My indy has a small shop in which he works on a surprising number of cars of all makes. He is originally from Iran and was educated as an engineer. But, someone from Iran had a hard time finding a job as an engineer in the early 1980's. Now, his family owns two very large Mercedes dealerships in Iran, so he was always around MB's. When he couldn't find work as a mechanical engineer, he relied on what he knew which was cars. He had various shops, and gas stations, etc. until he bought his current place 20+ years ago. He never wanted to be in the car business, but he does love cars and he is certainly very successful (you should see some of the beautiful cars he has restored and sold and a few that he has kept).
Well, his son has grown up around his father's cars and the business. He wanted his son NOT be in the car business. He wanted him to do something that he loves. BUT, alas, I think it is going to be cars. His son came home from his freshman year at University of Kansas and was helping around the shop. I was there a few weeks ago and his son bought a 1950 Plymouth. Unbelievably, it ran and ran well. So, he fixed a few things up and cleaned it. He was going to restore it to perfect condition. 1 week later he sold it. A local priest came by the shop, saw it, fell in love and begged him to sell it. Then, he bought an old Jeep Willys pickup (I have never seen one like it) and started working on it. Boom, sold it in a week. Now, he is looking for an old International Scout. Car love. You either have it or you don't. If you do, its incurable. Donald H. Snook _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
