Thanks, Dwight and Rich. I can do better than a tow rope.... a guy just donated a black 1981 GMC C2500 that apparently at one time was a Show Truck. He is a mechanic and installed a big Isuzu turbo diesel engine... the thing sounds just awesome! My plan is to make some minor repairs to it (door latches, etc) and then put it into service as an agency vehicle... use it as a kind of rolling advertisement for our car donation program. I have a magnetic sign reading: "Give us your poor, your tired, your huddled.... car-casses. Donate your classic or clunker...etc etc" :) It will look great on that, with Antique plates. So, if anyone wants to unload their vehicle at the Chowdah Fest, I will bring a UHaul trailer and take 'er away! I may not bring the 300D, but at least I will arrive in a diesel. :) And yes, Rich, Carmen has car seats for her kids, and buckles them in properly, from what I have seen. Connecticut has been on a strict enforcement campaign on the seat belt law recently, which Carmen is well aware of. Even I got pulled over a month or two ago, because the cop thought I wasn't wearing one. I was driving my convertible with the top up. The shoulder belt originates lower in the B pillar, and the cop couldn't see it. I explained that I always wear my belt, ever since one of my staff was nearly killed in a car accident in 1984. The cop apologized. !!! :) A seat belt violation is the LAST thing I thought I would ever get pulled over for. ;) Tom Schuch SE Connecticut 1975 W115 300D and all those BMWs Message: 12 Date: Wed, 11 Aug 2010 07:31:17 -0400 From: "Dwight E. Giles, Jr" <degco...@cox.net> To: "'Mercedes Discussion List'" <mercedes@okiebenz.com> Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby Message-ID: <003601cb3948$b688ac70$239a05...@net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Tom, Neat Story-you are clearly doing good work-someday I 'd like to stop by and see your shop when you get it set up. Maybe you should bring a tow rope to the Chowdah fest and Curt can tow Hammie down and donate it to your program. Wouldn't the state park officials love that? Dwight Dwight E. Giles, Jr. 1978 240D 4 speed. 218K + miles.? 1990 300D 2.5t 182K miles. Wickford, RI -----Original Message----- From: mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com [mailto:mercedes-boun...@okiebenz.com] On Behalf Of Rich Thomas Sent: Tuesday, August 10, 2010 11:22 PM To: Mercedes Discussion List Subject: Re: [MBZ] OT: nice story related to the car hobby Well, that is gratifying, and eco-friendly too I suppose by keeping older vehicles running. I do hope you introduced Carmen to the local cultural norm of using seatbelts -- this was a common problem in Texas, where apparently those of recent arrival from lands south of the border believed that seatbelt use was wimpy, or something. Whatever the reason, it was not their cultural norm (as was explained in various articles following significant incidents). Usual results were multiple injuries/fatalities whenever a driver crashed a vehicle, esp children as there was always a passel of them rattling around in the vehicle. --R On 8/10/2010 8:14 PM, toms cat1 wrote: > Just thought I would share the following, a little off-topic, related to what I do in real life, but it is inextricably connected to my life as a 'car guy'. If you will indulge me, it is a great story. > > For mercedes content... we have had about half a dozen Mercedes donated to the program, including the 230 Euro (gas) that was recently commented on here. And a 1984 300D bought from us by a guy in upstate NY whose brother owns a MacDonald's franchise, and was planning on doing the conversion and then having free fuel for the rest of his life! True story! :) Also a 1964 Tbird, and hundreds more (3-400 donated cars total so far). It is loads of fun for the kids in the program. And I don't half mind it either, btw. :) > http://www.theday.com/article/20100809/NWS01/308099931/1070 > > http://www.theday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=2010308109930 > > These stories appeared on consecutive days in the local paper.... the first was a banner headline at the top of Page 1. > > Tom Schuch > SE Connecticut > 1975 W115 300D > and all those BMWs _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/
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