Okay, now I'm gonna hafta tell my Terraplane story:
On a rainy Sunday afternoon in late Spring of 1941, my mom, dad and 3 or 4
of us younger children were visiting our oldest brother and his wife 10 or
12 miles from our home. The brother was not there when we arrived, but he
soon came in with his brother-in-law - both had been drinking. The BIL's
wife was there, also, and "jumped" him immediately about his drinking. He
stormed out of the house, jumped into his '34 Terraplane and sped out of the
yard. At the end of the driveway, he was going way too fast to make the
turn
into the road, flew across the road and jumped the ditch into a cornfield.
It was a small field of about 3 to 5 acres; the corn was not mature - maybe,
about 4 feet tall.
The car never faltered, never slowed, but continued at full throttle to
crisscross the field many times with corn and mud flying until it had
obliterated about every stalk of corn in the field, finally jumping the
ditch again and speeding away up the road.
This incident and others also involving the oldest brother had a profound
effect on me such that I've always been a "teetotaler" - I've always thought
that I can make big enough fool of myself completely sober.
Wilton
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Bigham" <edward_baldh...@earthlink.net>
To: <mercedes@okiebenz.com>
Sent: Friday, June 03, 2011 4:53 PM
Subject: Re: [MBZ] Reputable shipping company for used engines
Once I thought about buying a 1934 or 35 Terraplane engine and
transmission off ebay that was posted for local pickup only.
Location in some rural town in MA.
UPS says they will pickup and ship and thing to anywhere. I found
they don't include Terraplane engines and transmissions in "anything."
They sent me to someone who referred me to a group called
Craters and Freighters. 800 number.
The 800 number people referred me to C&F not far from where the engine
was. Boston I think. Must be a franchise or similar.
They want to know dimensions and where to and where from and weight etc.
I had to make my best guesses.
They gave me a quote to go get it, crate it, and deliver it to me.
The quote was large enough, but I'm convinced it was real. Five or
six times what it would have cost to buy the engine on the ground;
a lot less than it would havae cost to go get it. They said they
would adjust for actual size and weight.
I decided against it, once again learning when something you want
that is rare is offered for sale, get it. Don't screw around.
I may never see another comparable deal. We get so soon old and
so late smart.
I have had a Benz engine shipped from England to Texas by DHL, but
I think they are now out of business in the USA. German company.
3 day service from Bloody old England to Texas. Pretty cheap I thought.
Ought to be easy to find Craters and Freighters, and maybe DHL. Good
luck.
2. Reputable shipping company for used engines (andrew strasfogel)
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Message: 2
Date: Mon, 30 May 2011 07:31:58 -0400
From: andrew strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com>
Subject: [MBZ] Reputable shipping company for used engines
I posted my used 300D turbo engine on eBay for local pickup only. It would
be nice to quote a shipping price. Can anyone recommend a reputable
shipping company so I can do this? Thanks,
Andrew
1983 and 1985 300TD
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