plate over the hole. -- Jim ___ 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.
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1960 Falcon, nicknamed by some the Falcoon. It was grandma's last car, and my first. I'm essentially the second owner. (Dad owned it at first, but I was the only driver. OTOH, I think he was the one who actually purchased it in the first place. I figure it all averages out to me being #2.) I still have it. -- Jim ___ 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.
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A guy I worked for while I was in tech school had one of these that belonged to his Mom. It was parked at the shop and rarely driven. I always remember the size of the steering wheel - that thing was HUGE! Dan On Jan 29, 2015, at 12:21 PM, Jim Cathey via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 1960 Falcon, nicknamed by some the Falcoon. It was grandma's last car, and my first. I'm essentially the second owner. (Dad owned it at first, but I was the only driver. OTOH, I think he was the one who actually purchased it in the first place. I figure it all averages out to me being #2.) I still have it. -- Jim ___ 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.
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My first vehicle driven was the 9n Ford tractor to pull loose hay into the barn. at about 8 or 9 My first car (bought and owned) was a 56 Karmann Ghia@ 17 First driven was the 47 Chevy truck i drove in the dermader fields while the dermaders were loaded on to take to the canning plant. I was maybe 12 First driven on public roads was the 65 Chevy Impala 3 on the tree with OD. at 14 or 15 My first MB was a 1962 190Dc Das Strassenlaunfer$3 to fill the 12 gal tank at 18 Still have the second MB, a 1966 200D At one time in HS, i drove a different vehicle to school each day for a week. (1 car and 4 trucks) ___ 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.
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Keep up the great storeis, guys. My first MERCEDES was a 1973 280, manual windows and no sunroof. Test drove it at night - down the street and back. Maybe 5 minutes. Sold by Tony Alami, who was actually an Iranian. in those days the only used Mercedes on sale were being sold by Iranians. He was a crook but I sold the car for more than I paid ($4850 vs. 4700) for it a year later, to a State Dept. diplomat heading overseas. That was back in 1982-83. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My first vehicle driven was the 9n Ford tractor to pull loose hay into the barn. at about 8 or 9 My first car (bought and owned) was a 56 Karmann Ghia@ 17 First driven was the 47 Chevy truck i drove in the dermader fields while the dermaders were loaded on to take to the canning plant. I was maybe 12 First driven on public roads was the 65 Chevy Impala 3 on the tree with OD. at 14 or 15 My first MB was a 1962 190Dc Das Strassenlaunfer$3 to fill the 12 gal tank at 18 Still have the second MB, a 1966 200D At one time in HS, i drove a different vehicle to school each day for a week. (1 car and 4 trucks) ___ 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.
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I was the first in the family to NOT have a VW Beetle for a first car. Not sure how that happened, but When I was in either late middle school or early high school, my brother had a 60's Beetle of some sort. He played baseball after school, so he would often ride with a friend to school and then home from practice. This meant I was home by myself in the afternoon after school, with his Beetle in the garage. I would sneak his car out and drive it around the neighborhood. If the fuel was down a little, I would top it off from the tank we had for the tractor and other yard implements. No one ever knew I drove it - I never got caught. The punch line is thus: When my Dad brought the Maverick home, he took me out to teach me to drive a stick shift. We lived on a road that was a large rectangle, so it was easy enough to drive around the block without disturbing anyone or dealing with traffic. Despite having to figure out how a column shifter worked, I was able to drive the car quite well (I thought) for a beginner after just a few turns around the block. Dad was very perplexed. I suspect he knew something was up... Dan On Jan 29, 2015, at 1:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Keep up the great storeis, guys. My first MERCEDES was a 1973 280, manual windows and no sunroof. Test drove it at night - down the street and back. Maybe 5 minutes. Sold by Tony Alami, who was actually an Iranian. in those days the only used Mercedes on sale were being sold by Iranians. He was a crook but I sold the car for more than I paid ($4850 vs. 4700) for it a year later, to a State Dept. diplomat heading overseas. That was back in 1982-83. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My first vehicle driven was the 9n Ford tractor to pull loose hay into the barn. at about 8 or 9 My first car (bought and owned) was a 56 Karmann Ghia@ 17 First driven was the 47 Chevy truck i drove in the dermader fields while the dermaders were loaded on to take to the canning plant. I was maybe 12 First driven on public roads was the 65 Chevy Impala 3 on the tree with OD. at 14 or 15 My first MB was a 1962 190Dc Das Strassenlaunfer$3 to fill the 12 gal tank at 18 Still have the second MB, a 1966 200D At one time in HS, i drove a different vehicle to school each day for a week. (1 car and 4 trucks) ___ 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. ___ 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.
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First MB I drove (learned to drive) was my dads 170D ragtop. First wheels I bought other than my 10 speed was a '58 Ford Taunus 12M station wagon. On Jan 29, 2015 10:21 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Kaleb's email about wanting a car like his first car got me thinking about my first car. My first car was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was light metallic blue. It was my older brother's car and he was going to sell it or trade it in. I ended up buying it from him. It had the crappy 260 V8 and it was worn out. We called it the Snookmobile. My brother called it the living room on wheels. It had a whole bunch of problems. The headliner sagged, so in my 16 year old wisdom, I staple gunned it back up. It took about 800 staples! The exhaust had a hole in it and if you opened the passenger door, exhaust would poor in. If the car was parked with the nose downhill, the horn would come through the rear speakers. If you pressed the cigarette lighter in, it would shoot out onto the passengers lap. It required a quart of oil every three days. By the end of its tenure, it was a quart every day and a pint of power steering fluid. The little knobs on the window cranks were all broken, so it took forever to raise or lower the windows. One Spring break in High School I decided I wanted to visit my father in Mississippi. He bought new tires for the car. I made it about 65 miles out of town when it blew a hose. I think it also blew a headgasket. I drove it for a few more months and anytime I drove it over 15 minutes, it would overheat. Finally, I traded it in to my Uncle who had a small car lot. He gave me a very generous $450 dollars for it. He took the new tires off, and the trailer hitch, and junked it. Even though it had a lot of problems, I loved it. Of course, what 16 year old doesn't love their first car! Don Snook ___ 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.
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That is amazing that you still have it. I can't think of a single car I had from 16-20 years old that I would have kept or even want back. Don Snook -Original Message- From: Jim Cathey [mailto:jim.cathey...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:21 AM To: Donald Snook; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars 1960 Falcon, nicknamed by some the Falcoon. It was grandma's last car, and my first. I'm essentially the second owner. (Dad owned it at first, but I was the only driver. OTOH, I think he was the one who actually purchased it in the first place. I figure it all averages out to me being #2.) I still have it. -- Jim ___ 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.
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My older brother's first car was a VW. It was an early 60's (can't remember what year). But, I do remember it was the last year that was a 6 volt car. The next year, and thereafter, they were all 12 volts. When I was 13 I was invited to a party at one of the cool kids house. For some reason, my mother drove my Brothers VW to pick me up. Everyone was hanging around outside and I was so embarrassed that my Mom drove that ratty old car. Its amazing what teenagers think is important! Don Snook -Original Message- From: Dan Penoff [mailto:dpen...@verizon.net] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 1:09 PM To: Mercedes List Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars I was the first in the family to NOT have a VW Beetle for a first car. Not sure how that happened, but When I was in either late middle school or early high school, my brother had a 60's Beetle of some sort. He played baseball after school, so he would often ride with a friend to school and then home from practice. This meant I was home by myself in the afternoon after school, with his Beetle in the garage. I would sneak his car out and drive it around the neighborhood. If the fuel was down a little, I would top it off from the tank we had for the tractor and other yard implements. No one ever knew I drove it - I never got caught. The punch line is thus: When my Dad brought the Maverick home, he took me out to teach me to drive a stick shift. We lived on a road that was a large rectangle, so it was easy enough to drive around the block without disturbing anyone or dealing with traffic. Despite having to figure out how a column shifter worked, I was able to drive the car quite well (I thought) for a beginner after just a few turns around the block. Dad was very perplexed. I suspect he knew something was up... Dan On Jan 29, 2015, at 1:54 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Keep up the great storeis, guys. My first MERCEDES was a 1973 280, manual windows and no sunroof. Test drove it at night - down the street and back. Maybe 5 minutes. Sold by Tony Alami, who was actually an Iranian. in those days the only used Mercedes on sale were being sold by Iranians. He was a crook but I sold the car for more than I paid ($4850 vs. 4700) for it a year later, to a State Dept. diplomat heading overseas. That was back in 1982-83. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 12:57 PM, Curly McLain via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My first vehicle driven was the 9n Ford tractor to pull loose hay into the barn. at about 8 or 9 My first car (bought and owned) was a 56 Karmann Ghia@ 17 First driven was the 47 Chevy truck i drove in the dermader fields while the dermaders were loaded on to take to the canning plant. I was maybe 12 First driven on public roads was the 65 Chevy Impala 3 on the tree with OD. at 14 or 15 My first MB was a 1962 190Dc Das Strassenlaunfer$3 to fill the 12 gal tank at 18 Still have the second MB, a 1966 200D At one time in HS, i drove a different vehicle to school each day for a week. (1 car and 4 trucks) ___ 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. ___ 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.
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My last year in high school my dad gave me an '84 Ford Tempo 2dr mostly because the dealer offered him $50 in trade on it. It sat for a year from the time he bought the replacement '91 Tempo until I could drive which of course didn't help anything.I fiberglassed a floor into it which I then had cover with stove pipe and sheet metal screws since Maine won't accept fiberglass floors in metal cars. New brakes, and exhaust put it on the road.Mine had the 2.3l 4cylinder with a 4spd which kept it from being a total slug, the autos in those cars were terrible. Overall it wasn't a bad car. I sold it for $200 a year later when my folks gave me their '88 GMC S15 when my mom got her Cherokee. The GMC was a much better vehicle and lasted me through the next 5 years although it was swiss cheese by the time I graduated from College. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 11:48 AM Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars My first car was a 1970 Ford Maverick two door with the inline 6, 170 ci, the smallest displacement version of that engine. Had a three on the tree with worn out bushings that made shifting a search every time you went to shift. I owned it about 6-8 months before I lost control on some ice on a really nasty curve on the road we lived on. Went over a large rock before striking a tree. The rock literally tore the front suspension out. Had an AM radio and heat. That was the extent of the amenities. I did install an under dash Radio Shack cassette deck. Ironically, the wife had a four door version of the exact same year and model when I met her. We had that car for years. You couldn't kill it, and even the absolute worst winter weather wouldn't keep it from starting. It was so dead reliable that I refused to touch the ignition system the whole time we owned it, for fear that I would upset the balance and somehow jinx the reliability. I put plugs and wires on it, and probably caps and rotors, but I never touched the points other than to clean them up. We sold it to someone she worked with, and their kid(s) drove the car for a number of years after that. Dan On Jan 29, 2015, at 11:39 AM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My first two cars were both 1950 DeSotos with the semi-automatic transmission. Bought one for $89 and sold it for $75, the other for $20 and then junked it for $0. One broke down on Boylston street in Bahston during rush hour; the other gave up the ghost during the particularly brutal Minneapolis winter of '68... I can't think of anything nice to say about either one, except that they were IMPOSSIBLE to stall. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Kaleb's email about wanting a car like his first car got me thinking about my first car. My first car was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was light metallic blue. It was my older brother's car and he was going to sell it or trade it in. I ended up buying it from him. It had the crappy 260 V8 and it was worn out. We called it the Snookmobile. My brother called it the living room on wheels. It had a whole bunch of problems. The headliner sagged, so in my 16 year old wisdom, I staple gunned it back up. It took about 800 staples! The exhaust had a hole in it and if you opened the passenger door, exhaust would poor in. If the car was parked with the nose downhill, the horn would come through the rear speakers. If you pressed the cigarette lighter in, it would shoot out onto the passengers lap. It required a quart of oil every three days. By the end of its tenure, it was a quart every day and a pint of power steering fluid. The little knobs on the window cranks were all broken, so it took forever to raise or lower the windows. One Spring break in High School I decided I wanted to visit my father in Mississippi. He bought new tires for the car. I made it about 65 miles out of town when it blew a hose. I think it also blew a headgasket. I drove it for a few more months and anytime I drove it over 15 minutes, it would overheat. Finally, I traded it in to my Uncle who had a small car lot. He gave me a very generous $450 dollars for it. He took the new tires off, and the trailer hitch, and junked it. Even though it had a lot of problems, I loved it. Of course, what 16 year old doesn't love their first car! Don Snook ___ 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
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I also owned a 1952 Morris Oxford and 1960 Wolseley when in Fiji. Both Brit cars, neither excessively reliable. On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 3:43 PM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: 6VDC electrics until 1966. That model also had trunk lid badging of 1300 on it, too. We used to convert them to 12VDC and leave the 6VDC starters in them. They would spin like you couldn't believe! Dan On Jan 29, 2015, at 2:56 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My older brother's first car was a VW. It was an early 60's (can't remember what year). But, I do remember it was the last year that was a 6 volt car. The next year, and thereafter, they were all 12 volts. When I was 13 I was invited to a party at one of the cool kids house. For some reason, my mother drove my Brothers VW to pick me up. Everyone was hanging around outside and I was so embarrassed that my Mom drove that ratty old car. Its amazing what teenagers think is important! Don Snook ___ 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.
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I had a hand me down from my father to start with (a 64 Anglia) but the 1st one I bought was a 65 Mustang. It was Rangoon Red with a Red interior. It's orginal color had been cream but it had been painted red by the time I got it. It was a 6 cylinder with a 3 speed manual transmission. A nice little car that made good mileage. I only kept it a year or two and swapped it for a 68 Cougar with a 289 and automatic. It was Red with a Black interior. I do sort of wish I had kept either or both of them. I had the 68 C10 that I commented on a week or so back for the longest time, and sometimes wonder if I should have hung onto it too. I cannot think of another vehicle I have had that I wish I had kept. If I had an acreage with a barn that I could store things in, it might be different. I live in a city on a small lot and have to limit myself here. I could take things out to the lake but parking is somewhat limited there to and the environment is probably more harsh there to to the moisture from the lake. Oh, Well, cannot have it all . . . RB On 29/01/2015 2:32 PM, Ed Booher via Mercedes wrote: My first car, 1966 Ford Mustang, 289 4 bbl V8. Blue with blue interior. That car was fun. I regularly kick myself when I think about it, should never have sold that car. EdB ___ 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.
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That is amazing that you still have it. I can't think of a single car I had from 16-20 years old that I would have kept or even want back. Don Snook THe car I wish I had kept is the 67 chevelle SS396 /327 I had in HS before the 190Dc. It would be worth big $ now, even with the 327. Some kid had blown up the 396 and they shoved a hi HP 327 in it. It was plenty scary with the 327 4 spd. The 56 Karmann Ghia might have had some value now too. THe chassis number was only 13xx. Someplace, I still have the plate from it. ___ 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.
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6VDC electrics until 1966. That model also had trunk lid badging of 1300 on it, too. We used to convert them to 12VDC and leave the 6VDC starters in them. They would spin like you couldn't believe! Dan On Jan 29, 2015, at 2:56 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: My older brother's first car was a VW. It was an early 60's (can't remember what year). But, I do remember it was the last year that was a 6 volt car. The next year, and thereafter, they were all 12 volts. When I was 13 I was invited to a party at one of the cool kids house. For some reason, my mother drove my Brothers VW to pick me up. Everyone was hanging around outside and I was so embarrassed that my Mom drove that ratty old car. Its amazing what teenagers think is important! Don Snook ___ 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.
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My first car, 1966 Ford Mustang, 289 4 bbl V8. Blue with blue interior. That car was fun. I regularly kick myself when I think about it, should never have sold that car. EdB On Thu, Jan 29, 2015 at 11:20 AM, Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com wrote: Kaleb's email about wanting a car like his first car got me thinking about my first car. My first car was a 1978 Oldsmobile Delta 88. It was light metallic blue. It was my older brother's car and he was going to sell it or trade it in. I ended up buying it from him. It had the crappy 260 V8 and it was worn out. We called it the Snookmobile. ___ 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.
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My first car was a 48 dodge coronet with the semiauto transmission and a flat head 6. At 14 I took the head off freed up the pistons put new rings and rod bearings on it and got it started and running. I felt great till my dad sold it to the garbage man for $50 two months later. I never even got to drive it other then a couple of times on the neighborhood streets. It was supposed to be my car for HS. I understand it came down here to Florida from New York. I doubt it is still around. Manfred ___ 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.
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I bet. We're talking about converting our '52 Farmall Super M to 12v and keeping the 6v starter. I've heard a couple and the difference is amazing. 12v batteries are so much cheaper too and for the amount the tractor sits its hard on batteries. -Curt From: Dan Penoff via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 3:43 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars 6VDC electrics until 1966. That model also had trunk lid badging of 1300 on it, too. We used to convert them to 12VDC and leave the 6VDC starters in them. They would spin like you couldn't believe! Dan ___ 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.
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I have wanted a 68-72 Chevy C10 or GMC for a long time. I went to an auto show a few weeks ago here in town and there was an orange one (I think it was a 1970) and it was totally stock original and perfect! It had 19,000 miles. Don Snook -Original Message- From: Randy Bennell [mailto:rbenn...@bennell.ca] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:43 PM To: Ed Booher; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars I had a hand me down from my father to start with (a 64 Anglia) but the 1st one I bought was a 65 Mustang. It was Rangoon Red with a Red interior. It's orginal color had been cream but it had been painted red by the time I got it. It was a 6 cylinder with a 3 speed manual transmission. A nice little car that made good mileage. I only kept it a year or two and swapped it for a 68 Cougar with a 289 and automatic. It was Red with a Black interior. I do sort of wish I had kept either or both of them. I had the 68 C10 that I commented on a week or so back for the longest time, and sometimes wonder if I should have hung onto it too. I cannot think of another vehicle I have had that I wish I had kept. If I had an acreage with a barn that I could store things in, it might be different. I live in a city on a small lot and have to limit myself here. I could take things out to the lake but parking is somewhat limited there to and the environment is probably more harsh there to to the moisture from the lake. Oh, Well, cannot have it all . . . RB On 29/01/2015 2:32 PM, Ed Booher via Mercedes wrote: My first car, 1966 Ford Mustang, 289 4 bbl V8. Blue with blue interior. That car was fun. I regularly kick myself when I think about it, should never have sold that car. EdB ___ 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.
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On 29/01/2015 4:48 PM, Donald Snook via Mercedes wrote: I have wanted a 68-72 Chevy C10 or GMC for a long time. I went to an auto show a few weeks ago here in town and there was an orange one (I think it was a 1970) and it was totally stock original and perfect! It had 19,000 miles. Don Snook Here is mine not long before I sold it. I had it some where around 24 years. I think we got it in the spring of 1986. We sold it somewhere around 2010 or 2011 - time flies so not sure how long ago? I could find the dates if I looked but it is not truly important to this discussion. My elder son was born in December 1984 and I remember him riding in a car seat between us when he was quite small so that probably makes it 1986 when we got it. I had to add a seatbelt as it only came with 2. A long time in any event. I tend to keep vehicles for a long time but that it the longest one so far. Although it is hard to believe that I have had my old MB for almost 10 years. I think I got it in July 2005. RB http://s131.photobucket.com/user/oldsub86/media/632_zpsec03bafe.jpg.html http://s131.photobucket.com/user/oldsub86/media/628_zps91ad0bcd.jpg.html http://s131.photobucket.com/user/oldsub86/media/639_zps9ce3a078.jpg.html http://s131.photobucket.com/user/oldsub86/media/371_zpsd3beeb25.jpg.html ___ 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.
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You and me both although I actually want a K20 although I'd take a K10 in a pinch. :) Looking on Craigslist for Las Vegas there are lots of C10s and a few K10s. Also quite a few of each in the pacific northwest. -Curt From: Donald Snook via Mercedes mercedes@okiebenz.com To: Mercedes Discussion List mercedes@okiebenz.com Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars I have wanted a 68-72 Chevy C10 or GMC for a long time. I went to an auto show a few weeks ago here in town and there was an orange one (I think it was a 1970) and it was totally stock original and perfect! It had 19,000 miles. Don Snook -Original Message- From: Randy Bennell [mailto:rbenn...@bennell.ca] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:43 PM To: Ed Booher; Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars I had a hand me down from my father to start with (a 64 Anglia) but the 1st one I bought was a 65 Mustang. It was Rangoon Red with a Red interior. It's orginal color had been cream but it had been painted red by the time I got it. It was a 6 cylinder with a 3 speed manual transmission. A nice little car that made good mileage. I only kept it a year or two and swapped it for a 68 Cougar with a 289 and automatic. It was Red with a Black interior. I do sort of wish I had kept either or both of them. I had the 68 C10 that I commented on a week or so back for the longest time, and sometimes wonder if I should have hung onto it too. I cannot think of another vehicle I have had that I wish I had kept. If I had an acreage with a barn that I could store things in, it might be different. I live in a city on a small lot and have to limit myself here. I could take things out to the lake but parking is somewhat limited there to and the environment is probably more harsh there to to the moisture from the lake. Oh, Well, cannot have it all . . . RB On 29/01/2015 2:32 PM, Ed Booher via Mercedes wrote: My first car, 1966 Ford Mustang, 289 4 bbl V8. Blue with blue interior. That car was fun. I regularly kick myself when I think about it, should never have sold that car. EdB ___ 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.
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I learned to drive on a 57 Ford wagon (stick) bit the first car I considered mine was a 1963 Chevy Impala, dark metallic green, 283 auto. AM radio and heater only. No seat belts. It was my dad's car but he let me take it to college after my freshman year. Poor handling but a good car for dating. My sister killed it (drove it into a phone pole) after I joined the military. ___ 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.
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That is amazing that you still have it. I can't think of a single car I had from 16-20 years old that I would have kept or even want back. It's been far too long since I've driven it. That car is my time machine. So long as I drive it only infrequently, it takes me right back! If I had taken my Dad up on his offer to replace the Falcon with a newer Pinto back then, it would no longer have a home with me. I'm glad I didn't. Then and now. The Falcon, Ford's econobox of its day, is our largest car. It carries six in comfort. (The Dodge truck also seats six, but not quite as comfortably due to the back seat.) I have gotten 30mpg freeway trips in it. Infrequently, but possible. Single-barrel Holley carb, small displacement I6, stickshift. -- Jim ___ 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.
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My father had a 1968 Camaro SS/396 CONVERTIBLE and it was white with the orange stripes. After I was born, (1973) they traded it for a new Buick Station. After my brother was born in 1969, my father was Stationed in Ethiopia and he bought an Alfa Romeo Spider Convertible. Sadly, when they left Ethiopia in 1971-72, he had to leave the Alfa Romeo. My grandmother had been taking care of the Camaro. I don't think she ever drove it while they were in Ethiopia. -Original Message- From: Curly McLain [mailto:126die...@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2015 2:22 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] First Cars That is amazing that you still have it. I can't think of a single car I had from 16-20 years old that I would have kept or even want back. Don Snook THe car I wish I had kept is the 67 chevelle SS396 /327 I had in HS before the 190Dc. It would be worth big $ now, even with the 327. Some kid had blown up the 396 and they shoved a hi HP 327 in it. It was plenty scary with the 327 4 spd. The 56 Karmann Ghia might have had some value now too. THe chassis number was only 13xx. Someplace, I still have the plate from it. ___ 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.
