I prefer “classic” rather than vintage. Not sure the next generation “gets” what we do. And in fairness to them, their experience with modern cars is more like a computer game than physical labor.
I’m waiting for when we can sit on the porch and yell at them as they drive by with hood stacks on their W123 and W126 diesels. -D > On Apr 25, 2024, at 6:41 AM, Bob Rentfro via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > We are approaching vintage for sure. > Which makes me wonder…has anyone seen any evidence of anyone following us we > can pass our torch to? > We see all the Fakebook clowns and the hood-stack freaks. We also see the > younguns who are a little better to do on other sites doing crazy engine > swaps and suspension nonesense and tuning shenanigans with newer models. I am > unaware of a band of likeminded fellas like us following in our footsteps. > > I hope there is. > > AZBob > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Apr 25, 2024, at 7:14 AM, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> Jaime still lurks around and he is younger than me. Not sure who else might >> be. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Apr 25, 2024, at 6:07 AM, Curt Raymond <curtlud...@yahoo.com> wrote: >>> >>> Really? I had assumed you were the youngest on the list. I've got another >>> other year of my 40's, guess that makes me the youngest... >>> >>> -Curt >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wednesday, April 24, 2024 at 04:43:42 PM EDT, Kaleb Striplin via >>> Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> This is my last year in my 40s. >>> >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 3:40 PM, Allan Streib <astr...@fastmail.fm> wrote: >>>> >>>> Happy Birthday!. Are you at the age yet where your birthday cake looks >>>> like a prairie fire? >>>> >>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Apr 24, 2024, at 15:13, Kaleb Striplin via Mercedes wrote: >>>>> Y’all should take up a collection to buy me an Okie acres yard queen >>>>> for my birthday. >>>>> >>>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>>> >>>>>>> On Apr 24, 2024, at 2:57 PM, dan penoff.com via Mercedes >>>>>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> It’s Okieboy’s birthday! Happy Birthday, Kleb! >>>>>> >>>>>> -D >>>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>>> >>>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>>>> >>>>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________ >>> http://www.okiebenz.com >>> >>> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >>> >>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
