Wild, eh? Not too many Ford Tempos have such interesting lives! BTW, I have started shining it up and the paint is coming back great.
Mac [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Heck Steve, Just think about when I bought that car just outside DC SIGHT > UNSEEN for $500 off e-bay with the PO telling me"Go ahead and come here and > drive it home, I'll leave the tags and all on it for you if you'll send them > back". I did just that though and was just as pleasently surprized as > you.....What a history that car could tell if it could talk. > > Mike > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Steve MacSween" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Mercedes mailing list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 12:02 AM > Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT Vega > > >> Quirky cars we USED to own? Man, you must be from the Easley list ;-). >> >> Three weeks ago, I drove 5 hours, across an international border, to pick >> up >> a 23-year-old Mercedes from in front of the owner's house, when said owner >> was away. >> >> I then spent almost two hours convincing the Canada Customs Nazis that, >> yes >> indeedy, I actually paid $100 for it. No foolin, ossifer. (Did not help >> that >> I arrived a half hour behind some poor twit with a Rambler American, in >> tow >> with Cali plates, who had no paperwork for the car. MAN did he get stomped >> on before they let him leave.) >> >> Quirky? Heck, if there is any, absolutely ANY harder way to buy a car, >> tell >> me about it and I will probably try it. >> >> So not only have I bought two very quirky cars (2x 240Ds) in the last two >> months or so, but I've staked claim to the weirdest way of acquiring them. >> So there. >> >> Mac >> >> >> >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] ) wrote: >> >>> No offense, but since when was it madness to discuss the "quirky" cars we >>> all >>> used to own? Its car talk;;; geez >>> >>> >>> >>> LT Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>>> I sort of liked my '78 Pinto. >>>> >>>> On 9/7/05, Steve MacSween <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> STOP THE MADNESS. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> I can't believe that a comment a week ago about owning a Vega has >>>>> resulted in >>>>>> this discussion. Anyone want to talk about Linux? >>>>> >>>>> I always preferred those Monza coupes, particularly the ones they >>>>> squeezed >>>>> the 305 into. >>>>> >>>>> Mac >>>>> _______________________________________ >>>>> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> >>>>> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >>>>> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 1977 240D >>>> 1972 Honda CB-500K motorcycle >>>> >>>> http://www.airamericaradio.com/listen >>>> >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>
